Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-04-11
induce q suspicion, that he has sold|

atfiee has sold post once u'ai'o
checks for a premium, other 'HaD
drafts obtained for their o"fl saiaf'tS
except in the ease Of II H. Ea~ y,
sho bought a post efiiee draft Oh
Boston, for District of Columbia pa
oer. and disposed of it by an agtn'
in New York. Gas ''he presumeS' J
for a premium
The committee have not rei'ed up
on negative testimony 20 d prove this
charge but have at'en'ivels examln
ed the books OF the Cnion Bank
containing the account with the sc
neral poss office, as we'll as the pr
~ f. accounts Of Abra ham Bradley
;oo. and Phineas Bradley. with tha'
Rank & have satisfactorily ascertain
ed that no credit baye been given to
them, or to any other person 10 the
general post Office, for premiums on
drafts or checks. they have also as
|certained. that the premiums ioi
post Office drafts and checks sold 05
he bank. have been catered in the
profit and loss account thereof. II
therefore conclusively follows that
these premiums have accrued TO tie
bank. and 10 Houe other
g 1t appears that a draft in favor
of Elisha Riggs. is charged IN the
cash book OF The general post office.
as sold 20 the Union Bank, the
words Uaion Bass, being apparenl-
" written Oh ga erasure. But from
an examination Of the book Of ibe
Union Bank, the committee ascer
tanned, that the general post office
had credit for this drafi thereon. (see
also the testimony of hlisha Riggs.
and therefore, therefore the draf,
having been actually sold TO. and ne
gotiated by the Union Bank & net
elisha Riggs, they do BOT perceive
any impropriety in the ent'y. y still
less have they heen able TO discover
any improper purpose to be affected
by the alterations on tie cash book.
g. 1t appears to have been Tie pTac-
tiee of the assistant post master sc
neral, \. Bradley. j. 20 open an ac-
count with certain individuals. part
" Of private nature there were
eases IN which members Oh congress
have by means Of the agency of a.
hraham Bradley. jr. transferred
funds from one part OF the United
States to another part. or have re
ceiye,i mone.for snmp Of their con.
s!ilrsai.. Hsla :. a.~ e@n,. sti,eif
names became entered on the books
no adv u(agas accrued 30 any person
bs the transaction oIiier than thai
of the acconmod zion IN transferring
an incogsilarai,l. fand from one
place 10 aao!her. Ii May be Oh
served iha, The post office offered pe
cuiiar facilities in this particular. q
has frequently been resort"d TO b,
members OF congress and others 70"
this purpose, bat their NJ mes dc nol
appear in an open account on the
book. except when the drafts ey
acuy balance at the time Of ex
change,
The only account Of this nature
which is escertained 10 remain open
on the books was made in Dee. 1900
where there is balance in favor Of
che general post effiee Of $50 dollars,
due from gen IL Lee. OF Virginia.
9Th. ItaFpers tha' Piine as Bad
ley, a clerk in the General Post OF.
Zee, has been concerned liz carrying
The mail, and that be owned some
what more than one eighteenth of a
line of stages which carried he n.aii
from Baltimore to Georgetown aud
for 2 500 dollars q year
Whatever may be tie opinion of thel
committee rs 10 the strict proprieiy
If the mode in which compromise
was effected iii this case betweenl
risaI contractors, (see the testimony
Of John Dayis.) il is bat proper to
add, that MIR. Bradley has no legal
agency in influencing the Geeision
lpon The contract nor could he haves
lad any other agency in il, unless
, corrupt disposition is presumed on
he part of the Post Master General
who was consulted before the con