The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-06-26
:, SzSh1lees'0. My IS 1929.

AHSos'e' q oOOCu,
am ,hsokfui 20 you tor the paper you
have been SO kind as 10 send, conainiog tho
sHaignment OF the Piesideo,s Of Tho u. S.
generally ss peculstors or sccessaries to pee
ola,ion, 10y an iDiormer who mask, himself
under the signature of "A Native of Virgin
Ia What 'eiatcs to myself in this paper,
(oe'ng his No.Nl and Tho only No. l bsvo
SEEM had before read in the Federal Re-
pobiican ot Baltimore Of Aug. 2s, which was
sent to fne by friend with The real nsmo OF
The author. il was published there during
'he ie'ment of warmly contested elsction.
- considered II therefore as an electioneer-
ing MAJ nuvre merely, and did no, even ,hinS
u eqohed he trouble OF recollucting, otter .
lapse oi 50 years, tho circumstances Of tho
case IN which no charges me win having
purloined from tho Treasury Of the United
States The sum OF il48 dollars. But, 40 ho
has thought worth repeating In his roll Of
Information against your Presidents nominal
", shall give the uuths Of the case, which
he has omitted, PEI 'haps because he did not
kooW them and vsntured TOO inconsidc, ably to
supply them from his own conjec,ures.
On the return from my mission 10 F,uncc,
and joining The COVE rnmen, here, in tho
spring Of 1890, had long and heavy ae.
count 10 settle wub the u. S. of the admins.
tration oil their pecuniaiy affairs in Europe,
OF which tho spperIntcndance had been conf.
ded TO mo while lhoIo. gave III my sc-
count carly, but the pressure OF other buei-
ness dad not permit tho accounting officers To
attend to II ill Oct. 10. i792, when he sot-
tied, snc balance of die. 38S 81 appssiinr
to be due from me (bu, o., oneously ss will
he shsw") p.id the MONEY tho sao,e dey,
delivered up my vouchers, and received q
certificate Of IT. But, still the articles Of nv
draoghts on the bankers could be only hvovis.
sonaAy paN, Until lheir accounts also should
be received 10 DO conf on,ed with mine, and
II was not lill tho 24lh Of June, 1904, hat L
received ieller iron Mr.. Richard Harti.oa,
the aud'tor, infof mlog me, that my accouns,
as Minister to France, had bceb adjusted and
closed = adding 'ihe bill drawn and credited
by you undet date cf the 2ls Of Oct. 1889,
for banco hoiIns $500, having never ye, sp.
pcared in any account Of The Dutch bankers,
stands at your debit only as a hrovisionai
charge. IL IL shonid hereafter tu' q out, a.
incline 10 think IL will, that this bill has mover
been negociated or used by Mr.. Grand, you
will have just claim on tho public for its
value This wns tho FRS, in,ima,ion TO mo
tha, had too hastily charged myself with
that draught. ] determined, however, as I
had allowed IL in my account, and paid up The
bsIance 1t had produced against me, TO lot 10
remain while, as there was o possibility that
tho draught nigh, still be presented by the
holder TO the 6snkors ant so it remained till
was near leaving Washington on my final
retirement from the administration in 1909.
then received from the Auoitor, M. Harri.
soD, the following note Mt. j ffe rson in
his accounts Is late Miais,cr to France, cred-
tied, among other sums, . bill drawn by him
on the Plat Oct. 1889, 10 the order Of Grand
and Co. OF tho bsnkers Of tho " s. at Ans
tcrdam for Banco I. $500, equal with Agio,
10 Current horins 287o. cod which was
charged to him frovisronaiiy in the official
statement made at the Treasury in the month
OF Oct. 1904 but as this bill has not yet been
noticed IN any account rendered by the bank.
ers, The presumption 10 sroog that Il wss
never negotiated OF presented for payment,
and MIR. Jefferson Therefore appears justly en.
titled 10 receive tho value OF IL, which at 40
cents tho guilder, (tho rs,e q, which il vas
estimated in the above mentioned . aiem.nt)
amounts 10 Il46 dollars. AUDITORS Office,
Jan. -, 1909"
Desirous Of leaving nothing unsettled be-
hind me, drew The money from the Treasu.
ry, but without any Interest, shhough ] had
let il be there 20 years, and mad actually on
tba, error paid sss dollars 6Y cents, an appar-
ent balance against me, when the true bal
snce was 10 my favor 25S dollars SO cents.
The question then is--How has this happen.
ed have examined mioutsly aud Can state
clearly.
Turning to my pocket diary, I end ,ha, on
l.-
bill. was st Cowes in England, on my re-
turn 10 tho United States. The entry in my
diary is in these words; "i7ss, Oct. 81,
sent TO Grand & Co. latter Of efedit on VIII