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Letter to Editor
August 4, 1862
The Daily Evansville Journal
Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
What is this article about?
Surveyor A. L. Robinson responds to a newspaper article accusing him of improperly allowing disloyal Cumberland River residents to obtain goods permits, clarifying the context to protect their informant roles and denying any corrupt influence. (198 characters)
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In your paper of the 2d instant, is an article, which purports to have been written by some one who has been in my office, giving me notice not to let certain disloyal persons from the Cumberland river have a permit for goods.
Such a notice was given by some persons, (there being three in the company,) whose names are not remembered, and afterwards one of the same persons returned to my office, and urgently requested that the same disloyal persons should be permitted to have goods this time, for fear if they were then prohibited, suspicion might rest upon them as informers, and thus their character would be injured at home amongst their neighbors; and to save the character of those Union men, the persons said to be disloyal, were allowed to buy some small bills of calicoes, hoop skirts, childrens' shoes, and other dangerous articles, in all amounting to say one thousand dollars worth. I am inclined to the opinion that there ain't much difference as to loyalty in the characters of all the persons concerned. The insinuation in the same article that gold had some undue influence in the transaction, don't apply to any who are employed in and about my office.
Very respectfully,
A. L. ROBINSON, Surveyor.
Such a notice was given by some persons, (there being three in the company,) whose names are not remembered, and afterwards one of the same persons returned to my office, and urgently requested that the same disloyal persons should be permitted to have goods this time, for fear if they were then prohibited, suspicion might rest upon them as informers, and thus their character would be injured at home amongst their neighbors; and to save the character of those Union men, the persons said to be disloyal, were allowed to buy some small bills of calicoes, hoop skirts, childrens' shoes, and other dangerous articles, in all amounting to say one thousand dollars worth. I am inclined to the opinion that there ain't much difference as to loyalty in the characters of all the persons concerned. The insinuation in the same article that gold had some undue influence in the transaction, don't apply to any who are employed in and about my office.
Very respectfully,
A. L. ROBINSON, Surveyor.
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Informative
Political
What themes does it cover?
Politics
Commerce Trade
What keywords are associated?
Disloyal Persons
Cumberland River
Goods Permits
Union Informers
Loyalty
Surveyor Office
Civil War Commerce
What entities or persons were involved?
A. L. Robinson, Surveyor
The Editor
Letter to Editor Details
Author
A. L. Robinson, Surveyor
Recipient
The Editor
Main Argument
the surveyor defends his decision to grant permits for goods to certain disloyal persons from the cumberland river, explaining it was to protect their cover as union informers, and denies any undue influence like gold in the transaction.
Notable Details
Three Persons Initially Warned Against Granting Permits
One Returned Requesting Permission To Avoid Suspicion On The Disloyal Persons As Informers
Goods Allowed: Calicoes, Hoop Skirts, Childrens' Shoes, Other Articles Totaling About One Thousand Dollars
Believes Little Difference In Loyalty Among All Involved