Grant v. United States

The claim in this case is for private property destroyed and abandoned in Arizona on the 15th of July, 18G1, by order of Captain J. N. Moore, commanding United States troops in the vicinity of Tucson. Grant was a contractor with the government for furnishing commissary and quartermaster supplies for the forts and military posts in Arizona, and in furtherance of his contract had expended large sums of money in the repair and erection of flouring mills, dwelling-houses, storehouses, shops, and corrals. He had personal property also of considerable value, consisting in part of-flour, wheat,…