West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-05-16
SQUIRES' LETTER.
kINGwooD, May IL, 1889.
MlLLARD PELL, ESQ,
MoRGANTowN, W. VA.

-A A-i+rh w HisA's A4nRss
MoRGANTowN, ". VA,
DEAR SIR--Some one has seen fit
to brand nrc with re-marking your
manuscripts, etc, ETC., when we
were members of the Examining
Board, and further says that when
you told me OF it, that the papers
could not be found. 1t says that
| marked up" all my friends and
marked down" my enemies.
The first | ever heard of any dis
satisfaction was when Mr.. DeBerry
told me, several months after the
work was done. that YOU believed so
and so. lie said that he was never
better satisfied with a years work ;
said it in letter, too. | shall
very much regret to resort to your
former letters, written since that
transaction should have occurred.
wherein you state that You "haye
no reasons for opposing me" (this
was just before election two years
ago., but ON account of friendship
with Mr. Elliott he would get
whatever influence, you had" In
the Same letter you say: Il as
sure You that | will do nothing
against you. In letter writ
ten to the late Frank p. Burke,
You say things which / am sure YOU
don't want to see published, with
dates, in connection with our cor
respondence. Enough Of this. |
submit that this is grave charge,
and ask that you write me by return
mail. If you ever had any doubts
Of my integrity, acting under oath
as you was. why did you not tell
me about it? If it were all true,
who would be the worse, YOU and
Mr.. DcBcrry for keeping it, or me
for practicing such work? | feel
sure that ! can convince you, had
the chance to talk with YOU, that
no dishOHesfy was practiced. Many
Of your papers, as well as those Of
Mr.. DeBerry and myself, will show
a merit of 40 to say GO per cent.
and the applicants allowed from So
to 20 per cent. on back Of manu-
scripts. This, Of course, is not the
way with all by any means, but it is
with many.
If ] felt disposed, | could hunt
out 20 or 30 of these papers and put
them on exhibition to show your
work, but ] believe it to be unfair.
and shall not do il. But / wOuld
be glad to have our grading COM
pared. AS q friend, and as one who
has striyen TO do his sworn duty,
ask that you give me your correc-
ton by return mail. ] viii defend
myself, If it becomes necessary, by
publishing letters, dates, etc, etc. ,
to show that long after this grading
was done, / was complimcnted and
spoken Of in high terms by mem
bers Of the board The lost manu-
script affair is very easy one
explained. ] have looked it up to-
day. As ! now remember it, | was
grading out in the yard, and when
called to supper had finished grad
ing the paper, but did not take time
to compute the total per cent made.
The paper was No. 81, and it was
copied as 81 per cent, and when
you and Mr.. DeBerry (if the pub
lished report Of your find is true)
got hold Of the paper, your conclu-
sions were drawn from the 81 per
cent. know that one paper was
missing a day or two, and that /
found it in my hip pocket.
In conclusion, ! ask an cxoncra-
ton as far as your conscience will
lead you. Believing that you will
not Intentionally wrong me, and
trusting that you will write me sat
isiactOry by return mail,
] am very truly yours.
b. NJ. SQurREs.
=. S. Be certain to state that
this was not published at your i'm
stance, and that it was wholly
unauthorized. b. n. s..