The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-18
GRANT AND BABC0CK In 1T.
ORTIL IND ORYILLh'S POsT TRAD
ERSHIP TR fNSdCTIONS.
The President Ordering Removals Rnd Aps
pointments ut their Wish The Testimony
| of One of the Firm OF Durtee & Peck.

dent, OWL Grant, II viii be remembered, was
asked the following questions by Mr.. Clymer:
ter purporns 10 be from tho President Of the UnIted
ssss s S 1 rspy to ons addess,d oyyo1 to HIN sppiSng
which wss that he hal siycn orders or no more trading
he did not tnoS What hal post at Fort Peek Vas
worth2 Al don't think 1 ever showed that to
o.Hsd you ever letter Of that kind in your posses
o-Heve you got It SUP A.-No, sir
Q.-What nave yon done WIN that letter. Al pro-
y Can you state about tho date Of tnat ctter1 A
nj Ss .y ca 4 dos os @Ie AI
o-whai time In is5tS Al think It must have been
g. wss III. me ogly i,itsr yog had from the PrcH.
d.-Arc yoa positive ON mat su6J,ci2 Al think he
w,cte me once that there were rOins to he some va
V.-wly Old he nc YOU nat ictter7 k.-Because
b Time h 1o, y. Ss ,hl tSere I'as rs post Sea
ccs In trading posts dld YOU make application 10 MN
o-Rut alter he wrote you tha, there we're vicancie,
90 you obtain oneY A. y es, sir; obtained Fort
S.-ls that the only oncp A.-snndiug Rock. also.
Informed you tnat there were to be- vacancies? A.
CD you ever make application to him for any
other posts than these two-fort PECK and Standing
o-uidi the President no!liy iou before Or after ihey
o-f ~ made appncatls then, in ,pur.vipee OF the
informatou communicated to You by the Prcsidentf
A.-les.sr.
Q-An NOu EOt inc appointment A.-1css SIT.
Q-Dil YOU make application flr anv Other appoint.
men, before that2 Al made an application i0r Fort
q -whep' A.-Abous The same time l did for Fort
{. Dld the President ever notify yop q lc,ncies.
Z bdee speciiy Fori Er.ckS < -Ithips so.
IN he S i9es or not toi nv Bras 1 ~ hs nd Ill., lure
O.. pd he specify others Al think ne sp-rined
QXas Sssi'' AL aona know don! rsncrn
sprrined. but didn't get that.
Q.-You ret StagrnP Glcsp Yea siT;
PEGS all IN puu,nce Of miornsuon t9at tn Prr,idrnt
TO be feeatcd.
MIR. Peck testified to-day insrsrard to their re-
novll from Fort Peek Fort Berthold Standing
Rock. and Fort Beknnp rs follows:
o-llnve you any thrr knonfedSe why YOU were
asposc cssed from H ttcsc 9ncrs eAceli taf9usl tao
the Inferior Department, and asS't 4 there wcr any
charges asiinst The nrm q Durire Peek Ite s,cr.
Ner u charge against the arm hgt ms, our icens,s
TIA lad NJ ferng In nr nittcr but that II ne dd
ni u heads CT whea h WAS ordered u his head would
He also testified that shortly after Orvll Grant
obt ined these posts tho President issued "A
proclamation extending the gr.nt OF sioux reser-
WALTON. and thereby greatly enhanced the value
Ot the posts on that reservation. CHEYENNE aud
standing Rock werc on that reservation Tho
elect Of the prO 'lamation wds to drive away III
competition. Ihls IS probably what Grant meant
IN his letter to Orvil. when he said that he had
| out.
by the caair@sn.p9 you know the reason ,H..in.
generally under.tood out there that through the
IL q Sid 10 close 00' Ill '0"ps'''''"' A'e'' "' Who"
| Mr.. Peck explained at length about tho busi..
