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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 unknown 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 unknown April 27 1871 page 89 it will be observed that those 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 unknown unknown. which left the post a short tune? before Co A left, sec page 97 Post Council Book All of these companies were at the post when Co's A unknown of the 25th. cause? here and had an equal right in the library with Co A 25 Inf?. The amount due the post fund of the 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 waking the the saving as large as possible. Forty (40) dollars of the amount due Co. A has been trans=ferred to the Post Treasurer of Fort Clark , today I forward by [[unknown[[ mail as this Communication the Post Council Book and the attention of the unknown. unknown. unknown. General is invited to proceedings of unknown unknown by orders dated July 10, 71 page 102 by which it will be seen whether or not the correction made by we in the certified copy of these proceedings as I stated in the 4th Endorsement by interunknown 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 Command=ing Officer ^of Ft Clark in questioning, as it clearly does the truth of the statement made by me in the 4th of the certified copy of proceedings of post council of July 11th and about which there could be no mistake except an unknown one on my post,appears to ^ be an