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1872

duty but if I was, the injury ^was done ^to Capt. French and in no way concerned the Commanding Officer of Fort Clark as there is no complaint as to the valuation of the property, whether Capt. French had been a member of the member of the council or not it would have made no difference about the library, as I should not have permitted it to be distributed and broken into. In my opinion Company A had awarded it a much larger share of the post property than properly belonged to it if the division of property made by prior Council of which Capt French was senior member were just. By referring to the proceedings convened April 27 1871 page 89 it will be observed that these companies that were about leaving the post and that had equal claims on the Post Library that Co A had (unless the fact that Co A brought part of the books to the post while these companies brought none, gave to Co A claims superior to to theirs) got no share of the Post Library, or its value. The same in the case of Co C 9 Cavy. which left the post a short time before Co A left, see page 97 Post Council Book All of these companies were at the post when Co's A & G of the 25th. came here and had an equal right in the library with Co A 25 Inf. The amount due the post fund of Ft. Clark has not yet been paid, as for some time the saving have been very small, no other debts will be contracted until this is paid, and every effort possible is being made by the Post Treasurer to making the saving as large as possible. Forty (40) dollars of the amount due Co. A has been transferred to the Post Treasurer of Fort Clark, today I forward by same mail as this Communication the Post Council Book and the attention of the Actg. Asst. Adjt. General is invited to proceedings of council convened by orders dated July 10, 71 page 102 by which it will be seen whether or not the correction made by me in the certified copy of these proceedings as I stated in the 7th Endorsement by interlining the words "with the post property" was necessary to make a true copy of the proceedings of the council referred to. The endorsement of the Commanding Officer ^of Ft Clark in questioning, as it clearly does the truth of the statement made by me in the 7th endorsement, as to the interlineation and correction of the certified copy of proceedings of post Council of July 11th and about which there could be no mistake except an intentional one on my part, appears to ^ be an