The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-04
A sIGNTFTCANr LETTER 40 sECoR
ROBEsON,S NEXT FRIEND.

proper occasion 20 state, what bad on nv mind |
,S eS.ns betvesn .. aces sppe.f
rSFs Ms so o. oSsyns % 'Ss n'
tsst the order; have fscsiysd rom 81 RT.diGTS':
ORDNANCE q! &c. hi2So June e steam engineer engineer
Ssrisps i'es5.ss Ass. ., es%pSof' bureau nsyiss.
oa ssss Nth AZ u, order oT ,s e M;
has come 20 me FROM ss b. and part Of the
that bradford would sead ycu such requl.ons as he
deems elpcdost direct, ., that you should have some
better s,,eniion to the matter than ! have.
ss ps n. 10 sdns.d o 10 bs
point TO be successful This Of course leaves profit
sHSTss w and @ ds ae eppy
sr * 'S pf s,,sS sns
sriicles q STANDARD 9ishty ! wa. led to suppose:
e wS,th attention. and that properly attended to there
oap WITH escs other was vas brought soca,
eommanca ion. shall sena MN copy q This. Mean:
time, y you have any thing TO- suggest sm " your
WILLIAM MhrrnHws 81 cathsrine street.
As the books Of Mr. Matthews show, this letter
had the desired effect and business was more
lively from that time forward. but there was
one dlficuty In the way Of these industrious
patriots which It was exceedingly dlfncut for
them to overcome, namely, tho doarth OF
money. Congress would not supply Secor Robe
son with all the money he wanted; hence his
they wanted to do. But as Secor found way
to accommodate his friend, John Roach, by
trading him old iron and other material for new
work, so Matthews thought, when money for
the Bureau OF Provisions and Equipment was
scarce he could 40 little e, osrter,ns also; THIS
following letter from Brother Matthews:
OLD CLOTHES FOR NEW.
n Director Emory. ~ 9Gs :s. SsS B asis
Yard.
OF 4. e.. S be
Ina you hnve on hand. and the desirsbv Of getting
end PACK ana mat no matter how csrsfa nj. was
done YOU tSuad 10 aies week, It needed further el
sde as s.%ased 0's ana sold as conSsmnsd and
s X: w SSi woud P Se .Ds.ss n time Tnsn
ner at very sreat oisssdyantase any Examination l
enameed cloth twine, labor &c. connected With the
San bs ss se 6 s y'SS u Gsa rec
sell th. Oh stud q, suction and hat he CONCEDED with
.ssrue 10 selling Old suck at Aueiioh on &c ground
es aspe.l.ed IA iae Treasury, ana cannot es used
9 ne ,u s S ~ the q ss 9
says been Gu, .3Sa Of late ea,s 70 the ,o%ssi goss
s naturally feeis that he must even
article, that are on hand father than make .as Of them
the amount. ~hleh have been appropriated 90 bis DC
es .ns OsSus -s Ss Ss
men! mat VI be MUTUAL, Dess1cia l. "a TIM
mens for 50 many old ones and VIII
p pra and tax. Old cne. a. sn prs for
An arrangements OF his Kind would retain The value
sdme s sna good. those thai
Is reaaired the sailors have new aud desirable CUNTS
ana he expense Of ree.ias and sismInsiion every
. and tbs at %Ssn better grss. Than s6,,n you
as he ,Sr. OF OF psftie: forming combination.
value aad divide inc spoil At the expense " ne Govern
essu iSo so be- S aass deem Ss subject one Of @
carried Su ald Z,
difficulty II shl be Of adv.nt.ee 60 ,he sailors .ndl
Of when fac, 7 viii sonyncs you should You favor me
Win an opportunity An o. waeh Is respsctfuI sub
WILLIAM MATHEWS, % Cstharlne street
BIDDER UNDER THE NAME or DATES.
In THIS connection the testimony of John II.
disposed OF b. the Government at the Brooklyn
yard. will prove interesting reading;
9w Mr. Matthews. Pq5cns:sa At any sale TIA,
Al made sale for &c Bureau Of PROVISIONS ana
E!@as m ildf called @ p atS % "
ana Their was little man there that MAD no, seen be
BUYER. NJ. Eiiredss .sa 70 me-, Mr. Draper.
