The Writings of Carl Schurz/To George M. Lockwood, October 27th, 1881
TO GEORGE M. LOCKWOOD[1]
The Evening Post, | |
New York, Oct. 27, 1881. |
Private.
This morning I received an anonymous letter referring
to the resolution to investigate the contingent fund
expenditures in the different Departments passed by the
Senate yesterday, and saying that now at last my
“rascalities” in handling the contingent fund would “come to light.” I have so far been resting in the happy
consciousness not only of not having taken any advantage of
the contingent fund, but of never having charged to it
or drawn from it any of the expenses incurred by me
personally in the discharge of official business, to the
reimbursement of which I would be entitled. Can you think
of anything that I may not remember or that may never
have come to my knowledge, in connection with the
contingent or any other fund, that might bear any evil
construction or be capable of misrepresentation or
distortion in that way? Having been quite punctilious in
these things, I can not remember anything of the kind.
Do you? If so let me know.
Are you not coming to New York to vote? If so, do not fail to call on me, as you always should when you visit New York. I am at my desk usually from 9 A.M. until 4.30 P.M., and I live at 45 East 68th Street.
I suppose the anonymous letter I mentioned was from some embittered politician who wanted to annoy me. I get such things quite frequently.
- ↑ Chief Clerk, Interior Department.