THE GREAT BEEF CONTRACT. 



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it, but died before he got through. He left it to Barker J. Allen, and he tried 

 to collect it also. He did not survive. Barker J. Allen left it to Anson G. 

 Rogers, who attempted to collect it, and got along as far as the Ninth Auditor's 

 Office, when Death the great Leveller, came all unsummoned, and foreclosed on 

 him also. He left the bill to a relative of his in Connecticut, Vengeance Hop- 

 kins by name, who lasted four weeks and two days, and made the best time on 

 record, coming within one of reaching the Twelfth Auditor. In his will he gave 

 the contract bill to his uncle, by the name of O-be-joyful Johnson. It was too 

 undermining for Joyful. His last words were: "Weep not for me — / am 



willing to go." 

 poor soul. Seven 

 the contract after 

 died. So it came 

 last. It fell to me 

 by the name of 

 lehem Hubbard, of 

 had a g r u dge 

 long time; but in 

 he sent for me, and 

 thing, and, weep- 

 beef contract, 

 history of it up to 

 ceeded to the prop- 

 endea vor to set 

 before the nation 

 concerns my share 



And so he was, 

 people inherited 

 that; but they all 

 into my hands at 

 through a relative 

 Hubbard— Bet h- 

 Indiana. He had 

 against me for a 

 his last moments 

 forgave me every- 

 ing gave m e the 

 This ends the 

 the time that I suc- 

 erty. I will now 

 myself straight 

 in everything that 

 i n the matter. I 



took this beef contract, and the bill for mileage and transportation, to the Pres- 

 ident of the United States. 



He said, " Well, sir, what can I do for you .' " 



I said, " Sire, on or about the loth day of October, 1861, John Wilson Mac- 

 kenzie, of Flotterdam, Chemung county, New Jersey, deceased, contracted with 

 the General Government to furnish to General Sherman the sum total of thirty 

 barrels of beef " 