@ sas me bits 10 ssi 5Sd n ss
f Sal on n sn .od u S nat sss Na And sRs
sS S.s been to 10 ss Il P'sy sGq board
I1 s esns d NY ss. sDs M ne nse -
Bats.. / never hi. $500 deposi,. IL did
Il . tnS so1d not S2e to "f oun SSi
afterward. sa,d 70 Mr. Eldrecss, " |! seems e me
and II they are good Tor ythns would IKE to have
half a91sa Of rse haze s 9, Ts PSgr aSoPs
for them tey told me that get them from
NJ oass 70 Hroie S@ again any ineo.eS
MIN the oil and Sa MN IA sn nS' IN sas espi G 90
g psyior them That only transaction
oI%sTs he Rrss, P;ia 70, those good. ysy sy
You know they we're sold under the ban Of condemned
ee. or s1 What yV the 1oyemsn Jay. not a. TO
Q.-Dld Mr. Matthews buy at any other sale that you
made Al don't think be ever bought OF me at any
oyer opo You know who this man Bate. w.sp A-oh
It was Matthews there was NO Bates. Mr.. Matthews
o.-Dn you ever conduct any sale of condemned pro.
visonsI A.-fes SIR on the same day. beans and
CIV aid the beans sell as TO pricep Al don't
know. "" in the shed where they we're, but that 10
q Matthews bought lot OF beans, didn't hep Al
think he DOught lot Of other Things am not sure
WHAT MATTHEW'S KNOWS or HATES
On this subject Matthews testified as follows
o.-Do you know gentleman named Batcs3 Al
buy at auc ions sometimes under that name. Bates
MANI buyas al aason VERY Iegasn9y IN SnoeE
ing down, where tney have a long name, some one
Q-Mr. Bates went 20 TIE Inspector and made de-
SIR, IN some eases may have done that, but the In,
S prs sfs fSSa ns Whole 90 s
made Of eoSs ~ ~ S he sSen 81 6
whether you I'D or did not make aepositp Al real
y do not know. AS ausual thing dld not make any
deposit. never was asked TO maze deposit, but |
may nave some Instances; nut II did do so,
II was either returned TO me or accounted In my pay
ment on my bills.
The following letters show that Matthew'S was
also barternR in fresh supplies from Ohio,
taking old beef and pork for new:
NAVY DEPARTMENT BURkAU Provision
AND CLOTHING, March 81. 1874 \
SIR The bureau nAs on hand quantity OF beef and
pork than sufficient for Its present wants, and
wnlch II viii be pleased 10 dispose OF. BE pleased to
inform the bureau at what prices you will purchase
from 900 each, delivered To you at the Navy
Yard IN Philadelphia Respectfully.
JAS, II. WArTMoUaH, Acting Paymaster General.
NAVY DEPARTMENT, BUREAU PRoYlsIoSs(
AND CLOTHING, April II, 1874. (
sra Your letter ~ the 2Utn lust has heen received
order gwen for tue delivery 10 YOU ut the Navy
Yard New orr, of l2lO barrels Of beef aud 80 bar
rels OF pork with reference to tho shipments from
othrT Jards to Now YORK the bureau desres that the
% transportation may be settled by You and
tho payment OF money from Its approPr All
aud VII orler the delivery to any addres. which you
| Respectfully. JAS. II. wArTHouaH,
Acting faYmaster.ti eneral
WAS not ali condemned that 1t vAs surpius2 A.
We'll IL was not all Condemned as told Yen before 90
nv examination. II II mad been condemned, could
not have gwen tho price for II.
TRANsACTIoH IN BEANS.
| II. L. Carr, commission merchant Of 81 Pearl
| street testiDe ed A. follows:
ODD you ever sell for Matthews any goods that he
had obtained from tbs navy ward Ave have sold
| suppose they came from there.
O-Do you rem einher the dates at which these artt