The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-02-21

attract attention, t;t sent NE the cou-
Pona and left it TO nay discretion as to the
precise amount that should be divided.
AID, Is believe, to his own discretion
as 60 the amount he would retain for
hsnlsels and Chamberlain.
When / vas sued by the State in 1875
for the recovery of $453, 900 in .oupons,
the amount 1t was charged that had
lunded, Governor Scott sent me $4,000
ca; cash TO asais: me in defending the suit.
Lhe amount was obtained FROM him by
Neagle, whom employed for the pur-
pose. and delivered 10 me by him in per
sen. Scott's brother-in-laW, Mr.. Water
man, told mo that Scott said he sent me
$4,000, but 1 only received $4,000. l
nave never seen Governor Scott since.
ELEGANT EPIsTLEe,
Tho following unique papers ..,d let.
ters are amongst those submitted by the
Commission:
EXECUTIVE pEPARTMENr,
STATE TREAsURER's OFFICE,
COLUMBIA, 6. c., May /, 1870.
1b II. Il. Kimptoa, Eco, financial Igent
State of South Cdroiina:
DEAR SIR-You are hereby author
lied TO use as collateral or otherwise such
an amount Of bonds ISSUED for the relief
of the treasury" as is necessary to meet
any deficiency that may exist on account
of payments ordered bv the 'advianrv
board of the land commission.
(The words "as collateral" inserted be-
fore signature.}
RoBT. K. SCOTT,
Governor South Carolina.
NILES G. PARKER,
Treasurer South Carolina.
u. II. CHAMBERLAIN,
Attorney General South Carolina.
Financial Board State of South Carolina.
New YORK, July Fl, 1870.
friend Parker-I wrote you yesterday
In 1uIl IN regard to the terrible stringency
and distrust in financial circles. wrote
the Governor and Chamberlain also ON
the subject. The Governor should have
sent the collaterals the day before. as
there was ample time. have had to
use the bonds in large amounts to satisfy
as collaterals, aud to-day l have only
succeededed by using private means and
ct personal sacrifice. The feeling is
somewhat better to-day, but We are liable
ct any moment to be convulsed by bat
ties on the Rhine-a war which is liable
TO convulss all Europe and affect the
finances OF all civilized nations, especial
ly at first.
!! have telegrephed the Governor and
written to him also to send me the rest
of the collaterals. There is no safety but
in guarding me well H'i.h ab;aadaut col
laterals.
Il expect to be easier in few days.
Ae soon as I get moment Of .jrec breath
ing, will write to the finance board in
regard to my commissions. shall fix
just figures end insist upon them. Rail-
road matters will come all right.
Truly, II. II. kIMPToN.
OFFICE OF 81. II. K.Mrlov, BANKER.
No. 8 NASSAU 81 Rect,
NEw YORK, January 27, IgFl. i
p. Q. Rox 8 eAs 3
Friend Pdrker-I shall send the bills
which are proposed to be passed some
day this week. They are nearly ready.
and mean good deal. They have been
prepared with great care. 1 hope to
leave also in the course of week.
want vou to 60 10 your bank. Caro-
liza BaEk, CitiEons' Savings Bank. Scott.
Williams & Co., and raise all the money
you can or ynur official drafts on me as
financial agent, for sixty days, and send
the money to me.
It will help here Immediately, for it is
not believed that taxes will be Paid, and
no one here will then doubt it for O mo-
ment. Raise all you can, and pay fir it
sufficient rate to get it.
You can say at tho banks that you are
anticipating the collection of taxes. Do
this by all means.
Please telegraph me on receipt of this
eyes," il yoi can do this at any extent.
Ifyou cannot dc 1t telegraph "no." We
nust be very careful how we telegraph,
for our telegrams seem to be understood
here. We can trust 90 one here who is
not interested as tge Gre. They would
s''ash US at any time, if money could be
Don't let any one here draw you into
private correspondence with them. Il
will eHplain when ] zee you again.
I have mailed yon long letter to-day
Truly yours, 81. II. KllsPToE.
[Note.-The words above undersigned
are 80 marked in the original.
The following has no date or other
caption: "a yst4 is.s ~ ]
115y Dear Rarker-please send me every
dollar that you can spare. I have hard
work to get along. Act promptly and
send every dollar you can:
Don't consent to give ur, any, of $500.
900 Blue Ridge bonds. ne should hnrl
all Of them. II
See Chamberlain and have my con. mis-,
sions fixed; shall not be able to visit you
at presept. Walters will visit me Ia a
few days.; viii inform you of the result.
wish that Harrison would leave. /
fear that this market might hear of issue
OF Blue Ridge bonds. The consequences
might prove very damaging to tho State.
Truly, III. II. KIMPToN.