Louis Weichmann

[tom82baur]

(09-03-2015 02:54 PM)Anita Wrote:  

(09-03-2015 07:40 AM)RJNorton Wrote:  Thanks, Susan. I am thinking he never returned to his job at the War Department in Washington.

I agree with your thinking.
"Out of work and money he wrote to Stanton from Philadelphia August 4th 1865 asking for a position in this city(Philadelphia) in the post office or customs house." Before December of that year he was employed at the customs house.
https://books.google.com/books?id=Vgd-Bg...&lpg=PT93&

I read further down the link that Anita posted above, and I came across what I thought might be an interesting tidbit. Hatch references the correspondence between Oldroyd and Weichmann, and states that the chapter in Oldroyd's book about Weichmann was written and proofed by Weichmann. I moved not long ago and I am unable to put my hands on my copy of Oldroyd's book at the moment, so I do not know if this is new information or not. Perhaps it is already common knowledge, or even noted in the book, as such. I read the book long ago, and I do not remember that being mentioned. However, I would now like to re-read it in this new-to-me context.
https://books.google.com/books?id=Vgd-Bg...nn&f=false