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Red Tape

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A good object lesson to those under the mistaken belief that government red tape was an invention of the last century.  Hamilton K. Redway was born in 1829 and died in 1888.  During the Civil War he served in the 24th New York Volunteers and as a Captain in the 1rst New York Veteran Cavalry.  After the war he served as a Second Lieutenant with the 1rst Colored Cavalry until April 15, 1866.  It is interesting that his widow was fighting with the Federal government over his pay during the Civil War with this claim not being settled until May 7, 1891, three decades after the start of the Civil War.  Wars come and go, but the red tape of governments is eternal.

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Michael Paterson-Seymour
Michael Paterson-Seymour
Monday, January 4, AD 2016 5:49am

Here is a curious thing. Lawyers really do use red tape to tie up their papers (but green tape to sew deeds) However, it is always referred to as “pink tape,” a bit like “hunting pink.”

Then again, we talk of “white grapes” not green ones and “white wine” rather than yellow, or “white people” for that matter.

Just a whimsical thought.

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