Memorandum on the Charges against Simon Cameron1Jump to section
At the election of Senator in Pennsylvania in 1857 General C. bribed three members of the Legislature Lebo, Mancer, and Wagonsella; and part of the consideration paid is now in the hands of William B. Mann of Philadelphia. Bonds---A Mr. Mc-Aber, received the Bonds from General C. for the purpose of corrupting the Legislature. The bonds in Mann's hands were either paid to members, or or [sic] retained by McAber, for compensation as a go between. McAber will swear to all this. The witness was afterward bribed by General C. through John B. Beck, brother-in-law of the witness. A Mr. Johns, a member at the next session, moved to investigate this matter, and was bribed out of it by General C.
Witness J. C. Bonbager---Cashiered.
If Pollock will give his word that he believes General C. to be personally and politically an honest man and whether he believes his? is the result of honest dealing,2Jump to section
Look to report of investigation of 1855---and Protest---Winnebago matter.
In 1849, in a Democratic Convention, he attempted to bribe a convention.
Annotation
[1] Copy, DLC-Nicolay Papers. Nicolay's copy of this memorandum is, together with the copy of the memorandum summarizing the recommendations in Cameron's favor (infra) labeled ``aut. MS.,'' and given a headnote as follows: ``Orig. in envelope `Presidential Dec. 1860.' (Written in pencil and endorsed on back, `In regard to Cameron') (Pinned to other sheets.)'' Written in the lefthand margin of the first page is an additional note, ``W. B. Mann and C. C. Cary know of this/also Dr.Eckart.'' Whether this notation was Nicolay's or a copy of Lincoln's notation is uncertain. Although Lincoln's autograph memorandum of the favorable recommendations as reproduced infra, is still in the Lincoln Papers, the original from which Nicolay made his copy of the unfavorable memorandum has disappeared and may have been destroyed by Robert Todd Lincoln.
[2] The sentence is left incomplete, followed by a vacant line. The question mark is in the source.