American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-06-07

however, as had allowed in my account, and paic
up the balance it had produced against me- to let
remain awhile, as there was possibility that thu
draft might still be presented by the holder to thu
bankers and so it remained till was near leaving
Washington on my final retirement from the ad-
ministration in 1909. | then received from the
Auditor, Mr.. Harrison, the following note 'Mr
Jefferson in his accounts as late minister to France
credited among other sums, bill drawn by him
on the 2lst October $780, to the order of Grand 5,
Co. on the bankers Of the U. S. at Amsterdam fol
Banco f2800 equal with Ago to Current forms
1870, and whieh was charged to him Professionally
in the official statement made at the Treasury in
the month OF October 1904; but this bill has moi
lyet been noticed in any accoun. rendered by the
bankers, the presumption is strong that il wasnever
negotiated or presented for payment, and Mr.. JEFF
ferson therefore appears Justly entitled to receive
the value OF it, which at 40 cents the guder (the
rate at which it was estimated in the above men
toned statemen) amounts to Sl148, Auditors Of.
fee, Jan. "a, 1907
DESTROYS of leaving nothing unsettled behind me
drew the money from the treasury but without
any interest, although had let it lie there 90 years
and had actually on that paid 888 dollars 81
cents, an apparent balance against me, when the
true balance was in my favour 259 dollars 3S cents
The question then is, How has this happened!
have examined infinitely and can state it clearly.
Turning to my pocket diary, find that on the
2lst day of October, $780, the date Of this bill
was at Cowes in England then on my return to the
United States. The entry in my diary is 10 these
words: 1889, Oct. 81, sent to Grand Sc Co. letter
of credit on Wilinks, Van Staphorsts and Hubbard
for $500 forms banco:' and Immediately credi
ted it in my account with the United States in The
following words: 1879, Oct. 81 BY my bill OF
Willlnks, Van Staphorsts and Hubbard in favour
OF Grand * Co for $500 Rorins, equal to $3.50 vres
l8 sous My account having been kept in livres 8
sous OF France, the auditor settled this sum at III,
current exchange, making it 1l48 dollars. This
bill drawn at Cowes in England had to pass through
London to Paris by the English and French mails
| in which passage 1t was lost by some unknown &C
cident, 10 which it was the more exposed in thu
French mail, by the confusion then prevailing for
It was exactly at that tima that martial law wa
proclaimed at Paris the country all up in arms, anC
executions by the mobs were daily perpetratinl
through town and country. However this may hav,
BEEN the bill never got to the hands Of Grand & Co.
was never, of course, forwarded by them to thu
bankers of Amsterdam, nor any thing more eve
heard Of it. The aud tors first conjecture then
the true one that it never was negotiated, nor there
fore charged to the United States in any of the
bankers accounts. have now under my eye
duplicate furnished me by Grand of his account o
that date against the United States, and his private
account against myself, and affirm that he has no
noticed this bill in either of these accounts and the
auditor assures US the Dutch bankers have never
charged it.
The sum Of the whole then is, that drew bill
on the United States bankers, charged my self stt
lit, on the presumption it would be paid; that
never was paid, however, either by the bankers o
the United States, or any body else. Ii was surely
lust then, to return me the money had paid tor II
lyet the 'Native of Virginia thinks that this act Of
receiving back the money had thus, through error
overpad, qvaS a halhabt' and man fest act Of MIRA
urhitude, about (Which no tzDo honest impartial mel
can POSSIBLY difer | ascribe these hard expression
to the ardor Of his zeal for the public good, and al
lthey contain neither argument nor proof, pas
them over without observation. Indeed have no
been in the habit of noticing these morbid election:
of spleen, either with or without the names OF thos
venting them, but have bought it duty on III
present occasion to relieve my fellow citizens AM
my country from the degradation in the eyes of tn
world, to which this iniormer is endeavouring t.
reduce il, by representing it governed hitherto b.
a succession of swindlers and REGULATORS, nor shall
notice any further endeavours to prove or palliat
this palpabe transformation. am too old ant
inert to undertake minute Investigations of Intricate
transactions Of the last century; and am not atralt
to trust to the justice and good of my fellow
citizens on future as on former attempts to lesse
/ me in their esteehI.
! ask of you gentlemen. the insertion of this let
ter in your paper: and trust that the printers VIII
have hazarded the publication of the libel, anony
nous authority, will think that Of the answer
moderate retribution of the wrong to which the
have been accessory. TIL. JEFFERSON
BY the kindness of friend, favored with the 70
lowing translation of proclamation of the governor gene