ALBANY, N. Y., September 30, 1873. SIR:-The Governor directs me to acknowledge the receipt of your invitation to him to visit Toledo during the seventh annual reunion of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, and to say that it would afford him much pleasure to do so, but that his many engagements will prevent his leaving the State. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Regret that I am detained in court. Can not be at the reunion. WM. L. STOUGHTON. NEW YORK, September 29, 1873. MY DEAR GENERAL:-Your invitation to attend the seventh annual reunion of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee is received. It is at present, in the state of affairs here, uncertain whether I shall be able to accept it or not; but if possible I shall come. GENERAL E. S. DODD, Yours truly, STEWART L. WOODFord. Chairman, etc., Toledo, Ohio. JOHN W. FULLER, Esq., WASHINGTON, D. C., November 3, 1873. Chairman, etc., Society of the Army of the Tennessee, Toledo, Ohio: SIR:-I have to acknowledge receipt of your very courteous note of the 7th ultimo, renewing your invitation to me to be present at the seventh annual reunion, which, together with original card of invitation, is just received. My absence in Europe, whence I have just returned, has debarred me from the pleasure it would have given me to attend, had it been practicable to have done so. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, ALBERT J. MYER, Brigadier-General and Chief Signal Officer of the Army. The Corresponding Secretary then announced that our Society has lost of its members, by death, since our last reunion, two Vice-Presidents-General Ed. S. McCook and General Louis E. Yorke; also, Colonel John H. Howe, Colonel John C. Fry, Lieutenant Edgar P. Pearce, Colonel Samuel T. Hughes, and read the following letter: KEWANEE, July 13, 1873. GENERAL A. HICKENLOOPER: DEAR SIR:-Can the Society of the Army of the Tennessee aid me in procuring a suitable monument for my husband? Misfortune, the war, and my heavy expense in Texas, embalming, and paying double fare to bring his dear remains home, has left me unable to get one. Thanks for your kind, sympathizing letter. Very respectfully, MRS. J. H. HOWE. On motion of Colonel Landrum: Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to consider the matter of erecting a monument to Colonel Howe, and to report. The President appointed General John A. Logan, General John McArthur and Colonel Loomis. General Sherman called the attention of the Society to a letter from General M. D. Leggett, naming the death of his son recently as the reason of his absence at this time, and spoke very feelingly of the severe affliction of General Leggett. On motion of Captain Barlow: Resolved, That we tender General Leggett our sincere sympathy in the sad bereavement which has so suddenly occurred in his family, and which has prevented his being with us on this occasion. General Hickenlooper, on behalf of the committee on the McPherson monument, presented and read their report: REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MCPHERSON MONUMENT. TOLEDO, OHIO, October 16, 1873. Mr. President, and Members of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee: Amount of accrued interest on last two items not reported, $7,254 14 1,511 15-5,742 99 430 72 $6,173 71 2.441 96 183 15-2,625 11 4,321 00 1,500 00 $14,619 82 The suit for damages instituted against the estate of Cornelius Bealer, deceased, for damages sustained by reason of non-fulfillment of contract upon the part of T. D. Jones, after considerable time spent in negotiations, has been finally compromised upon the following terms: $1,500 to be paid to the committee, $225 to our attorneys, and all costs of suit, leaving the foundation, paid for by Mr. Bealer, secured to the committee, being equivalent to a total payment by them of $2,675. The full details of said proceedings are set forth in the report of our attorney, which is herewith submitted: GENERAL A. HICKENLOOPER, Trustee McPherson Monument Fund: CINCINNATI, October 2, 1873. MY DEAR GENERAL:-In accordance with your request, I have the honor to report, as attorney for the trustees, that I brought suit, at your direction, in December, 1871, against T. D. Jones and the administrators of his security, Cornelius Bealer, for non-compliance with his contract. Negotiations for a settlement were soon after commenced, with which you are even more familiar than I am. They were delayed by the difficulty in ascertaining what the estate of Bealer really was worth, which turned out to be very much less than was expected. Finally, last Spring, I received from you instructions to settle on terms that would net the trustees $1,500. I did so, and on the 3d of July, 1873, I got a judgment entered for $1,725 and costs. This now bears six per cent. interest. I expected, from the assurances given at that time, to have been able to pay the proceeds over by this time, but have not been able to get a settlement, though I have pressed it. The administrator, however, is a man of property, and has good sureties, so that I think the money safe. Just now, in the excited state of the money market, there