| ness OF his hrn, and how they had suffered
through the interference Of these parties from
| Washington. lie said:
our bns,nes wssto trsnspoT, goods from ST. L2ui: ,
s9s fofl isce For, sieSeasoa aud Fra Ba,ord fGe
Igm was aPpS9iel T. Le,e p9ss under ,hs & ia. OF
poiuslncuis were vested IN ne secretary Of War We
ami For. Derthod. me nrn do not hold ,hs r3,t.,
Ao I'm, the ia law s St isiS vi: Ra.ea t9. Snis
made an rnort sell our goods TO Leighton nut We
/, steT the o,,s,se Of the law OF ls7o raeg
ton about ,r-nsfcrrng our goods and budinss. -.
q --Did leig "on ,eii iou lhr"ush whom he got the
c a e he nad 9@ any ~ %oS'S ass Ss, but
Jot know thst Ieignton ,id any money to the So,
tury war or any on elise or the post never heard
h- s,y don't know oi any one who was interest.
s net s w4 nqs .aaesed ssn nsy hT from o
,. oi June. 1872, hy Mr. Nausi a. lie never cos the
10 allow US to hod me post We held It uniil ping
NE u! 10 buy goods ald wanted 10 snow Whether
saoud 20 ahead and buy lc ,aid Vaughn had never
lee & lpck 10 remain. rae next YEA, "; Marsh VAS
y edr1. s'od iiy6 at ,ic post lie nomnay led the
pllc tut Dnrfee 4 Ieck contln1sa TO on, tns goods
a. " Bonsfon. j understsnd that he was .pplhted
q "Wimt post wcrr you next relieved fromP A.
H Is ye Sa e N po Tepresened bufee reeS ees'
We changed IN year or Two ana appointed wan linr
a n11s St Loa ic1 IL sS,i Bpsr oi . Gesasp N
ISa TOR u n pnrfe rec ran ne 6an a ' =
wi,n hun uni, sprins. , rIS va" Sn the tee stotin,d
had tola ne that he had Shown ereai kndness to Z
bolhcr.lna@ ot ne secte'My oi war, ana nag r.
lucncc lE the spriag u 1874 elgaiy named smt Of
Peek sold him thrlr goed. e Ine nehtP.s' Ne wsi,
tointef. / waa ADVISED nis appointment by an ~
summer OF 1874. made speilA enor TO re,an the
hs sffges o. war nc ten sSn yeS WY ySn Tsr o
Athey Was appointed hy ord OF ircsden Grant
surveyor HSra =! -:ask oesk Foy s r[SSH woe. one m o.
st s. o. m,., We hli nc OBITUARY prohis OF wear
skt iully managed, Woull amount TO auout $1,000
yo9r remoSa al yGq NWe entered aio cgnif.Gl wiii
e; A9 m s az Tii G pa & he eeu st means or
so.ae 3ne 20 IN partnership with him who could bui
eoalroe, s.1 A.I, .ds. %s' wa
r uieais H. buy us tu / cint rtcal tne name Of "a,
Vary Vary he cot tae asst. lance from 49,. ,o,
cnSSe ti,ro1eS Sh'ch he got tins poet? A.Thrnuvi
THy,c' T', tnli Gen RaScoc. uot nm me place
Q.-hy whom were yon appointed Indian trader
pariment. We remained there unlii 1874
Q.-Mho was appointed IN your place at Caeyenno
/ A.Gco ". Feit We sold out our stock IN trade q
! q Under what circumstances was the sale made
] | 4 Under orlinary clrcum'tances. we male yer
| ed On Il 4c Recommendation of Oryil Grant.
,o rn Ea' hssand ao.r. S: Year p5sap Dar
fee ec@ sd ~ zen teI Ion M1rn ,g' a pcp rs rs
G the summer of 1874. Mewcre relieved ny bonnafo
Ss hsIp lie S 6os e papcT Of Bannion or
I least ~ per endorsed oy u nnafon one Of TIE no
u (. What VAS staining !. os worth2 A--ADout Tn
'' ia yo1 Enow WHO Was Interested With Bonna fon