The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-03-27
Auditors Office, sofa
November, 1909. {

lard and sJohnsoa." The S 1910 here alluded
to, IS the same sum which has been mentioned a.
bove; it IL the amount of 3 warrant issued by the
Auditor 10 Pickett, Pollard and johnson of the
CITY OF Richmond, who forwarded to Philadel-
Pima, draft or drafts for that amount, to be paid
90 our agent there, to enable him to purchaee
materials for the mandatory of arms. / have
stated, that sums of money and drafts for money ,
had been frequently sent in the manner that this
was, to Philadelphia, for the purchase of materi-
ais tut why the committee should have menti.
Oned this draft only, / cannot conceive. The
order of council for the issuing of the warrant in
question, is as follows
COUNCIL CHAMBER, Sep. 70, 1902.
The Auditor will give issue on the usual fund
warrant Tor fifteen hundred and ten dollars in
favor of Pickett, Pollard &c Johnston for the pur-
chase of G,ln.stocks and Iron for the use of the
mandatory of arms.
(Signcd) JAMES MONROE
Received q warrant offifteen hundred and ten
dCliars for Pickett, Pollard & Johnston.
JOHN FOX, Ir.
23d Sep. 1902.
Here instead of recitng all the various articles
intended to be purchased with the money drawn
10y the warrant III question:, the Governor men.
tons IN MS order only gun stocks and iron be.
cause these were reqared, TO a greater amount
than other materials, and because it was unpe-
cessary to cnurnerate them all. But after the
purchases were made with this remittance, our
agent at Philadelphia, in the account transmit.
tad by him, as usual, stated the quantity & cost
OF each OF the several articles, for which it was
expended; which account, with the others sent
by him after an examination by the Executive.
was deposited in the Auditors Office L. is bv
the examination of the accounts, and nor of RI,
Gobernor's orders for issuing the warrant, that &C
quantity and amount of Iron, gun-stocts, or an
other article can be ascertained. TO ascertain
me whole amount of any article which has been
used IN TIE fabrication Farms, reference To the
accounts, or TO The books in which they are re-
corded, must be had, as these alone ctn give the
amount. The committee, however, were too i'm
patient to take either the time or troub, to exs
nine these sonfces OF information. They took
shorter cut and committed the error we Lave seem
And not contented with having most grossly mis-
represented the true amount of both those arti-
cies, (iron and gun stocks) as have shewn, thew
add TO their fau. in both cases, by bringing into
the amount OF each Of those articles, The Soy
ernor's order for issuing that warrant when they
mad aireaoy extracted from the account of the
purchases made by that warrant. ali n At amer
tanned 10 each o. those articles This e cbsrp
ing u twice in the amount of the bar iron. and
twlco IN the amount Of gun stocks. But merely
becaus: GHB Ftosks and iron are mentioned in that
ordsr, he committee when reporting OH the
amo'nt OF bar iron, endeayored To induce belief
tLst becice tiiese s 2soGO which they inc orrec,v
sisted to nave been expended for bar iron, part
OF this - 1910, was still 70 be added; and when
reporting upon the amount of gun stocks, after
as incorrectly reporting upon their amount, they
ssy " e%elasive IF a Safi IF tie eso.s9iture of 6
1910, 10 fTeicif, Pollard and .fohnsfon," wishing
TO add The 1910, or at least part Of Il, I'd the
amount of The iron and par, to the amount of
The gun Stocks, as they had already reported
those amounts. Bat it is ne.dlsss to dwell upon
TVS Subject. The certificates OF Mr.. Jackson. as
WEI as tie public vouchers, shew the true a.
20 got which has been expended for both those
aTtSles
JOHN CLARKE.