is no chance to arrange anything. As soon as it subsides, I think we can succeed in making some arrangements to realize. I inclose a copy of the decree in the case, and remain, Very respectfully yours, This cause was submitted to the Court without the intervention of a jury on the pleadings and evidence; thereupon, the Court find that defendants are rightly indebted to plaintiffs in the sum of seventeen hundred and twenty-five dollars ($1,725). It is, therefore considered by the Court that plaintiffs recover of the said defendants, T. D. Jones, individually, and against the said J. C. Fiedeldey, as administrator, said sum of $1,725, together with their costs herein expended. (Minutes Common Pleas, July 3, 1873, p. 204.) While our present contract requires the entire completion of the models on or before December 27, 1873, your committee are now satisfied that sufficient time was not allowed within which to execute so important and difficult a task. Mr. Rebisso has devoted himself to the work with unceasing energy, and the photographs which we now have the pleasure of presenting will be sufficient evidence that the confidence reposed in his ability has not been misplaced, and that he will eventually produce a work of art second to none in this country. The study model-the key to the whole work-will be finished within the next three months, after which the working model will be pushed forward to an early completion, and your committee confidently expect to be able to report, at your next meeting, that they have contracted for the casting. Respectfully, A. HICKENLOOPER, For Committee. On motion of General Fuller: Resolved. That the report of the Committee on McPherson monument be accepted and spread upon the records of the Society. On motion of General Slack: Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to select the time of holding our next annual meeting; same to be submitted for the action of the Society. The President appointed as such committee General J. R. Slack, of Indiana; General W. W. Belknap, of Iowa; General John Pope, of the U. S. Army. On motion of General Force: Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to draft and report resolutions of respect for deceased members. The President named General M. F. Force, Colonel G. D. Munson and General R. P. Buckland as the committee. On motion of Colonel Wood: Resolved, That a committee, to consist of General Swayne, Colonel Markland and General A. V. Rice, be appointed by the Chairman, to act in concert with the citizen committee of Toledo to receive President Grant on his arrival. On motion of General Hurlbut: Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to confer with other societies in regard to holding a reunion of all the societies, jointly, in 1876. The President appointed General Hurlbut, Colonel Fletcher and General C. B. Comstock as the committee. On motion of Captain Barlow: Resolved, That we select as our orator for the next annual meeting, General S. A. Hurlbut, of Illinois, and request him to act in that capacity. The President suggested that, as a committee had been ordered for suggesting the time of holding our next annual meeting, and an orator had also been selected, it was now proper to consider the matter of the place where the meeting should be held, and requested some gentleman would make a suggestion. A general discussion of the subject was entered into, and Indianapolis, Rock Island, St. Louis, Chicago, Springfield, Illinois, and Davenport, Iowa, were all named, each having its favorites. Surgeon Plummer advised strongly for Rock Island, asserting no place would afford greater hospitality, and accommodations were ample. General Pierson advocated Springfield as a better place, as it was more central for the members of the Society. Colonel Herbert urged the merits and advantages of Davenport. Colonel Dayton desired that the members should not lose sight of what seemed to him to be the most important of all considerations in selecting our places of meeting, and that was, it should be at a point where the most men who served in our army could go with the least possible trouble and expense. It is due from the few who can and always will go anywhere that meetings may be held, to consider the interest of those who cannot spare the time from their busy occupations to travel long distances. He would suggest the next meeting, from this consideration, be held west of the Mississippi, at Keokuk or Des Moines. Six annual meetings have been held east of the Mississippi, and of these, with one exception (Madison, Wisconsin), all east of Chicago. His experience with our army, and as Secretary of the Society, convinces him that the greater number of officers who served in our army are now residing west of the Mississippi. Those of regiments recruited west of the Mississippi nearly all remain-few have gone east of it; while of those that were recruited east, a very large proportion have taken up their residences, since the war, in the Western States. The interests of the Society would seem to claim that we should go there. He thought a committee, as usual, should be appointed to closely consider all points bearing on the |