Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-06-08
MR. JEFfERSON'S LETTER.
FROM THE ENQUIRER.
BoniiceifO, G!Gy !3.
Mr.. Rf7cHIG i. GoocH:

t'"'''NS''",
MR.. RI7cBIG e CoocH:
am thankful 90 you for the paper YOU
have been so siud as 40 send me, contain.
ing The Infringement of the Pre.ideats of the
United States generally, a, pscolstoss or
acce.saa6ie, III pacula,ior, oy an informer
who masks h:m.eit under me signature Of
Native OF Virginia." What relates 10
myself in this pape,, (beiog his No. VI aud
The only numeer have seen, had before
read in the Federal Republican Of Baltimore
of AUgcst %, which was sent to ne by
friend with the real name Of the euthor. IL
was published there durios the ieIment of
warmy contested election. [ onsidefed
it therefore as an electioBeeriDg mannuvrs
merely, and did not even think it required
the trouble OF rec0lectipg, after lapse Of
80 yesrs, the circumstances of the case in
which he charges me witb having purloined
from Ina Treasury Ut The United States, the
sum Of Has dollars. But, as he ha, thou ght
it worth repeating 10 his roll of information,
against yous Presidents nominaly, | shal.
give the truths Of the case, which ne has
omitted, perhaps because he did not know
them, ana ventursd too inconeiderately to
suPPy them from his own corIectures.
On the return from my mission to France.
and Joining tie government here, in the
spring of 1870, had long and heavy &C.
count 10 settle with the Unitrd States, of
the administration OF their pecunisry affairs
IN Europe, Of which the observation-disclosures
had been confined to me while there.
gave in my account curly, but the pressure
Of other business did not permit the &C.
counting officers to attend 20 it till October
10, 1892, when we setsed, and a balance of
S Soo 81 appearing to be due from me, (but
erronepusly as will be shewn) paid the
money the same day, delivered up my youch.
ers, and received certificate Of it. But
still the articles OF my draughts on the bank.
ers could De only Professionally pact. until
their accounts also should be received To be
confronted With mice, and it was not ill
the 9th of June 1904, that received let.
ter from Mr.. Richard Harrison, ;Se audi
tor, informing me " that my accounts as
minister to France, had been adjusted and
closed,' adding, g The bill! drawn and credit.
ed by you under date Of the 2ist of October.
1889, for banco forms $500, having never
yet appeared In any account of the Dutcl,
bankers, stands at your debit only as
professional charge. If it should hereafter
turn cut, as incline TO think it w III, that
this bill has never been negotiated or used
by Mir. Grand, you viii! have Just claim on
the public for It's value" This wss the
iirst intimation to me that had too hastily
charged myself with that draughi. 1 deter.
mined, however, as had allowed il to my
account, and paid up the balance it had
produced against me, to let IL remain
While as there was possibility that
the drausht might still be presented by
me holder to the bankers and So it remain
ed, Kill l was near leaving Washington on
my final retirement from the administration
in 1869. then received from the Auditor,
Mr.. Harrison, the following note: Mr.
Jefferson, In his accoun,s as late minister 10
France, credited, among other sums, bill
drawn by him on the 2l,t OF October, I7SD
to The order OF Grand s Co. on the bspker
OF the United States at Amsterdam, for
baneo HORNS 2oOO, equal with agio to cur
rent HoTins $50, and which was charged to
him pJ Gp?SEonakLy in the official statement
made at the Treasury in the month of DC.
ioGer, ioOi-b1t, as this bill has not yet
| been noticed IN gny account rendered BY
the bankers, the presumption is strong that
it was never negotiated or ptesen ted for pay.
meDt, and MIR. Jeitsnon therefore appears
Justly entitled 10 receive the value of il,
which, at 40 cents the guide: (the rate ~
which II was estimated ia the above men
toned stateDenD amounts to Sil4S, Au,
ditor's Office, January "a, 1909"
DESTROYS of leaving nothing unsettled be.
bind me, drew the money from The Treas.
DRY. but without any interest, although |
rad let it lie there 20 years, and had actual.
ly, on that error, paid SIS dollars 81 cent?,
al apparent balance against me, when the
true balance was in my favor 25e dollars So
cents. Tho question then il, how has this
happened have examined infinitely, and
can state it clearly.
Turning TO my pocket diary, fina .har
on The 2lSt day OF October, 1859, the date
OF this bill, ] was at Cowes, in Epglsnd. on
my return TO the Uni ed States. The entry
10 'Dy Diary 10 in these words " 1889. DC.
lober 81, sent to Grand & Co. letter Of cred.
it or Willirks, Van Stephorste, and Hob.
bard, for $500 forms basco - and Imme-
dialsly credi ed it in my account with the
United States in the following words . ."
1889, October 81. BY my bill oa WilIjpks
Van S;sphOrsts, and Hubbard, in favor Of
Grand s Co. fer $500 forms equal 70 6250
lIyers, 10 sous" My account bayinp bseu
kept in lvres and sous OF France, the Audi.
toI settled this sum at the current exchange
making /! ii4o dollars. This bill, drawn At
Cowes, in England, han to pass through
London to PstiS by the English and French
mails in which passage 1T was lost, by some
unknown accident, to which il was the mors
exposed in the FIeRch mail, by the confusion
then prevailing +; for it was exactly at che
time that martial law was proclaimed al Pa.
rls, the cou0tTy all upin afms, and ex, Gu
lions by the mobs were daily prepeiratinp
through town and country, However tbis
NAV have been the hill pavar M, o., a.