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The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-02-13

d NnSinia. 10 WIZ:
4 r a Court of Quarterly Session CONT
"A nued and held for the county of Camp
bell, AT the court house thereof, on Sa-
insslav the 18th day of November, le23, in
the 4sth yeer oEflJs commonwealth,
james Jones, complainant,
Against
Branch Jordan, Clement Townsend, Ger
man Jordan and Daniel Il. Perrow, jr.
defendants,
~ CH4.ECERY.
J he defendants Branch Jordan and Clement
1ownsend, not having entered their appear
neeHnd given security according to law and
the rules otthis court, and il appearing no the
satisfaction oi the court that they are moi IN
habiiants of this commonwealth, II is order
ed, that they do appear here on the second
Monday IN March neat, and answer the bill of
the complainant, and that a.copy ofthis order
be inserted in some one of the Lynchburg
papers published in the town of Lynclburg.
for two months, aud postedu, at the court
houae door at SAID county on some eourt
day. A Copy-Tcstc.
p JOIN ALEXANDER. ok.
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Not ice.

WILL BE SOLD, at auction, on the
W Sd Monday in February, AT Amhcrs,
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Cnr ract OF land.

Lying in Casnplrcll county, on the brancLe,
of Failing river, containing tree hundred
aud ninety siA acres, be the sanIe more or
les aud bounded by tie lines OF " Hmm
Ferguson, Mai. Dinwiddic and Others, on
which the said Thomas now resides. Also,
Another 1r ctor parcel Of | and,
in the said county Of Campbell, on possum
creek, containing acres, that is 10 sBy
tie said Ihomas's undivided interest OF ne
lands OF which Benjamin Cox died seized
and tL4
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-02-13
y Dwenirg Mouse,

u virtue two deeds of tr,,., an,
- ing date in August. 1921. t,nm ~ lar
N"ss aud vic, and the otEcr l., ariry ,'.','m
N3Hrmher, 1871, from William Ross Ia,
"hith are duis recofGcd in tie ,onni,' ~, -
,'i"hf'' Tor purposes therein eAp,cs,!d . ',i
!r exposed 10 public sale, ON The inI' ~ u, WIZ
Marcel rnsn' {. if fair if not H.. rf>, fat:2 Of
'hfre"ief' M tie town OF Fattonsburg in ,";,
20 "a !efes Of I AMI.
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JAY That A.ot of GyounA.
office.

10y Virtue ofa deed of trust executed hy
- John Thompson, ir. 10 John =. Cobhs 4
Arthur Clayton, bearing date the 18th OF July
lsl9, and duly recorded in the clerks office OF
the county of Amherst, Tor the purpose Of Sc
curing the PAYNE III OF u debt due John White,
| shall proceed TO sell, 10 the highest bidder,
for ready money, on the premises, on We'd
nesday tie l9th March next
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-07-20
TESTIMONY AND DOcUMENTs

