New-York tribune., 1871-09-22
REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEES.

The following comprise the essential portion
Of the papers referred IN the above letter. and placed
In our hands by Col OlcOtt We have the originals, sub
ect to any authorised call for veracation Of signatures
HAT CONTRACTS.
Nxw.YoRK CITY, June Is, 1865
COL H. g. OLCOTT Special C0nnlissioner, War Depart
SIR: We have the honor to report that, in COM
spection Of the army hats delivered various con
in this Ct & We sDfa
that governed the deliveries Of hats on the respec-
tive contracts The hats inspected by us were iden-
tilted as belonging to the under me various Wu
we were particularly careful to inspect samples Of
each delivery by tue hat which governed the inspee
We brought with us from the depot samples Of the
hats delivered on each Of the contracts hereinafter
and
containing our own initials, and likewise those Of
Mr. Edw ard Wheeler the Hat Inspector at the depot.
were fair samples of the hats examined by us at the
depot, and that they were identified for US by the
hat inspector Mr.. Wheeler, as belonging to the de-
liveries Of the particular contracts mentioned
On careful examination of the hats in comparison
with the samples, we have to report that, IN our
Judgment, the bats delivered by Messrs, Murphy "a q
are inferior in value to the sample that governed the
delivery Of hats under that contract to the extent
and amount Of six go dollars per dozen hats
The hats delivered by Messrs. Murphy e. Griswold
upon their contract of May 13, 1854 and which were
untrimed, inferior in value to the sample that
governed the delivering Of hats under that contract,
to the extent and amount of four and half Va oO)
dollars per dozen hats.
All OF which is respectfully snbmttsdp
JOSEPH w. LESTER. No. 6S Broadway.
D. NJ. HOLLY, No. Hague-st.
THOMAS ARCHER -
CRY OF NEwYORK, N. Y, March II, 1863
COL II. 2 OLcoTr Special Commissioner % me "u' De'
uUrfueuk. Netc- York,
SiR: We have the honor to report that in com ON
pance with your request We on sGS
on various contracts at the depot OF Col D. H. YIN,
ton Deputy Quartermaster General in this city and
compared them as to quality ana vaae T,sn tme nS
the respective contracts; that the hats inspected by
us were identified ss belonging to the deiveries ne
Hat Inspector at Col Vintons depot, and that we
WEIR particularly careful to inspect samples OF each
delivery by the hat Which governed the inspection
not samples Of the hats delivered each of tho con
tracts hereinafter mentioned. and can at any time
identify them, as each parcel that We brought away
bears on label containing our own initials and
likewise those Of Mr. Wheeler the Hat Inspector at
the depot; and we also report that the hats which
we brought away Were ir .na tp1 far us bv
the Hat Inspector, Mr.. Wheeler, belonging TO the
deli, cries on the particular contracts mentioned
On careful M VI ~ sSS ysnar HAT II in
Indictment and according to estimate the hats dc.
iiyered by Murphy & GriswOld on their cootTac: Of
Nav i3 1884 are inferior in value 70 the somPle that
governed the delivery o hats under THIS contract
the amount Of three dollars aud eighty-three cents
MumIy g. Griswold ON their. contract Of Dec. 81.
1858. ARE inferior in value to the sample
hat that governed the delivery Of hats un-
der this contract three dollars und fortycne cents
(S3 ~ per dozen hats
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
T. W. VAIL, II. o. PEARCE.
GEO. j. FERRY.
NEW-YORk, Jan. IL. 1904.
Col IT, g. OLooTT. Special COu.missomer. Var Dsfa's'
meHL A.,
SiR: we, the undersigned. practical men IN the
hat bl. .Erss hayo tie hcnOr to submit the rcsut q
Amy C,c..i.r ard iqui, aac at how-ioia C!'y,