1865-05-10: McMahon, D., to Captain of the Annie, Letter |
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Law Office of D. & T. McMAHON,
Counsellors at Law,
271 BROADWAY, (Rooms 10 & 11.)
New York, May 10 1865
Dear Captain,
Since I wrote you
yesterday the officers of the
Alabama who are now in
port have had a meeting
and have unanimously
signed the enclosed consent
excepting the Paymaster
whose consent I expect
immediately. All I want
now is your signature.
Oblige me therefore with
your signature & forward
it on at once as I want
to induce the other side to
withdraw their appeal
& need only your authority to
operate on them. The enclosed
paper is a copy of the one they
signed —- the entire charge
for all counsel (5 in number
cannot by this stipulation exceed five percent.
[page 2]
If you sign it I will try &
protect you as to the $250
concerning which you
wrote me some time since
Yours Truly
D. McMahon
If you agree make a copy
of it & enclose to me with
your signature at the bottom —- leaving out
the other names--
Object Description
| Title | D. & T. McMahon Letters (1865) |
| Creator | McMahon, D.; Bates, William; Smith, Frank |
| LC Subject Headings |
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 D. & T. McMahon (Firm) McMahon, D. Bates, William Smith, Frank |
| EOA Categories |
History -- 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War and Reconstruction Peoples -- Military Life Government & Politics -- Military |
| Description | This collection consists of three letters, dating from May and June 1865, relating to the involvement of the New York City law firm of D. and T. McMahon in the case of the Confederate blockade runner Annie. The McMahon law firm was retained by the officers of the U.S.S. Alabama, one of the ships that helped capture the Annie off Wilmington, North Carolina, to represent them in prize court, where they believed the officers of two other vessels were unjustly trying to take the whole of the proceeds of the sale of the ship. |
| Digital Publisher | Auburn University Libraries |
| Date | 1865-05-10; 1865-06-27 |
| Original Format | 3 letters, 6 pages, various sizes |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Original Item ID | RG 1124, Box 1, Folder 36 |
| Rights | These images are the property of the Auburn University Libraries and are intended for non-commercial use. Users of the images are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of these and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732. |
| Language | eng |
| File Name | McMahon Law Office letters_1.pdf; McMahon Law Office letters_2.pdf; McMahon Law Office letters_3.pdf |
| Collection | John and Faye Vick Collection |
| Repository | Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. |
| Submitted by | McRae, David R.; Coates, Midge |
Description
| Title | 1865-05-10: McMahon, D., to Captain of the Annie, Letter |
| Creator | McMahon, D. |
| LC Subject Headings |
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 D. & T. McMahon (firm) McMahon, D. Bates, William Smith, Frank |
| EOA Categories |
History -- 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War and Reconstruction Peoples -- Military Life Government & Politics -- Military |
| Description | This collection consists of three letters, dating from May and June 1865, relating to the involvement of the New York City law firm of D. and T. McMahon in the case of the Confederate blockade runner Annie. The McMahon law firm was retained by the officers of the U.S.S. Alabama, one of the ships that helped capture the Annie off Wilmington, North Carolina, to represent them in prize court, where they believed the officers of two other vessels were unjustly trying to take the whole of the proceeds of the sale of the ship. |
| Digital Publisher | Auburn University Libraries |
| Date | 1865-05-10 |
| Original Format | 1 letter |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Original Item ID | RG 1124, Box 1, Folder 36 |
| Rights | These images are the property of the Auburn University Libraries and are intended for non-commercial use. Users of the images are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of these and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732. |
| Language | eng |
| File Name | McMahon Law Office letters_1.pdf |
| Collection | John and Faye Vick Collection |
| Repository | Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. |
| Submitted by | McRae, David R.; Coates, Midge |
| Transcript | [page 1] Law Office of D. & T. McMAHON, Counsellors at Law, 271 BROADWAY, (Rooms 10 & 11.) New York, May 10 1865 Dear Captain, Since I wrote you yesterday the officers of the Alabama who are now in port have had a meeting and have unanimously signed the enclosed consent excepting the Paymaster whose consent I expect immediately. All I want now is your signature. Oblige me therefore with your signature & forward it on at once as I want to induce the other side to withdraw their appeal & need only your authority to operate on them. The enclosed paper is a copy of the one they signed —- the entire charge for all counsel (5 in number cannot by this stipulation exceed five percent. [page 2] If you sign it I will try & protect you as to the $250 concerning which you wrote me some time since Yours Truly D. McMahon If you agree make a copy of it & enclose to me with your signature at the bottom —- leaving out the other names-- |
