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FISH FIRST CLASS. BELKNAP CORRUPT

Ham ilton Fidh ( 1 8 0 8 - 9 3) u>o6 a tawyed & ^odmed & Sen a tor Meet; VoAfe State,
who came out po-E-E-tccccE Ae^-tAemeat io /be o-fa S ta te in C a bin et
1869 to 1 8 7 7 . He erneAged uw.;tFi an enhanced d ep u ta tio n in te r n a tio n a l &
demained untouched by th e dcandal & codduption w hich in v o lv e d many o th er ca b in e t members.

Pded. Gdant wad an honedt m a n ,but hid c h o ic e o£ ca b in e t membedd & advidedd wad
d i d a d t d o u d . Gen. B elknap, appoin ted S e cre ta ry War in 1869 wad chadged w ith
on 2 .MAR. 76 £od a ccep tin g $24,450 £dom Joh n Evand faod hid appointm ent to th e p o d t-
tdadeddhip at Fodt S U M . Belknap wad im peached but edcaped punidhment by d e sig n in g .

'Faee Funk' o{ i i l M U a m hloAth Bettnap, Sec I 69 U u wi
edi WASHINGTON D.C./ FREE. [migneaj

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