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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 16: capture of fortifications around Richmond, Newmarket Heights, Dutch Gap Canal, elections in New York and gold conspiracy. (search)
sent, he replied, from Montreal to the firm of Lyons & Company. Well, Mr. Treasurer, it is evideay be? I have not, he replied, unless it is Lyons, for he has bought within a fortnight an amounhe country. I reflected a moment, and said: Lyons — Lyons of Montreal; I rather guess I know whoLyons of Montreal; I rather guess I know who he is, and if he is the man I think he is, I know he is a Confederate agent. What do you suggest n, with directions to give my compliments to Mr. Lyons and ask him to ride with him to my headquartstructions to bring him. In a few minutes Mr. Lyons was introduced. Mr. Lyons, said I, there Mr. Lyons, said I, there are circumstances connected with your being in New York which render it imperative for me to know yo then? To Liverpool, England. Ho, ho, Mr. Lyons, then I guess we are business acquaintances. sent me very considerable amounts. Well, Mr. Lyons, I have been informed, --reading from a papesuppose I am to be arrested, General? No, Mr. Lyons; where a man can give as bail three million
ve you. You are probably aware that the government has sold ten (10) or twelve millions (12,000,000) of gold within the past twenty days. The Secretary of the Treasury will tell you how much, it is none of my business to know; but one firm, H. J. Lyons & Co., have bought and actually received in coin, by confession to me, more than ten millions (10,000,000) within the past fortnight, and his firm is now carrying some three millions (3,000,000) of gold. I felt bound to look up the case of Geis that it would be at three hundred (300) before election, and the treasury is not selling. Now, what I desire is to spend about a week in which I will straighten the following firms, which are all the men that are actually buying gold: H. J. Lyons & Co., before spoken of; Vickers & Co., of Liverpool, an English house; H. G. Fant, of Washington; H. T. Suit, Washington house; Hallgarten & Heryfield, a Baltimore house of German Jews; and also to see if some of the rebels that are here cann
783; reference to, 897; Lincoln goes to, 908. Citizens Bank of New Orleans, certain claims of considered, 518, 520; H. J. Lyons connected with, 765. Clapp, Mr., Teacher at Lowell, 56. Clark, General, at Baton Rouge, 481,483. Clark, Capt.618. Ludlow, Lieut.-Col. W. H., 542-543. Lynn, Richard H. Dana, Jr.‘s, speech in, 921-922. Butler's reply, 922. Lyons & Co. conspire to raise the price of gold, 763-768. Lyons, H. J., Butler interviews, 764-768. Lyons, Lord, British Lyons, H. J., Butler interviews, 764-768. Lyons, Lord, British Minister, asks Seward to release English pilots, 849. M Maccormick, Dr., Chas., medical director at New Orleans, 403; discovers two cases of fever, 408-410; invaluable services, 895. MacKENZIEenzie, reference to, 862. Magee's Cavalry, 461Lyons, Lord, British Minister, asks Seward to release English pilots, 849. M Maccormick, Dr., Chas., medical director at New Orleans, 403; discovers two cases of fever, 408-410; invaluable services, 895. MacKENZIEenzie, reference to, 862. Magee's Cavalry, 461. Magruder, General, 282. Mahan, John, services as spy, 484-485. Mahan, Professor, reference to, 817. Mahone, Gen., William, position at close of the war, 879; merit for leadership recognized by Lee, 879-880; an open letter from Horace La