Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-07-06
Hon. .Niaim El!o1ris, s'coym, By order Of tie
Committee.

Q. by Mr.. Livingston. You stated in m ox-
animation before 4 former committee, in your
answer to the 9Th iltarrogatorv, that Won had
prevailed upon Col. Stephenson TO write a let
ter TO the Secretary of the Treasury relative to
the proprlcty OF continuing d~apositcs of prhi;c
nor = in the Bank of EaLwarlsyilic, and that
you saw him write the le.,cr, and enclose a p;Ib-
licaton made by you therein. The Commit
tee VISA ID iInoW whether You read that letter
Immediately after il was written, and. more
particularly than is stated in that deposition.
what passed between yourself and Col. S:ep!.cu-
son on that occasion.
a. The circumstance under which II ;ras
written were these Got. Stephenson was. at
that time, the Receiver of Public Moneys and
also the President of the Bank. He was very
unwilling that shJulI withdraw from the Bank.
and supposed that my doing 50 would be lii.cly
10 im?arc its credit, ana increase the raspousi5;-
lisyupon him for the d~cPositcs iii it. | wa5my-
self glad ofthc opportunity Of circumstance so
favorable 10 my advising him with success T.,
write the ictyr TO the Secretary, and lac was We
ry easily prevailed upon to do so, All ap,Iicd
To INC 20 write such a letter for him, as /
thought he ought 10 write 90 the Secretary &
/ accordingly wrote Tue draft of such leticr-
went TO his Office -rc:nainod tiicrc until he had
copied 1t, and afterwards compared tic copy
made by him with the draft. at the same time
that he wrote The letter, he enclosed, TO be sent
with It, as believe was lis intention. a printcI
coy OF my publication announcing INV ~intcnti-
on ID withiraw from thc Bank of EiglrIsy;iIa.
| have no doubt that he sent TIC letter, because
from Hic conversation | hal withIim, il appeared
to be his desire - scII it, 50 far as | could dis
cover; ana lis subsequent conversation LEFT no
doubt on M mind that ho dill send it. | have no
rccol!cctl0a Of having seen tie original draft a.
hovc mentioned from tie t:sHc it was cypic1 nv
Col. Stephenson until the !i;ac Of M late rctrru
to Ed'garesville. IL was then shown 70 me hv
Thomas l. PpiHCot, who was employed in doin,
busi1c,, i'll the LIHI dice, aHI who took # in
NJ presence frOn 4 nong the files OF that Office.
the copy nov presented was male ont, | think
~ himself, aliis either sworn or affirmed to a,
Il true one. Nj. LippinCDt is a gentleman Of
!aIT AL rcspcCtaDiG character, AMI, As | under
stanI and believe, was secretary or clerk TO onc
branch Of the list legislature Of Illinois. Al
though ! cannot s;ycJr that this is a literal cooy
of the original dgdit, / know it to be su5starti-
ally correct, nor have | tho least doubt of L.
being literally 50. Upon the orj@jn,I draft, a.
fpunl in the files oftle oiic1, was an endorse.
mont, in tic hanI writing 81 MIR. Stephenson
the words Of which were, as Clr as l rcc5llcct
the folio wing: cam II The Tr5tayyy Dc2nf
nett, Ort1Ier, 1872" or words to that effect
An al litj,nal reason which induces me to be
lievc that the letter wasscnt, is, hiatt the said Mr.
bipp;ncut also slewel me tue copy Of anolnc
letter which he took from the files of the Office
which was in tie hand writing Of Col. Steven
son, the late receiver, & purportcd to be Il let
ter from the said Receiver TO Mr.. Crawford, da
ted. think, the 22d October, 1919, which
] from tbe subject Of it appears - refer 70 the be
5 fore t35criJcl letter.