Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-15

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t ! can remember, made application fo
J. this post on regular printedfon
. The Secretary said he would appoin
I me il ] could bring proper rceommer
I datory letters, and this said could dt
r Either Mrs. Belknap or the Secretar
r told me that the present trader at th
I post, John S. Evans, was IN applican
0 for rc-appointment, and that had bel
= ter see him, he being in the city, as j
would not be fair TO turn him out Of oI
, flee without some notice, as he woul
: lose largely on his buildings, merchan
disc, &C., il the Office was taken iron
him, and that it would be proper an,
: just for me TO make some arrangemcn
with him for the purchase If wishe,
, 10 run the post myself ] saw Evans
J and found him alarmed at the prospec
OF losing tho place. / remember tha
J he said that firm of Western post
traders, who claimed a good deal Of in
fluence with the Secretary of War, hat
promised TO have him reappointcd, buI
he found on coming to Washington
this firm to bo entirely without infu
encc. Mr.. Evans first proposed part
nership, which | declined, and then Q
bonus OF u certain portion OF the prof
its if l would allow him to hold the
position and continue the business
We finally agreed upon $4,000 pei
year. Mr.. Evans and myself went to
New York together, where the con
tract was made and executed, which
is herewith submitted paper marked
A. During our trip over, however,
Mr.. Evans saw something in the Arml
and Nary Journal, which led him to
think that some Of the troops were to
be removed from the fort, and that he
had offered too large a sum, and before
the contract was drawn il was reduced
by agreement to $4,000, the same be-
ing payable quarterly in advance.
When the first remittance came to me,
say probably in November, 1870, |
sent one-half thereof TO Mrs Belknap,
either, | presume, by certificate of de-
post, or bank notes by express. Be
ing in Washington at funeral some
weeks after this | had A conversation
with Mrs. Bower TO the following mr.
port, as far as | can now remember,
but must say that just here my memo
ry is exceedingly indistinct, and |
Judge In part, perhaps, from what fol-
lowed as to the details of the CONVEX
sation / went up stairs in The nurscrv
with Mrs. Bower to see The baby. 1
said TO her "This child win have mon
ey coming to il before n great while y
She said 'Yes.p The mother rave the
child to mo, and told me that athe
money coming from YOU she must take
and keep for It," | said aAll right {"
and il seems to me said that perhaps the
father ought TO be consulted | saw il
seems So and yot can give no reason
for it, as ] knew the father knew
nothing of any money transactions be-
tween the mother and myself | have A
faint recollection of remark of Mrs.
Bower that if sent the money 10 the
father that il belonged TO her. and TINT
she would get il anyway. | certainly
had some understanding then or sub
scquently with her or him. for when
the next payment came due and was
paid, | sent one. half thereof 10 the Sec.
retary of War. and have continued sub
sequcntly from that day forward TO
the present time to do thcs same. About
I oho,ld so,- 90. ..l lir a. -.