Office of Discount and Deposite, Charleston, 14th August, 1817. SIR: Your favor of the 7th instant, in behalf of the Secretary of the Treasury, has been received. In reply to your 1st query, I have to inform you, that John Robertson, Esquire, Navy Agent, for South Carolina, is the person referred to in my return of the Treasury account with this office. Your 2d query, I am at present unable to answer, owing to the omission of noting the name of the Collector who deposited the sum, at the time when the transaction occurred. I shall endeavor to acquire the information, and, if successful, transmit it to you. In the mean time, I would suggest, that it may be obtained at Washington, by a reference to my duplicate receipt, which was given at the time, for the purpose of being sent to the Treasury Department. I am respectfully, sir, EDWD. JONES, Esq. Your most obedient servant, PETER BACOT, Cashier. Principal Clerk, Treasury Department: Office of Discount and Deposite, New-York, August 25th, 1817. SIR: In pursuance of directions received from Mr. Ed. Jones, of the 14th instant, I have purchased for public use, and now inclose, with my account and vouchers, sundry bills for £1559 8 2 sterling at 1 per cent prem. 17500 guilders at 40 c. $7,000 7,000 $14,000 I am, most respectfully, yours, &c. Office of D't. & Deposit, Bank U. S. Richmond, Aug. 25, 1817. SIR: I beg leave to enclose the small account of purchases of funded debt, made by me, under your instructions, for the United States, accompanied by the certificates of the Commissioner of Loans, the only voucher in my possession, the regular transfers having been forwarded by him, as he assures me, agreeably to your instructions. On reference to instructions, I fear that I have been somewhat remiss by delay, and the account is not perfectly in the form required, yet I am at a loss to remedy it. You will please observe, that no in terest is brought into consideration, it having ceased on the 1st of July last. I have the honor to be, very respectfully J. B. DANDRIDGE, Cashier. The Hon. WM. H. CRAWFORD, Secretary of the Treasury. United States' Loan Office, state of Virginia, 5th July, 1817. I hereby certify, that Robert Pollard, proprietor of three per cent. stock, standing on my books, has transferred to Thomas Tudor Tucker, Treasurer of the United States, in trust for the said states, $7,692 30 cts. of three per cent. stock, and that the original certificate has been duly surrendered and deposited in my office. In testimony whereof, I have given duplicate certificates of the same tenor and date. THOMAS NELSON, Commissioner. United States' Loan Office, state of Virginia, 5th July, 1817. I hereby certify, that Beverly Randolph, proprietor of three per cent. stock, standing on my books, has transferred to Thomas Tudor Tucker, Treasurer of the United States, in trust for the said states, $2,200 of three per cent. stock, and that the original certificate has been duly surrendered and deposited in my office. In testimony whereof, I have duplicate certificates of the same tenor and date. THOMAS NELSON, Commissioner. United States' Loan Office, state of Virginia, 8th July, 1817. I hereby certify, that Dr. James Lyons, trustee for Peter Lyons, deceased, who was proprietor of three per cent. stock, standing on my books, has transferred to Thomas Tudor Tucker, Treasurer of the United States, in trust for the said states, $1,129 92 cts. of three per cent. stock, and that the original certificates have been duly surrendered and deposited in my office. In testimony whereof, I have given duplicate certificates of the same tenor and date. THOMAS NELSON, Commissioner. United States' Loan Office, state of Virginia, 1st July, 1817. I hereby certify, that Joseph Marx, of the city of Richmond, proprietor of three per cent. stock, standing on my books, has transferred to Thomas Tudor Tucker, Treasurer of the United States, in trust for said states, $54,796 92 cts. of three per cent. stock, and that the original certificates have been duly surrendered and deposited in my office. In testimony whereof I have given duplicate certificates of the same tenor and date. THOMAS NELSON, Commissioner. United States' Loan Office, state of Virginia, 19th July, 1817. I hereby certify, that Nathaniel Dick, attorney for Archibald Moore, proprietor of old six per cent. and deferred stocks, standing on my books, has transferred