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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02305.06 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents related to Ulysses S. Grant and loss of $1000 in public funds |
| Title | Thomas Corwin to Origen Storrs Seymour responding to a request for information on the Grant case |
| Date | 16 February 1852 |
| Author | Corwin, Thomas (1794-1865) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Responds to Congressman Seymour's request for information on the Grant case. Replies, "no credit can be given on account of such alleged loss unless expressly authorized by Act of Congress. I am not aware of any case where this Department has undertaken to decide the complicated questions of vigilance, fidelity, and the possibility of fraud and connivance, which arise in most of such cases. The accounting officer only settle such accounts upon the proper vouchers. If these are not produced, it has always been held that relief could only be given by Act of Congress." |
| Subjects | President Union General Mexican War Latin and South America Finance Criminals and Outlaws Military History Military Law Congress Law Forgery and Fraud |
| People | Corwin, Thomas (1794-1865) Seymour, Origen Storrs (1804-1881) Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Law; Banking & Economics; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Congressman Seymour is Origen Storrs Seymour, a Representative from Connecticut. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |