The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-09-19
From the cincinnati Epauirer.
The Celebrated Cotton Specula-
tion of the Grants in 1862.


tion of the Grants in 1862.
A correspondent Of the Enquirer at
Ravenna. Ohio, says freqnent Inquiry
is made for . copy of the celebrated
petition of Jesse r. Grant, in which
he appealed to the Superior Court of
Cincinnati for relief against the Bro
theirs Mack, in this city, to enforce
against them the performance of a
partners in 1862. To oblige our
friends in northern Ohio, We give.it
below. 1t is very Interesting greading
and shows how, early in the war, the
Grant family began to look after -ssthe.l
main chance" The Macks were to
furnish the pecuniary capital for the
enterprise, while the Grants-the old
man and his son, the General were
to furnish the requisite business Per2
mits and so forth, in the enemyis lines
which then had to be, obtained from
the militaryi iauthority.iG Here is the
precious documents 8 atufs5i.s 2niz
mo. 17,587.-Superiof Court Of
CinciHnati-Jessei r. Grant VS.. Har-
mon Mack and Others. q Petition filed
January 2, 1864. Charles e. Cist,
Clerk, by E.. Hoffmsn, Deputy. Stamp
furnished by III! Snow, attorney for
plaintiff. Received copy of case. w.
B. Caldwell and nj. Fl. Tilden.. I05O.l
The Superior Court. of Cincinnati,
Hamilton Couatg, ohio Petition
.Jesse r. Grant VS.. Harmon Mack,
Henry Mack and Simon Mack. part
ners as Mack 81 Brothers. The plain
tiff states that ON or about the sixth
day of December. D. 1852. he en-
tered into an agreement with the de-
PENDANTS for tfle purpose of, partner
shin purchases of cotton an me naiIS-
taru deDdytment Of Gencral Us
Grant, the conditions of said agree
ment being as follows: Defendants
were to furnish All the money
that might be required in the said
business, and the necessary NUM-
Der of men to purchase and ship the
cotton, they being allowed interest at
the rate of seven per cent. per annum,
for the money SO employed during the:
time it was necessarily. used. Plain.
tiff with his part was to 90 with the.
men furnished as. aforesaid BY the de-,
PENDANTS to- the Aeqd-d var itezs; ,ef, Geprj
eTal Grant, and iorocure a permit for
them TO purchase cott5n, secure trans,
portatio1 and such other facilities as
might be consistent with the usages
and ,atb Interests I. os 1I.sa Tie sray The defsnT
chased shipped to New y orkland sold
and for the profits of the sales after
deductlng from the proceeds the, pec7l
essary expenses Of buying, freight
@ men furnished Is aforessid @ sfS by Sefen S ne
dants. were to be divided, between,
the narties in fhe nron,orfion IF three
fonrtbss to The dafandants and oa,s.
f;,,,,.t1 N ne he nia;nt; ff n.
,,S evanf ha;nS i;sIi1 f,. a, II,
of loss that mi5hf III fncnrred Pls;n.
,iff saws that the aid aoreement ,ors III
,nce gnd 4J;Tb c,,.,sed t,s,f s;y,p,,
b;s s,o,.t Il sts az ~ ~ 4aY, s4foy,f'
ssnfs 81 So tf, Z Z y. ( @ tsa
;ts 't,.a,,sr,ortafioS aT XII 1Fsni sTd
sale al : & tharS ,s e sra 10 co Sr%a5 ~ a. bns ti,
dasen5snts I bsvS braEsa l % ia - gsa ~
nant Il, t6is tSaf tbex bs1a &C. ariEJ nfariy
fail IL and refnsad I H. r. regdar 3o ni9 "A
s sny accoI,nf IF sncb Il tra y 4 oas e., r.,
~, nav ogar IL HIM anu pnrt;dn 81 = b;s
Share G Of the profits arisings R so9 from n The M
ment 1 have been Ia1ta rapeateSiT 5emandsd e pssa
by the plaintiff. Plaintiff said that
under said contract a large amount OF,
cotton was purchased--as many las,
three hundred bales or more at an aE7
erage cost of from forty to; fifty, cents,
per pound, and which was sold in new,
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