accompanying The Report Of die Special Committee Of
The House Of Representatives.
ON THE MEMORIAL OF NIsIAN EpwAaps
(Coniinoedl
Receivers Office EdDardsuiLle, III.
Oct IL, 1919.
Sin: Ny absence from this place on a me-
cessary and indispensable visit to Kentucky.
has put it nut # my power, by an earlier op-
portuoi,y than tho ensuing mail, to acknoy-
ledge the receip, Of your letter of the 9th Of
August last, in which you express a wish to ~
informed why the public money in my hands
has not been deposited in the bank of this
place, in conformity with your Instructions,
Sc &c.
Irhis letter recently appeared in the Enquirerbeing
be one published by Mr.. Edwards on his fate arrival q
Washington.
State of Illinois, Madison County, IS.
On the 18th Of May, 1924, personally sp-
peared before the Undersigned Justice Of the
Peace in and for the county aforesaid, Thomas
Lippincott, who, being duly affirmed sccor-
ding to law, deposes that the foregoing is n
true copy Of a paper which was found by the
deponent on the files Of official letters apper-
tanning to, and now in the Receivers Office al
Edwsrdve, and endorsed or filed in the
hand writing of the late Benjamin Stephenson,
Esq. Receiver Of Public Moneys,as follows,
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that, previously to tie esd Of November I..t
$751; 4S, had been paid in specie bv some ~
The parties. whose debts had been assigned nv
TO the Treasury and it Is understood from
the President Of the Bank, that, other sums
nave been paid in like manner-but the Re-
ce'ser at ST. Louis, who is employed nv the
Treasury, ms its agent in collecting the debt
OF mat bank, has not yet reported them 10 the
Secretary. Among The debts assigned To the
!'r'a ,ury was one Of 500 and L app.ars.
that, Tor the reason, and under the circumstan m
c's stated in the accompanying pagers marked
A and b. the Agent entered into our ar
rangemennt, by which $4,000 inI notes of the
Treasury OF the state Missouri, commonly
called loan Office paper,l were tken, at the
rate OF IS cents to the dollar, in Hsrt payment
OF this debt and these notes the Score
iary directed to be specially deposited in the
Branch Bank Of the United STATS at Louis
vile, to the credit Of the Treasitpr. II also
appears, by the same papers. that|thp,e were. |
among the securities assigned by he Bank far
the payment Of its debt To tkl Treasury
ST. ,O08 in paper of this dsscrtiio. &c ,,as
susn, ttos~thcr with another of $50. which he
appears to have since ree-iv,d,) the agent al
ST. Louis, on his owl judg mrnt, subject 10 the
approval Of the SECRETARY, exchanged 81. $3.50
81. for certificates 81 the Auditor af Missouri,
and $4,000 for nots Of he State Bank Of
Illinois, all which, win the balance of the Loan
Oaice paper, have hen placed to the credit of
the Treasurer, as ESPECIAL Opposite in the
Branch Bank Of the United States at Louis
VILE The exthane is represented as ad-
,vantageous TO the Tilted States, but has not |
been sanctioned by 10 Secretary of the Trea-
sury.
Hon Chairman oilhe Committee on the
Address of Milan Edwards
"A. Extracts of letter from George F. |
Strother to the SECRETARY Of the Treasury,
dated st. Louis, Apils7, 1928. 80
Is. Extract ofa Ieter from Thomas Sioo, TO
1885,
No. I.
BANK OF aEUBENvrLLE.
Statement, showing the blance Public Moneys
end OF every quarter frdn or March,
1877 TO the Sist Of Marc 1874, continued OF
June, 1924 = -
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[al Extracts Of leiis, from George F. .sfro-
her to tie Secretary Of the Treasury, dated
"Sr. LOUIS, April af 1893
"SIR: Amongst the debts transferred to
the United States by the Missouri Bank was
one Of 10 900 dollars upon Wilson p. Hunt
This debt was secured, by mortgage, hut the
land pledged to secure the payment had been
previously mortgaged to Mr.. Aston Of New
York, for 10000 dollars, upon which was du.
eight or nine years interest. When this note
was proposed to be transferred, the debt was
perate, as the land would not bring more than
10000 dollars, and the debt was considered
nominal until Mr.. HINT stated that, by mort
gsgiDg the land 10 friend, IL relieved from the
bank incun5rance. he could procure 5000 dol
lars, with which he could purchase n sufficient
sum Of money 10 purchase the amount of the
bank debt in loan office paper. Upon reflrc
ton, IL was determined 10 receive loan Office
psperiD payment IF his debt, in loan Office pa
per, nj 25 per cent. discount. Mr.. Hunt, on
that day, and frequently, expressed to me n
great desire to discharge this debt, and ex-
pressed wish that, if should see any for
sale, tO send IL 10 him. In February last, he
paid Mr.. Barton 1900 dollars.
Z" Considering the debt 10 some peril, my
wish was to taveit placed upon sure footing.
Three or four weeks since, gentleman APP
piled to me 10 procure n loan or money. in
formed him that had none, but that II he
would give ample security to return the loan
Office paper when wanted, would put him up
on the plan to secure IL that MIR. Hunt wish
ed to discharge dett due the government, in
loan Office paper, and ifhe would give his note,
with sufficient security, To pay the United
States 5000 dollars IN loan office paper, with
six per cent. interest, upon demand, that Mr.
Hunt would give him in money the selling
price, amounting TO 1850 dollars. My object
was to accommodate two mertorious men, and
serve the government by placing the debt up
on a secure footing. The whole arrangement
communicated 10 Mr.. Hunt, and told him I
should communicate the transaction 10 you.-
He considered II fair and advantageous ar
Engagement to the government"
lbl Extract Of n teller from Thomas So 10 lie
Secrefary ollie Treasury
ST. Louis, esd Nov. 1898
STA +: Agreeably TO your request of the
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PArMAsrEn GESKnAL's Orr,cR.
Ssfy Of Washington, June IJth. 1cSi

