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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 47 (search)
pening of passages by water to and from the capital. I directed the several officers to take the advice and obtain the aid and efficient services in the matter of His Excellency Edwin D. Morgan, the Governor of New-York, or, in his absence, George D. Morgan, Wm. M. Evarts, R. M. Blatchford, and Moses H. Grinnell, who were, by my directions, especially empowered by the Secretary of the Navy to act for his Department in that crisis, in matters pertaining to the forwarding of troops and supplies for the public defence. On the same occasion I directed that Gov. Morgan and Alexander Cummings, of the city of New-York, should be authorized by the Secretary of War, Simon Cameron, to make all necessary arrangements for the transportation of troops and munitions of war in aid and assistance of the officers of the army of the United States, until communication by mails and telegraph should be completely reestablished between the cities of Washington and New-York. No security was required to b
The Daily Dispatch: December 25, 1861., [Electronic resource], $15 reward (search)
ost the owners $36,000, and after using her one year, George D. Morgan, a government agent, appointed by Secretary Welles, b her for $55,000 and turned her over to the government. Mr. Morgan testified that Secretary Welles employed him with the unticular channel. It is shown by the committee that this Mr. Morgan was connected with Thurlow Weed in supplying the Catalinequested Secretary Welles to discontinue the services of Mr. Morgan, but he refused. Since that time, the committee show that Mr. Morgan has made over forty thousand dollars. This is considered a fair profit for a grocery dealer; but, as he is brog army supplies, it is shown that authority was given to Gov. Morgan and Alexander Cummings to disburse two millions of dollars. No vouchers were required or given. Governor Morgan transferred his authority to Geo. D. Morgan, Secretary Welles's speGeo. D. Morgan, Secretary Welles's special favorite, who, with Cummings, made all the disbursements — Weed & Company appear to have controlled the employees of th
The Daily Dispatch: December 25, 1861., [Electronic resource], Runaway--twenty Doldars reward (search)
Conflagrations. Leavenworth, Dec. 17. --A portion of the town of Platte City, Missouri, including the Court-House and Post-Office, was destroyed by fire last night. It was set on fire about 1 o'clock by the rebels, but the flames were suppressed by the troops under Col. Morgan. At 4 o'clock the town was again successfully fired. The county records were saved, but the office was destroyed. Many arrests were made, including some of S. Gordon's Guerilla Band and one of Price's Captains. Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 17.--The warehouses formerly occupied by the Michigan Central Railroad, together with the propeller Dunkick, lying at the dock, were destroyed by fire this morning. Five hundred barrels of flour in the warehouses were burned. The loss on the propeller was $18,000. The other losses have not as yet been ascertained.
The Daily Dispatch: February 12, 1862., [Electronic resource], War Matters. (search)
the purchase of 1,000 horses, the Treasury was the capital.--He then spoke of Mr. Morgan's agency, showing that although he had paid less than the owners asked, he han the owners received; that the arrangement of Mr. Secretary Welles, allowing Mr. Morgan to take two and a half per cent, from the seller, was placing him in antagonihat the percentage was in fact taken from the Government, and the $90,000 which Morgan had received in five months really belonged to the Treasury; that although the y this system of purchase, and they had notified the Secretary. In this case Mr. Morgan claimed and took $2,500 commissions, when he did nothing towards negotiating the sale. Mr. Morgan claimed to have been asked for this vessel $130,000, and the owners testify they allowed the department to fix the price. That the sale of 5,00ecretary of the Navy, for their action in employing Alexander Cummings and George D. Morgan; but without coming to a vote, the subject was postponed till Friday next.
The Daily Dispatch: June 24, 1862., [Electronic resource], Lincoln's defence of Camereit. (search)
of passages by water to and from the capital. I directed the several officers to take the advice and obtain the aid and efficient services in the matter of his Excellency, Edwin. D. Morgan, the Governor of New York, or, in his absence, George D. Morgan, William M. Evarts, R. M. Blatchford, and Moses H. Grinnell, who were, by my directions, especially empowered by the Secretary of the Navy to act for his Department in that crisis in matters pertaining to the forwarding of troops and supplies for the public defence. On the same occasion I directed that Gov. Morgan and Alex. Cummings, of the city of New York, should be authorized by the Secretary of War (Simon Cameron) to make all necessary arrangements for the transportation of troops and munitions of war in aid and assistance of the officers of the army of the United States, until communication by mails and telegraph should be completely re-established between the cities of Washington and New York. No security was required to b
The Daily Dispatch: June 24, 1862., [Electronic resource], Morgan's Latest Exploit. (search)
Morgan's Latest Exploit. --A correspondent of the Mobile Register, writing from Chattanooga, recounts the following: Col. John H. Morgan returned last evening from his scout up the river, having gone in pursuit of some of the enemy's cavalry, who were reported to have gone up in search of our steamer, the Paint Rock. About seven miles up the river he broke up some flatboats, and brought others across to this side. Seeing no signs of the enemy, he crossed at a point above the island to make an exploration.--Taking a small canoe, accompanied by his cousin, Major Wash. Morgan, (who commands a company of Cherokee Indians,) and Col. George St. Ledger Grenfell, be crossed the river, and after proceeding out some distance heard some voices. Approaching. they came on a man and a boy. Col Morgan, seeing that the man mistook them for Yankees, asked him if he knew anything about the Secesh fellows over the river. "No."said he, "but I've learn that that rascal Morgan was over thar