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<p>[QUOTE="MrNate, post: 1080910, member: 5515"]Okay, a loose theory and I'll leave it at this since Cheryl is right sadly without provenance no way to prove it. Personally, I don't think this explanation is outside the realm of possible and probable:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. General Edward I. Darling passes away after the wounds he received during the Battle of Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee. His wife Flora Darling has a legitimate claim for payment from the U.S. government.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. In her effort to get paid, she seeks the assistance of her brother John Quincy Adams, a politician, who has some sort of previous ties with Mr. Robert J. Walker (former Secretary of the Treasury). </p><p><br /></p><p>3. Mr. Walker perhaps befriends the widow Mrs. Darling and provides a presentation to her son on Christmas (who knows, but I like the theory).</p><p><br /></p><p>4. Prior to Mr. Walker tending to the payment, or due to the bureaucratic nature of government, Mr. Walker dies before Mrs. Darling is paid.</p><p><br /></p><p>5. Mrs. Darling continues her petition to the government, entering into the 1875 record of senate debate and eventually receiving her payment in 1903. </p><p><br /></p><p>6. Presumably Mrs. Darline would have focused her efforts in Washington DC had they met; my theory is that she hired Mr. Walker as her lawyer/lobbyist to receive payment, he was working in Washington DC from 1864 until his death.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="MrNate, post: 1080910, member: 5515"]Okay, a loose theory and I'll leave it at this since Cheryl is right sadly without provenance no way to prove it. Personally, I don't think this explanation is outside the realm of possible and probable: 1. General Edward I. Darling passes away after the wounds he received during the Battle of Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee. His wife Flora Darling has a legitimate claim for payment from the U.S. government. 2. In her effort to get paid, she seeks the assistance of her brother John Quincy Adams, a politician, who has some sort of previous ties with Mr. Robert J. Walker (former Secretary of the Treasury). 3. Mr. Walker perhaps befriends the widow Mrs. Darling and provides a presentation to her son on Christmas (who knows, but I like the theory). 4. Prior to Mr. Walker tending to the payment, or due to the bureaucratic nature of government, Mr. Walker dies before Mrs. Darling is paid. 5. Mrs. Darling continues her petition to the government, entering into the 1875 record of senate debate and eventually receiving her payment in 1903. 6. Presumably Mrs. Darline would have focused her efforts in Washington DC had they met; my theory is that she hired Mr. Walker as her lawyer/lobbyist to receive payment, he was working in Washington DC from 1864 until his death.[/QUOTE]
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