| Sy Wds"tngton, June 15th, 1924,
GIN l nave the honor to enclose, in obed;.
the Hen. Ninian Edwards TO The pa~,r..,".
uenersI, dated I" Edwardsviue. Illinois Jnns
ILL., 1919, Ia relation to paymants said 70 b.xs
been made, by order of the Paymast.r Co..
RAJ to the troops in that part of the co,,n,rv
10 specie, United States Bank Notes. -,
notes OF the Bank of Missouri" Sc. Sc no..
ing the only letter found on the Ale, r .h;.
ONCE upon that subject. '"''
>. am, very respectfully, sir, your poost ohs.
.'"' NATHL FRYE, jr.
~. .u Chief CLERK.
Secretary Of War.
-. Ed,pardsviHe, June,I. 1919
Dear SiR: l. think il nv duty 70 .nnr;,.
you that Major Hall, the paymasiet of tb. IT
.. troops IS, and has been for some t;us n,s,
acting Under an order (Which / am convinced.
you never authorized, requiring him to nav
nose troops IN specie. U. S. Bank notes or
,ctes OF the Bank ofMissouri, in which Latte
the sea az Inss are generally il NOT
roops are destined to be stationed, the adj
'antages which the present arrangement must
Afford to the Bank of Missouri, by enabling it
10 issue and circulate a great amount of lis
notes without danger of their returning upon
It tor payment, are not less obvious than such
preference OF a little, petty bank of terrific
~, overall the respectable banks Of the wes-
tern states woitld be. odous to those states.-
More, am sure, it cannot he necessary to say
on tie subject.
have the honor TO be, very respectfully,
sir, your most obi. serv
NlNIAN EDWARDS.
The Psymastrr General
ofthe Army U. S. Washington City.
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, s<fii August last, called on Georse r s,r,
iner, Esq. on the 10Th inst. 70 exb,b;t 20 -,
ue rs'dences OF transfer, received by him from
ue Dank ot Missouri as collateral secur;tv n,
IN: PuoiIc money in its possession. at the Tim.
OF US failure. Not having received the lie,
ment.oned IN your letter, I rrouested C."I
onother to furnish me with one. conr -,
"'c" % herewith transmitted, and with which
.ne evidences OF debt generally agree. In
s."e cases, however, they exceed, and in
~" ,S. eney ian short Of the amount stated In
..I;' ~. Inc former il owing 10 credits
80. a ne parues are entitled to, that have
NOT been entered on their notes the ,.,...
H'ses from interest due ON stock note. az
.ouu'. ., winch were to have been furnished
he Dank. as appears from memoran-
S SUI ~ me president, in the hands Of Mr.
o'ne,: anu which he informs me. has hoe.
repeatedly called for without effect Arovn,
received ny Mr.. Strother, as will anne.r fro,.,
"o'e: OF payment ON the list, is 8 731 4s in
specie anu 90 10 loan Office money. The
ooy case IN which the evidence of debt has
mo .,,,,. =" c.ahged, lsthat Of Wilson p. Hunt
fer s ft,05v, =" nave owed at the time of trans
Of land in the neighborhood Of ST. Louis. mat
had been precisely mortgaged to John Jacob
Astor, of New York, for s 10000. Such was
the uncertainty Of this claim, that the Bank
"6'oCu " IcCCtsC ttIc dtuOuUt IN tOdu once 4
paper, when Il was worth only twenty five
cents in the dollar, as am informed by MIR.
Strother. Atpresent the debt Of Hunt APP
pears to stand thus:
Debt transferred Sl0.OSO. 90 |
Offset claimed SlO8 90
Amount received byJ.
Barton, Esq. as per.
his receipt in the hands
Of Mr.. Strother, in
loan Office money, 1856 CT
Hunts note in hands
of Stroiber, S,S53 IS
Amount secured by
conveyance Of fhe'.r
Missouri Hotel 10
George F. Strother.
lin trust) to be paid
in loan Office mo-.
ney. at any time the
Government may
require it, with
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10 wit "Copy 10 the Ire ssury Department
Oct 1919" THOMAS LIPPlNCOTvT.
Affirmed and subscribed before me,
HAIL MASON, Up.
Ed,cordsriile, Ei,noi. cod Or, ,a,o

