Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-09-04

eress for his relief, and for this purpose
had been placed under the direction of the
American Ministers at Paris and I.ontlos
was much dmipishcdi il abortive plans to &c.
feet his d-liverar,e fiom prison. and will
ont the succor aff'rded under my direction
after The Marqu's's release frOm imprison.
ment ne must have suffered from the wau.
of thu necessariss OF blre subsistence.
docu nent in the hand writing Of, and signed
by. he Marquis, expressive of his gratitpds
to the ". 5. for the sums tn had been
advanced t. h m Il der my direction wss 6.
led bvwe with the accounting Off e,soe
the Treasury. imme diatly after my return
from the IN ssion u ENgland.
Knowing the obligation we felt, and baa
always expressed towards the M,rqn.s l.,
Fayette: knowing. also. that President
w ,shington had written to the Empero,.
of Germany, expressing the deep inter.
est we took in whatever Concerned r..
Marquis. and interfering with his m.ies.y
to p.'"cure his release knowing, further.
more, that after his release. he reached
Hamburg 9Th, without money, and without a.
/ bility to obtain it from any other ausrter
did not b sita'e in directing our bankers
to advance TO the Marquis, from time Ia
time. the sums necessary for his subsistence
while waiting AT Hamburger for a passage
IN
| less thtn $1,000.
| Before authorized this adva nre. ! in.
formed the Department of State tina, hut
| Little of the money granted by Congress re-.
manned unexpentcG. and that. as af,tr his
| release. should prob ably be call. Il on. &,
might De obliged to advance beyond lis \.
mount, asked for Instructions on the sub
| ject. | repeated this communication, adj
! ding. that hal authorised, and should con-
| time to authorize small advances, until
should be ordered to stop nv hand. con.
strued the silence of the Department of
State to be equivalent to the reference of
| the subject u my d secretion, and accor-
dinghy desisted from making further alyan-
ces IN the following spring, when the Mar
quis instead OF proces ding to the u. S. re-
turned to France.
| My own accounts were settled soon acer
my return home, and balance that W
due was paid to me. Way, then should
who owe the public nothing, be placed on
the list of public debtors
l request you, sir, to- submit this matter
to ths Presidents consideration. in the ex
| pectation that you will receive his i.s,ruc-
ton TO give the requisite direction to The
proper off CT OF the Treasury Department.
to close the pro forma account against nv
name, balancing the same by an eauiva-
lent charge against the Marquis La Fay
cite. the real debtor. or by any other pro,
ceeding. which shall remove my name
from the catalogue of public debtors, where
l am p rsuaded the President will th,nk
1T ought not to remain.
With great consideration. &C.
RUFUS KING.
Hon. JAMES MONROE,
Secretary of State.
Cohy of a letter fran the Secretary 5f
STATE 10 The .drciitor offhe 7rasury.
| Department OF state,
| April 5, 1916
The President considers it proper that
Mr.. King should be released from the
charge ag inst him on the Treasury books
of S4.so5 9. as money paid to thu MARCUS
DE La F yette, during the period The FIR
mer represented the u S. at London and
the Marqu La Fayette shoul be charged
with that amount. provided the vouchers
OF Mr.. King to establish the payment to
the Marquis be satisfactory.
have the honor to be, Sc.
JAMES MONROE.
| RICHARD HARRISON. ESQ.
Auditor of the Treasury.