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Letter to Editor
August 31, 1868
The National Republican
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
Henry Summers, Canal Commissioner, corrects a newspaper statement about a wharfage suit against Thornton Smith decided by Justice Clark, clarifying that William A. Cook did not appear for the corporation and that an appeal was taken to assess rights to use the canal without payment.
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Editor Republican: Allow me to correct a statement in your paper in relation to the suit for wharfage against Thornton Smith, decided by Justice Clark. Mr. William A. Cook did not appear for the corporation. I instituted the suit without his knowledge and after the hearing informed him about it. At my request he called on Justice Clark, and in the examination of the case he desired additional evidence, to which, as I understood, the justice consented. I found Mr. Cook very unwell, but about the appointed time he appeared, but the justice decided the case. The decision of Justice Clark amounts to nothing, for Mr. Cook promptly took an appeal in order to obtain the opinion of the Court as to the right of parties to use the canal without paying for it.
Henry Summers,
Canal Commissioner.
Editor Republican: Allow me to correct a statement in your paper in relation to the suit for wharfage against Thornton Smith, decided by Justice Clark. Mr. William A. Cook did not appear for the corporation. I instituted the suit without his knowledge and after the hearing informed him about it. At my request he called on Justice Clark, and in the examination of the case he desired additional evidence, to which, as I understood, the justice consented. I found Mr. Cook very unwell, but about the appointed time he appeared, but the justice decided the case. The decision of Justice Clark amounts to nothing, for Mr. Cook promptly took an appeal in order to obtain the opinion of the Court as to the right of parties to use the canal without paying for it.
Henry Summers,
Canal Commissioner.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
What themes does it cover?
Infrastructure
What keywords are associated?
Wharfage Suit
Canal Usage
Legal Appeal
Thornton Smith
Henry Summers
Justice Clark
What entities or persons were involved?
Henry Summers, Canal Commissioner
Editor Republican
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Henry Summers, Canal Commissioner
Recipient
Editor Republican
Main Argument
corrects the report that william a. cook appeared for the corporation in the wharfage suit against thornton smith; cook did not, and an appeal was filed to determine rights to use the canal without payment.
Notable Details
Suit For Wharfage Against Thornton Smith
Decided By Justice Clark
Appeal Taken By Mr. Cook