Viewing page 173 of 190

This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.

[[start page]]
[[underline]]March[[/underline]]  [[underline]]1868[[/underline]]
for light house purposes & insured it.  When he went to Government for his pay the Sec. refused to acknowledge his claim for insurance wh. amounted to two or three hundred dollars telling him he ought not to have insured as the Government never insured anything but said the Gen. It was stormy weather it was necessary to insure.  Contrary to rule replied the officer contrary to rule it cannot be allowed, but said the Gen. the vessel was lost.  This altered the state of the case.  The officer concluded to allow the payment of the insurance.  This reimbursement of Gen. Totten recalled a similar incident of a man who went to insure his vessel to a House in New York.  The insurance
[[end page]]
[[start page]]
was heavy [[strikethrough]] he demurred about paying it[[/strikethrough]] the officers demurred about allowing him any as the vessel was very highly valued by its owner  The man returned in a few days & said I have heard from that vessel.  You need not make out the insurance papers.  They are made out the officers replied [[lately?]] the Insurance must be paid.  Very well said the man I am willing [[underline]]the vessel was lost[[/underline]]
14 Saturday.  The impeachment is put off for ten days.  Mr. Franklin said at dinner that the President it is supposed will resign.  Sec. Browning takes Mr. Stansbury's place.  Father has gone to the club.  It meets to night at Sec. McColloch's.  Lottie is low spirited to night about Mary H.  She says she looks very
[[end page]]