to Thomas Tudor Tucker, Treasurer of the United States, in trust for the said states, $5,196 31 cts. of old six per cent. stock, and $1,146 2 cts. of deferred stock, and that the original certificates have been duly surrendered and deposited in my office. In testimony whereof, I have given duplicate certificates of the same tenor and date. THOMAS NELSON, Commissioner. United States' Loan Office, state of Virginia, 1st July, 1817. I hereby certify, that Samuel Myers, of the city of Richmond, proprietor of three per cent. stock, standing on my books, has transferred to Thomas Tudor Tucker, Treasurer of the United States, in trust for the said states, $20,274 61 cts. of three per cent. stock, and that the original certificate has been duly surrendered and deposited in my office. In testimony whereof, I have given duplicate certificates of the same tenor and date. THOMAS NELSON, Commissioner. Office Bank U. States, Savannah, Sept. 1, 1817. SIR: I was duly favored with the letter of the 5th ult. from the Treasury Department, signed by the principal Clerk. The drafts of the Treasurer United States, on the Planters' Bank here, and sent us for collection by the Bank of the United States, which had laid over for a time under your prohibition, have been recently paid. I now enclose you the state of this office, including in detail, the account of" Bank United States, for the use of the Treasurer of the United States," for the current month, ending with this day included. I am, Sir, respectfully, Your most obedient servant, ELEAZAR EARLY, Cashier. The Hon. W. H. CRAWFORD, Secretary of the Treasury. Bank United States, Sept. 6, 1817. SIR: In pursuance of the instructions contained in your letter of the 11th June last, I have purchased on account of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, the following amounts of the funded debt of the United States, which has been transferred to Thomas Tudor Tucker, Treasurer of the United States, in trust for the said States, as per the enclosed certificate of the Commissioner of Loans, viz: $158,455 92, old six per cent. stock. 54,100 00, Louisiana Domestic six per cent. stock. You will please to receive herewith, my account for the purchase of the stock, with the vouchers in support of the same. I am, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, JONATHAN SMITH, Cashier. The Hon. W. H. CRAWFORD, Secretary of the Treasury. Office of Discount & Deposite, New York, Sept. 8, 1817. SIR: As instructed in Mr. Jones' letter of the 28th ult. I have purchased for public use bills on England payable in London, to the amount of twenty-three thousand pounds sterling. The firsts and seconds of which I now enclose, with my account and vouchers. The Hon. W. H. CRAWFORD, I am, very resepctfully, Secretary of the Treasury. Office of Discount & Deposite, N. York, Sept. 9, 1817. SIR: This serves to cover third and fourth bills 25,000 pounds sterling, purchased by me for public use; the firsts and seconds of which, with my account and vouchers, I had the honor to forward by the last mail. Hon. WM. H. CRAWFORD, I am, sir, respectfully, Your obedient servant, LYNDE CATLIN. Secretary Treasury United States. Office Discount Deposite, Baltimore, Sept. 13, 1817. SIR: I send herein, sundry certificates of funded debt, bought by your order for the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund. I send a statement of the cost enclosed. It is forwarded in haste to day, that it may reach you before the books are closed for this quarter. Hon. WM. H. CRAWFORD. Your obliged and ob't serv't, JAMES W. McCULLOH, Cashier. Secretary of the Treasury, Washington. Office Discount & Deposite, Baltimore, Sept. 13, 1817. SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, dated the 8th instant, and informing me that the Commissioner of Loans for Maryland, had been instructed to deliver to me, on the last day of this month, all the books, papers, &c. appertaining to the Loan Office, and to the agency for paying Invalid Pensions. As the certificates of funded debt to be issued after the 1st October next, are to be signed by the President, and countersigned by the Cashier, will it not be requisite to have new forms of blank certificates; and will those be furnished by the Department.? I have the honor to be, Hon, WM. H. CRAWFORD, Secretary of the Treasury. Your obedient servant. J. A. BUCHANAN, President. 87 |