DEAR SIR : Twelve thousand five hundred
dollars of the capital stock ofthe Bank If Ed
wardsviIle having been paid inro The hank
since the date Of my last letter, feel it ms
duty To inform you of the circumstance. in
consequence Of some of the suggestions made
in that letter.
have The honor 10 hr, very respectfully.
sir, your Obedient servant,
BEN. STEPHENSON.
The Hon. WIN. H, CRAwFoRp,
Secretary of the Treasury.
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RICHMOND PRICES CURRENT.

PRICE OF STOCKS.
Sales at dmction, y'.t.rday, BY j. H. Lynch.
United 5tnies Bank, Iis 90
Bank Of Virginia, new 81 81
do. do. old 81 90
Farmers Bank as so
BANK NOTE EXCHANGE.--Coryscted al Cob,n,, 1Go>
State Bank Of North Carolina IS 81 per cent disc
South Carolina banks, q n a do
Georgia banks, 4ia5 10
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Statement, showing the aggregate OF moneys de-
posted TO The credit Of the Treasurer Of the Uni
ted States, in the following Banks, and The balance
1924 tfr
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Treasury Department, Isl .Nou. 1919

]feoS"Ty department, Isl JNoU. 1919.
SIR Upon referring to your monthly &c
counts, II appears that you have retained all
the money which has been received by you
since the mouth Of August last.
AS it is presumed that this has heen the re-
suit Of my letter Of the 9th of April last, re-
quest that you will, Immediately after the re-
eeiPt OF this letter, deposite in the Bank Of
Edwards'ille the whole of the money in your
possession on the 30th inst.
You will consider the letter of the 9th Of
April as authorizing the purchase ofbilIs in the
manner therein directed, when you have funds,
but not as authorizing the retention Of the
public money in your hands at the end Of each
month for that purpose.
Its presumed that, if any draft should be
presented, when you have not money in your
hands, that there will be no difficulty in having
the draft taken up by the Bank of Edwards
Vile, on It's own account, or to be repaid by
you, as soon as you have funds sufficient for
that purpose. remain, with respect, your
most ob't servant.
VIM. H. CRAWFORD.
BENZ. STEPHENSON, Esq. Il. p. nj.
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Affirmed and subscribed before nae,
HAIL MASON, J.P.

