Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-07-06

~ recorded mcu.h,. No dlrecl,uns were
ever given me by the Secretary To search fms
the letter Of Mr.. 81. phenson-as before said.
never heard of tina, letter until Mr. E,iwartj,ss
memorial was presented. IN. instracii.sns
of the Secretary were, that all the letters IL
and from banks should he communicated Ia
Congress--in consequence Of which, many
lettars were sO communicated which did moi
conceive to be embraced in the call Of the
House. %
PETER g. WASHINGTON.
| Peter q. Washington again called.
Question, by Mr.. Webster. Are you able to
state al what tim. the copying uf ii,s currrs-
pondence with the Banks commenced. bv|nr.
der Of the Secretary Of the Treasury, winch
was called f,r by resolution Of the Huus6 If
Representatives of May 3, 1929 ? and which
was communicated with letter of The Secre.
tary to the House, Of cad March, 1894.
Answer. Soon after the adjournment of
Congress, in 1881 think. in April.
Question, by Mr.. Cook Look az The paper
now shewn to you. Here Dir. Washington
was shewn paper, submitted to the Com
lnItte1 by Mr.. Edwards, rs the enclosure con
tanned in the letter of the Secretary Of the
Treasury to the Cashier of the Back FED
wardsvile, dated LIST of November 1871 Do
you know the hand writing?
Answer. do.
| yOu 5tdtt NnuSt uiSs
A. II Is the handwriting Of the late Edward
Fox, formerly Clerk in the Office of the Se-
cretary Of the Treasury.
Z Doyou know who copied the l~fisruf
the LIST of November, above referred to, for ~
purpose Of being communicated In the House.
with the Report of the Secretary Of the cath
| of March last.
A. dot was copied by myself.
T. Did the original copy Of the enclosure
accompany the original letter, when copied
BY you?
A. 1t did not. The enclosure was a letter to
Receiver. The letters called for, were letters
10 and from Banks.
4. do you, or do you not, know that the
Secretary Of the Treasury could have com
nanded the same means during the recess of
congress, in 1929, for the purpose Of preparing
the documents to accompany the report made
| on the 22d Of March, 1894, as were employed
during the succeeding year, TO. prepare ih~
same documents and, # so, do you know
what reason prevented their employ msnt?
A. The power of the Secretary of the
Treasury, ON that subject, must always be the
same. In his report Of February 1928. h~
states why all the correspondence with the
Banks was not then communicated; and l
know ut no other reason than the one he as
signed. c
q. Do you know of any reason to doubt tn.
truth Of the facts, stated in that report AS the
cause for not sooner communicating the cor
responsiveness
A. do not.
MIR. Crawfo return from Georgia to Wash
Ington, in that year?
Answer. Late IN the Fall.
PETER q. WASHINGTON.
Robert WeUeu Sioor,t, al The request Of Mr.. |
Edtonrds.
] am Clerk in the Office of the Secretary |
of ihe Treasury. l never heard of the letter
OF Mr.. StephensOa to the Treasury, until
read the memorial of Mr.. Edwards to Con
gress. have heen in the Office three years.
had charge of the letters in the apartment
where Mr.. Washington now is, for a lime. / !
never saw such letter as that said to have
been written by Mr.. Stephenson, III the De-
partment II is now nearly two years since ]
'eit that room. | have heard nothing of such |
letters heing found ia the Depsriaaen since |
MIR. Edwards's memorial was presented To !
Congress. Nothing was ever said to ma, ei.
Their by Mr.. Crawford OF by y other person,
Respecting that letter, previous to Mr.. Craw-
ford's report of the god March, 1924.
r. NEWELL.
.dsoury Dicktns sicof,, d the reques; Of MIR.
Edio,ds.
am Clerk in the Office ofthe Secretary of
the Treasury. l do net recOfect that | had
any agency in the negotiation concerning the |
collection Or securing the loan to the Franklin |
Bank Of Alexandria, afttr the time at which
the terms Of agreement were settled, which |
appear to have been on the 5th Of December, |
1921. never heard any thing, as now re-
collect, of the letter saidto have been written
to the Treasury, by Mr.. Stephenson, of Ed |
wardsville. previously b the Secretary's di- |
recting me to draw up tie report of the 22d of
March last. I wrote the renort sccnr,t;no IN
directions previously given me, by the Secre- |
iary; and, when it was completed, l read it to
him. Before receiving tloss directions, l do |
not recollect to have heard Mr.. Stephenson's |
letter spoken Of by any one. At the tima Mr.. |
Edwards was examined, last year, before |
COMMITTEE Of the House Of Representatives,
was not present. mag have, afterwards,
read Mr.. Edwards's deposition concerning that
letter. But, when recsived the directions.
above alhded to, ] had forgotten every thing
IN relation To it. received Mr. Crawford's
instructions TO prepare the report few days
before the papers we're ready which were to
accompany it. He expressed impotence al
the delay which had taken place, and urged
me TO use despatch myself and TO hasten the
other persons employed. The greater part of
the correspondence of the Secretary with the
Banks, has passed through my hands, ever
since have been in the Office, which has been
since October, 1916. had no instructions to
search for the alleged letter of Mr.. Stephen
son, until the time received Mr.. Crawford's
instructions TO draw up the report. He then
directed me to have the search made. made
me search, accordingly, but did not find such |
a letter, nor have ! since heard Of its being
iound. I searched for il on the files Of the of
zee. Inc letters had been put away in bun
u'es; In'rected the messenger to bring rue