headquarters Department of the Gulf, New Orleans, July 2, 1862.Sir:--I hereby order you to furnish me with the sum of $25,000 at the earliest possible moment, for which amount I propose to give you a check on the Assistant Treasurer of the United States at New York; this in accordance with the terms proposed to you at our last interview, and I shall hold you for the above amount, as heretofore stated. Respectfully yours,
Mr. Asa S. Blake, agent Adams express company:
headquarters Department of the Gulf, New Orleans, July 3, 1862.Dear Sir :--I have this day compelled Mr. A. S. Blake, your agent, of this city, to furnish me with the sum of $25,000, for which amount I have handed him a check drawn upon the Assistant Treasurer of the United States at New York. He has strongly resisted me in the matter, not wishing to deviate from his instructions and the rules of your company. Knowing, however, that the matter as proposed and insisted upon by me will not conflict in any way with your interest, and as “necessity knows no law,” I have taken such steps in this affair as the occasion arid the wants of my troops demand. Respectfully,
W. B. Dinsmore, Esq., President Adams express company:
headquarters Department of the Gulf, New Orleans, La., July 2, 1862.Sir:--Will be found inclosed herewith minutes of the doings of a commission to inquire into the seizure of the specie of Samuel Smith & Co. The finding is that the case should be sent to the department for
Hon. Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury:
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