treasury Impairment, st Vou., 1919.
Sta: The letter, of which the enclosed is a
copy, was addressed TO the Receivers of Pub
lie Money at Kaskaskia and Edwardsvlle.
From the returns Of those officers, IL appears
that the whole Of the public money received
ny them since the month OF August last, has
beeI retained, as il is presumed, for the pur-
pose Of meeting the drafts which might br
drawn in pursuance Of tl:At letter From the
same returns it appears that no such drafts
have been presented.
To prevent the Inconvenience and risk
which may result from the accumulatiot5of
such large sums in the hands Of those officers.
have this day directed them to deposite in
the bank the sums which may be in their pos
session on the S0fh inst, and to deposite.
monthly, the money which may be received
during each month. Should any bill be pre-
sented to the Receiver of Public Money at
EdwardsvilIe, or Kaskaskia, when they have
not funds to meet il, presume the bank will
have no difficulty 10 making the advance, which
will be refunded by the Receiver, when funds
to that amount shall be received by him or
the amount will be RENTED to the bank bv
the draft OF the Treasurer on the bank ITSELF
Either course will be acceptable to the De.
partment. Payments made in this manner ss;I
be found to be the most convenient mode of
meeting the demands of the Treasury mos
the bank, on account Of the public money DE-.
posted in it. VIM. H. CRAWFORD.
Cashier Of the Bank Of Edwardsville.
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WIN. II. CHA WFUH1
BENZ. STEPHENSON, Esq. X. p. Nj,
State Of Minois, Madison Conniv. S..

On the 18th day Of May, 1924. personally
appeared before the undersigned Justice of the
Peace in and for the county aforesaid. Thomas
LIppincott, Of said county, who, being duly
affirmed according to law, deposes that the
within is true copy Of an original letter on
the files OF official letters in the Office of the
Receiver Of Public Moneys at Edwards, lille ::
that the deponent has been employed in the
Receivers Office the greater part Of the time
since the winter of tS21-S, and has had access
to the 4 ca and papers thereof, and that the
letter of which the within is copy. appears.
from comparison with the signature, and
with the signature Of other letters and papers
received from the Treasury Department into
the said Office, evidently to be the hand writing
Of the hon. William HI. Crawford. And fur
Their the deponent saith not.
THOMAS LIPPINCOTT.
Affirmed and subscribed before nae,
HAIL MASON, J.P.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-07-20

List OF Drafs drawn by the Treasurer Of the In;t
ted States on the Bank OF Missouri, since The frs.
of July 1919 ~ .'''
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Those drafts, opposite 10 which no remarks are
made, we're drawn Ia favor OF ,njsiduals for tina
psym9 nt of warrsn,s
Paykents to individuals DR.. 49,, 2nS 81
transferred 10 different banks 48l943 60
n S9I1S57 II
Treasury OF tbe United States, June 81, 1924.
THO. 7 TUCKER, T.C g.
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PER cent. interest, 5000 90
From every information which have been
enabled 10 obtain in relation to this debt, be-
liese the change to have been favorable one,
inasmuch as deem the security for the pay
ment of the 5000 as amply sufficient, and you
now hold for the payment of the balance due
by Hunt, the same security, which was held
for the payment Of the whole debt transfer-
red.
] have received from Mr.. Strother in Mis-
sour, loan Office money S5,4G6 so
Auditors warrants 1859 Ga
Illinois Stale Bank paper 5000 90
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l have received this paper from Mr.. Stro-.
ther, considering it equal to the whole amount
in Loan oGce money. The loan Office pa
per bears an interest of s per cent. per annum,
the auditors warrants an interest of 6 per cent.
per annum, and the Illinois paper per cent.
and as to the warrants no difficulty can arise,
in regard to the constitutionality OF the issue.
Mr.. Strother informs me that il was his wish
10 have exchanged the whole amount of Loan
Office money for auditors warrants, by which
arrangement the interest would have been in
creased 8 per cent. and the debt rendered
eventually more certain. Should this trans
action not to be considered as entirely satisfac-
tory. Mr.. StrOther has assured me, that he will
make good the amount in loan Office money,
by redeeming the auditors warrants and ILL
neis paper. The amount received 1 shah de-
pOsite as directed, in the Branch Of the u
States Bank at Louisville, Kentucky, in the
early part of the next month.
You will herewith receive the act of the
State Of Missouri, establishing loan offces-I
thought it unnecessary to incur the expense
Of obtaining an exempliication from the Office
ofthe Secretary of State, presuming that you
wished il for your own satisfaction, and not
TO exhibit in court Of Justice.
MIR. StrOther informed noe that he had
brought all the suits, commenced on the debts
transferred by the Bank Of Missouri in the state
courts, 10 consequence Of doubts having arisen
of the Banks being chartered, for want of the
signature of the Governor. The Supreme
Court Of the State, however, pronounced il
chartered.
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TREASURY DErARrmErr,
Non. 4. 1919.

