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rested with me, as some are disposed to think it does, who are not acquainted with the cauaes which has produced that delay, I shonld be justly liable to censure. At the time I came to the Territory and entered upon the discharge of the duties of my office, I found His Excellency the Governor, absent on public business, and he did not return to the seat of government until sometime in September. This necessarily devolved on me the duties of the Executive Department, and was consequently prevented from executing and forwarding my bond until August, at which time I made an urgent request upon the Treasury Department to forward me without delay the funds that had been appropriated by Congress to pay our expenses. This was 10: done; and the money yet remains in the Treasury, not subject to my order, nor under my control.-No steps, therefore, that I could have taken would have enabled me to have procured the money. I assure the Legislature that every thing was done in my power to procure the money, so that it might be disbursed amongst those who are honestly entitled to it, and who have a just right to complain of this unjustifiable delay on the part of the officers at Washington. If the money had been sent to my predecessor he would doubtless long since have disbursed it with strict fidelity. And it is a matter of deep regret and surprise that the wisdom and legal learning which at present distinguishes the officers of the Treasury Department, should not have enabled them in nine months to determine whether the appropriation should be sent to my predecessor or myself.

All of which is respectfully submitted.

I have the honor to be, sir, your ob't serv't,

A. P. FIELD, Sec'y. W. T

THE UNITED STATES,

Dr.

To Francis J. Dunn, late Secretary of Wisconsin Territory, in relation to the expenses of the Legislative Assembly of

From 19th February, to the 14th April, 1841.

Amount of his expenditures made under the following acts of the Legislative Assembly, viz: Act approved 19th February, 1841.

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Deduct amount of the following, not being properly receipted:

(Suspended)

Susp'nd'd for expl'ation.

Voucher 102 Colliers&Pettus 2,455 89 No auth'ty for Mr. Roun

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tree to sign the receipt.

103 J. Mitchell, chapl'n 100 00 No authority to sign for

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messenger,

57 Henry H. Phoenix,

ass't door keeper,

No authority for Elder

80 00kin to sign.

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sembly appropriated at their session ending 14th Aug. 1840, per abstract, Deduct this sum over paid Josiah A.Noonan, for printing for the House of Representatives in voucher 138 he should have paid $4,22 86 instead of $782 11 cts. accounting for the over payment by you is as follows, viz:

The whole amount appropriated to the editors of the Wisconsin Enquirer, Noo

nan and Sholes, was

1 66

$3,331 89

3,331 89 9,689 83

$24,698 83

$892 86

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4,126 11

instead of $782 11, as

charged in voucher 138

above over paid

359 25

3,766 86

Amount of his payments for the expenses of said Assembly, under the act approved 13th January, 1840, per abstract,

1,523 46

Deduct this sum expended by him, over and above the balance of the appropriation made by Congress, (now suspended for want of a further appropriation by Congress,)

29,989 15

5,182 03

$24,807 12

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Statement of differences as follows:

Amount of his payment per abstract herewith, is

Add this sum short charged in voucher 129, paid Jesse A.
Clark for candles $14 63, and only charged $14,

33,752 66

63

33,753 29

Deduct amount due him per treasurer's statement,

24,807 12

Making a difference of

$8,946 17

Which difference arises for disallowances, suspensions, and over payment, as more particularly described in the statement herewith, viz:

Amount over paid to Edw'd Elderkin in voucher 71,
Amount disallowed and over paid under their act appro-
ved 19th Febuary, 1841, (see statement,)
Amount over paid Josiah A. Noonan, in voucher 138,

73 00

3,331 89

under their act approved 14th August, 1840, for parti

ticulars, see statement,

359 25

3,764 14

Add this sum suspended for want of a further appropria

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TREASURY DEPARTMRNT, Sept. 24th, 1841. Sir:-Your letter of the 27th ult. was duly received, and also your official bond accompanying it, which has been placed upon the usual files in the office of the 1st. comptroller of the Treasury. In reply to your application for the amount of the appropriation by the act of Congress of 3d March, 1841, for the expenses of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Wiskonsan, I have to remark, that from information this day received of the 1st. Auditor of the Treasury, it appears that the late Secretary of the Territory, Mr. Dunn, has forwarded to his office accounts and vouchers for expenditures made in pursuance of the acts of the Territorial Legislature amounting in all, by Mr. Dunn's statement, to a sum exceeding the whole amount of the credit of the appropriation made by Congress. These accounts and vouchers transmitted by Mr. Dunn, are now in the progress of examination and settlement and a final report of the amount allowed will probably be found in the opinion of the first Auditor to exhaust the whole of the appropriation. Under these circumstances, therefore, I have only to add, that when another appropriation is made by Congress on account of the expenses of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory, immediate attention will with pleasure be given to your application for a remittance of funds.

Very respectfully, sir, I remain your ob't serv't.

W. FORWARD, Sec. of the Treasury. ALEXANDER P. FIELD, Sec. of the territory of Wiskonsan.

Madison, Wis. Ter.

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