. A Chautauqua boy in '61 and afterward; reminiscences by David B. Parker, second lieutenant, Seventy-second New York, detailed superintendent of the mails of the Army of the Potomac, United States marshal, district of Virginia, chief post office inspector . Jay French. Mr. Frenchhad had much experience before the war, and duringthe war he was in charge of the important post-officeat Fortress Monroe and was in every respect a modelofficial. When it became known that, as soon as Gen-eral Grant became President, Dr. Sharp would be ap-pointed United States Marshal for the District ofColumbia, a p
. A Chautauqua boy in '61 and afterward; reminiscences by David B. Parker, second lieutenant, Seventy-second New York, detailed superintendent of the mails of the Army of the Potomac, United States marshal, district of Virginia, chief post office inspector . Jay French. Mr. Frenchhad had much experience before the war, and duringthe war he was in charge of the important post-officeat Fortress Monroe and was in every respect a modelofficial. When it became known that, as soon as Gen-eral Grant became President, Dr. Sharp would be ap-pointed United States Marshal for the District ofColumbia, a petition was circulated in Richmond forthe appointment of Mr. French as postmaster; andthe patrons of the office signed with great unanimity,but General Grant desired to appoint Miss Van Lew,and arranged that Colonel French should be appointedSuperintendent of the Railway Mail Service for theDistrict of Ohio. Indiana, and Kentucky. Miss VanLews appointment w^as well received in Richmond,although it was well known that she had not only beena Union woman but had rendered service to the UnionCause. After she had been in office a few months,I, being in Washington, called upon President Grant,and he said: You are just in time to give me some special Agent Parker and Captain C 1^. Scovillc GETTYSBURG TO RICHMOND 59 The Postmaster General has just been here and handedme a statement regarding Miss Van Lews insubor-dination, and insists upon her removal. I would liketo retain her, if possible, but it looks very discourag-ing. The Postmaster General says that she haschanged the pay of clerks, not only without authorityfrom the Department, but in face of positive ordersnot to do so, and in other respects has disobeyed therules and orders of the Department, and that a SpecialAgent sent especially to investigate and report uponthe matter was ordered out of the office by her andtold to go about his business. I dont see how I canretain her in office if she is to behave that way.
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