, 1872-10-11
THE BISHOP HILL COLONY AND THE
CHICAGO LANDS.

1c eax E;ifor ef The Ciicago Tribune:
SIN: Our attention has been called to a 2r-
ticle Of John T. Bencett, dated Chicago, Sept
II, and . letter of J. R. Jones, dated Brussels,
AUG. 50. 1872, inserted in TEE CHICAGO TRIoUsE
about week ago, relating to some lad III tue
City Of Chicago, belonging to the Bishop HA
Colony, and sold by one Of the Trustees OF the
Colony to said Jones, md By zaid Jones to Pres-
ident Gtac7; to which re, Is members Of said
Colony, desire to mske some reply: and correct
the miarepreaentahocs by a1essrs. Be2nett aad
Jones.
Although we belong to the interested parties,
we o. ans other member Of the Colony, a5 1ar
as va know. have taken no part in the contro-
yersv which has been carried On between the dlf-
ferens journals relating to the ea.e OF tbs Land
and do not go now, Otherwise than to state the
real facts referred to in said letters, that every
one may Judge for himself.
aIr. Jones, in his letter, Gays, in substance
that he and Mr. Munson purchased Of the B1sn-
CD Hill Colony 62 acres; in Section Is: Town ~,
ct about $50 per acre, being an undivided naH
Of tract Of 104 acres; that he Afterwards
bought Of Mr.. 3. F. Sherman the other hah OF
the undivided 1o4 acres, and 10 acres more IN she
same section OF. together, 60 acres and tnaE 1l
it vas out Of this G. acres LEE III. JONES so'a
~
The lands conveyed By olof johnson. one Of
the Trustees Of said Colony, to Air Jones, Is oS
scSibed AZ 1ollowa:
The undivided half Of that part Of tie esss
half OF the southeast qnarter Of Sechon ID,
Town 50 n, E. 13 East. which hes sou-h OF
Rar Point road. containing s. 50 100 acres
Alsc. the undivided half Of that part OF the
west half OF the west Laf OF the aoutaeast
the Barrv Point road, and the undivided hall OF
the vest half OF the southwest qEar-er of the
northeast urarrer Of Section IS. Town 81 y,
of r. IS East, containing IS 50-1oo &C res, LII
Cook ceanty and sta:e OF r;!1n;'ast Limos; 1one.
Of Washington, D. c., May %, 1853,
for the consideration OF one oo4ar,
tho following described lands, OF the sane ia2as
The undivided third of the vest half OF the
southwest quarter ct the northeast guestea s
Of Section IS, Town 80: kanse IL, containing ~
ga ths bs1 third of that part Of the
| veet , i,,eif W Of the vest half OF tie southeast
Quarter Of said Section Is. wi1;ca Les north OF
i tue road known as the Barry Point koad: con
| tanning II $500 acres ,,
1906 acres Of the eIst half of the southeast qusE
! ter Of said Section IL, in tho County OF Cook,
Tie deed is recorded May @. ls59,and re-ro-
corded Nov. &c. 1871, in book e. page 81
| Snr0F63
| Graut from the same Land Jones bought OF oloi
johnson and, even il Jones had bought 1ro1n
| Mt. Sherman the other undivided half Or sne
said 1o4 scres the lands that belong to the EsaeF
Hill Colony were iocrded IN the re 60 as,sr rrna
| had each an undivided half OF said dacs- = 1e
say that the land from Sherman Was sold to the
| President but not that from tie Colony, Nou4e
be Ike dipping pail Of water out OF snc SiaI ):
ara River below the Falls and then saying, " Al
this comes from Lake Superior. end not orol
| from apy other lake which supplies that river:
| But Governor Jerell, in speech be made latel,
in New York. says, relating to ta1s lang, tnAs III
speculation was first proposed to President GraE
IL 1857, a2d that Grant agreed, early in 1865, Il
taEe 81 acres Of the land. II this is go, ho'
| could Jones propose TO sell to President G-an
the Sherman portion, which Jones says nc poIs1
in January 1852 OF year NE a1ter tn the ana 1ae
| This is enough to prove the misrepresentation
cf the facts sisted By the United S.ates ahnaste
to Belgium, and established the fact that Presi
dent Grant holds q portion OF the blsnop III
Colony land ~,
Mr.. John l. Bennett says that he has been At tn
principal attorney for the Colony aiace 1921
that I'll seven OF the Trustees OF the Golon
ioiue d in the execution Of the deed to Jones
that the deed was not mads by J9ansoa 3aoIi aionT
that, besides, Johnson was duly anu lessn !,
authorized br power Of attorney. e1ecntea
ta Trustees OF the Colony, in 1861 and ratified an
confirmed in Q general meeting OF the memnet
If the corporation, to sell and convey 'ttS o1 ~ ~
other real estate Of the corporation; that t6
lands ut tie time ot sale were haIdg Sas sa1asl ha
raased for funds to meet it's obligations, DC.
70 ibis We will reply that we have intornatio I;
| fron some Of the Trustees, who say that the
have never aigned a1ythins concerning the en-
eago lands; but they vi p1oSe se.t thsmde47e aaad
Al About the power Of attorney executed By th
vrnstees to tlof Johnson in 1861, under whic
% Benaett says johnson could hare r1&de the dee
NJ Bednft5 BED S4nfa hss foF mes G zei
those ant here Who do not know any no1o abol
his uower of attorney than what they hear
nm f1n5n Bennett think that that is an instrumer
Which gives al power in heaven and On earth .t
the holder thereof ana 5nnes EN- mas ~ 1s ~ u
, held up this document as me supreme IL" IL d