- SvVV' ~ 1919
SIR: Upon referring 70 your monthly ac-
counts, 1t appears that you have retained Al, the
money which has been received BY YOU since
the month of August last.
As II is presumed that this has been the
result Of my letter Of the OH OF. April last. I
request that you will immediately deposite in
the Bank OF Edwardsville whatever sum NAV
be in your hands on the S0th inst.
You will consider the letter ofthe 9th April,
as authority to purchase bills therein described
when presented, IL you have funds sufficient
Tor that purpose, but not as authority to retain
10 your hands, at the end of each month, any
part offbe public money received in the course
ofthe month.
You will, after the deposite herein directed,
make your deposites in the Bank of Missouri,
until otherwise directed. am, &c.
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State Of Illinois, Madison Counfu s..

on'he hofMay, se4. personally appeared
before the undersigned Justice Of the Peace
in and for the county aforesaid Thos. Lipuin.
colt, who, being duly affirmed according Ia
law, drrosrs that the above is true COPY of a
paper On the files of official letters in the
Receivers office at Edwardsville. in the hand
writing Of the late Benjamin Stephenson
Receiver.
THOMAS LIPPINOTT.
Affirmed aud subscribed before me,
HAIL MASON, Up.
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II we shall pay respects in our next 10 the mnned
IN the last National Journal Who plea sed 10 N
us Tor our strctures the famous Note Of Mrssrs
znuan, 90. Whether the hueder5uss lie DISCHARGED
~" me Impairment 81 State War, W know sol
w. care noi.-We only fegret,hat we cannot this day
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TREASURY DEPARrMRSr,

DEPARTMENT.,
l2h June 1894.
In compliance with request of the com
rnittee on the Address of Niniap Edwards.
communicated through Mr.. FORSYTH. the Sc
cretary of the Treasury has the honor 10 trans
init the accompanying statements (No. 1, 9,
apd 8, from the Treasurer, shelving,
= lst The balance of public moneys in the
Bank Of Steubenville, at the end IF every
quarter, from the commencement of March.
1917, TO the 3lst of March, 8z4, and Continued
to 18th June, 1894.
cd. The same, IN relation to the Bank Of
Tombecbe, from the commencement of March
1919.
Sd. The aggregate Of moneys deposited to
the credit Of the Treasurer, and the balance re-
naming at his credit on the 7th June. 1894
10 each Of the following banks. Steuben,iIlc,
Cbilicotie, Mississippi, Tombecbee. Missouri,
vincenpes, Edwardsvlle, Illinois, franklin
Bank Of Columbus, Farmers and Machaoics'
Bank ofIodana, Branch Bank Of Kentucky.
at Louisville, PIsaters and Merchants Back of
Huntsville, and Farmers ADD Mechanics Bank
Of Cincinnati
The Secretary has The honor to state that
no payments have been made directly by fhe
Bank Of Missouri since its failure. It's known,