Letter from George B. Cortelyou to E. A. Hitchcock
This item includes a letter regarding Dr. Edward Bedlow for appointment on the Board of Pension Appeals. Also included is a list of charges against Edward Bedlow.
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OCR Page 1 of 3instead of the legal fee of $1. each. $1,155 of this amount
was subsequently returned by him.
7. That Mr. Bedloe's moral character was bad.
Mr. Bedloe was suspended and the Consul General at
Shanghai was directed to investigate the charges. In spite
of Bedloe's denials, most of the charges were found to be
well founded. Minister Conger urged that under no circum-
stances should Mr. Bedloe be reinstated at Canton. After con-
sideration of the Consul General's report, Mr. Bedloe was
ordered home and allowed to resign.
His office was found to be in a most disorderly
condition, and it was reported to the Department that his
reputation along the Chinese coast was very bad.
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