The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-08-30

The receipt was duly acknowledged in the

Ihe receipt WAS uuiy acknowledgment III tho
wAsmSorox. ID. c.. Feb. IL. 1869.
"DEAR GENERAL: Your letter Of the 18th,
inclosing me the handsome testimonial Of the
citizens Of New York, with the names Of all
the too generous contributors to 1t, is re-
ceived.
"Through you wish to thank the gentle
men whose names you have inclosed to me, in
dividualIy and collectively. l have the honor
to be your obedient servant, Z. 8. GRANT"
For the purchase Of the Presidents cottage
at Long Branch. presented to him after he
became President. there were eight subscrib-
ers. This is the direct personal statement OF
Alexander L. stewart, who said significantly
that ..he kne,c Of one gentleman who was tn-
riisd to become subscriber to that fund"
There we're three members Of Grants Cabi-
net. as first appointed, who had made him
pre-ents-Stewart, Bore and Hoar. Stewards
givings are well known Borie had contributed
to the Philadelphia house and Hoar to the
library presented the President by citizens OF
Massachusetts,. And Daniel Dutterfield, who
was appointed to the Sub-Treasury in New
York, and driven from Office by the Black Fri
day exposure, was the man who got up the
New York subscription of sl05, 900 for Grant,
while Grinnell, appointed Collector, was one
of the subscribers.
NATIONAL PENSIONERS OF THE GRANT FAMILY.
The nepotism which has characterized the
bounds. The following is the latest revised
Inst Of the pensioners:
1. Jesse Root Grant, President & father, Post
master at Covington. Ky.
2 Rev. NJ. j. Cramer, Presidents brother
in-law. Minister to Denmark.
g. Breyet Brig. Gen. +. I. Dent, President's
brother-in-law, one of the illegal military
secretaries Of the White House.
1. George W. Dent. Presidents brother-in-
law. Appraiser Of Customs at San Francisco.
5. John Dent, Presidents brother-in-law,
exclusive Indian Trader in New Mexico.
6. Judge Louis Dent, Presidents brother
in-law. Official Office broker.
law. Marshal of the District of Columbia.
8. James F. Casey, Presidents brother-in-
law, Collector of Customs at New Orleans.
O. silas Hudson, Presidents counsin, Minis
ter to Guatemala
10. Peter Casey, Presidents brotherin-law's
brother, Postmaster Of vicksburg, Miss.
IL. Alexander Sharpe, Jr., Presidents
brother-in-law's son, cadet at Annapolis.
u. Orlando n. Ross. Presidents cousi'.
| clerk in the Third Auditors Office, Washington.
Is. Frederick Dent Grant. Presidents son,
Second Lieutenant Fourth Cavalry.
IA. A. w. Casey. Presidents brother-in-
laws brother. Appraiser Of Customs, New
| Orleans.
IS. Nat. A. Patton, son of Presidents
mothers second cousin. Collector Of the port
| Of Galveston, Texas.
16. George b. johnson, President cousin q
husband. Assessor Of Internal Revenue, Third
District Of Ohio.
| IL. Benjamin l.. Winans, President's cous-
in'r husband, Postmaster Of Newport, Ky
Is. f. NJ. Lamper, nj. D., Presidents sec
oud cousin; first . gauger in the Chicago
| Custom-House, next Receiver Of the Land
Office and United States Depository at
Olympia, W. T.
10. James E. Mclean, partner with OIville l..
Grant, Presidents brother, until recently
Cole ,tor OF the Port Of Chicago.
20. E. g. David, husband of the third cousin
OF the PRESIDENT wife. special agent Of the
Postoffice Department in Illinois and Iowa.
u. w. D. Bernard, Presidents wife's cousin