Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-07-02


TESTIMONY AND DOCUMENTS
on THE
.uEJNORL.4L OF .N1N1.4N EDU.aRDs
CCoNrINuED.]
'~afe1dndef Kerr, s,co,n at tie request of yHr.
Ed,sayds.
l am Cashier of the Bank of the Metronol;s
IN tins city, and have been SO for ten years past.
IL was one of the banks in which public demo
sizes were made previous to the existence orthc
United States Bank. When the Bank of The
United States went into operation. the Bank of
inc Metropolis owed the United States SsO, 900,
WHICH was drawn for by the former in one
check. This sum had come into the bank bv
aePos'tes OF individuals only, AMI not by loan.
There is u deposite now in the bank. 10 In,
credit ofthc United States, in consequence of
payments for western lands being made parilv
in bills which the United States Bank womb
not receive as cash, and which were received
by the Bunk OF the Metropolis, anl rccc;n,cd
Tor to the Treasurer Of the United States. rs
cash The notes were on specie paying banks:
we received them as cash; and considered tbc
accommodations to the government quite eouol
TO any benefit received by the bank. The sum
has gradually Increased and vibrated, from 40
TO $4,000. 1t was never made at the so,icito-
ton OF our bank; but the Secretary of The Trea.
sury directed persons wishing to bay for lands
as above stated, TO apply to our bank, TO know
II we would receive the notes, and credit them
as cash; which we agreed to do. The amour;
of deposite, as reported to the Treasury the Isl
day of January, of the present year, was about
Soo,ooo. Neither specie nor United States
notes, to any considerable amount, were in.
cluded in thc.abovc dcposites.
ALEX. KERR.
JONAH Thompson, s,oo,m, ut The rcq,cs, of .sIr.
Edica9ds.
/ am President OF the Banl, of Alcx,,dr;,
and have been since March Ist, 1919.
The Bank never applied TO the Secretary Of
the treasury for n loan, but have always had
the depositcs from the Custom House. On the
9TH OF January, there was an application, and
understood to be the wish Of the Secretary of
the Treasury, that the Bank of Aleyanjria
Tould assume and pay the sum of forty-six
thousand dollars to the government. The Bank
of Alexandria gave credit to the government
Tor the amount, and the Mechanics Bank a.
greed to secure it by notes and real estate.
The Bank pays the drafts of the government
when called upon. 1t has a deposite of more
than $4,000. Tho Bank of Alexandria has
never applied to the Treasurer for any indnl.
gcncc, TO my knowledge
JONAH THOMPSON.
Ea,cara Jones, s.oorn, Gt Ike request of .U..
Ed,paTds.
am Chief Clerk in the Office of the Secrc-
tary fthe Treasury I.have heard of a letter
mentioned by Mr.. edwards as having been
written by Mr.. Stevenson, Receiver OF Public
Moneys at Edwarisyiiic, to the Secretary of tho
treasury hrst heard Of it very lateiy-I be-
iievc the first intimation | had concerning II
was derived from Mr.. Edwards memorial to
Congress.
Question by Mr.. Cook. Did YOU ever see.
IN the Treasury Department, previously to Mr..
Edwards memorial, any letter or notice in any
Of the pubic papers, concerning Mr.. Edwards
having withdrawn from the Directors!.ip of the
Bank at Edwardsv lille?
A.. Never.
Question by III. Cook. Does the correspon-
dcnce between the Secretary of the Treasury.
and the banks which are repositories of the pub
lie moneys, pass through your hands?
"A. Yes. When the Secretary is in town
he opens the mail himself, writes on the differ
ent bundles such direction as will designate
what is to be done with each, SO that they NAV
respectively be acted on; they are then sent o,ii
10 me, and 1 distribute them amongst the
Clerks.
Q. Hare yoa read the report of The Secrc-
tary OF the Treasury, made to Congress on the
22d dayofMarch, OF the present year,
A.. Yes, I have.
Q. Did the Secretary consult you in ma
king out that report?
A. No.
" Diu HS say any thing 10 you IN, reference
to that report before it was made?
@. Do ycu, or do you not, know that tie
letter from Mr.. Stevenson, referred 10 by Mr..
Edwards, has since been found in the Treasury
Department?
A. No. I do not know any such thing.
@. Have you heard that that letter has been
found?
a. Never.
@. Do you remember whether the Secreta-
~ If tl,o Troac,,r,. roco;roJ 49,, 9. -. ~
quircr in 1892
A. / do not rccollcct. / have seen FIAT
paper several times in the Department. Pa
pers are frequently sent to the Secretary, |
which he has not subscribed for, and after a few
numbers are sent and no subscription obtained.
they are sent no longer.
Q. When, according TO your best r~ccollcc-
ton, did you first sec that paper in the Depart
ment?
a.. | do not recollect.
Q. Do you think it was several years past?
A.. have seen it within two years.
Question by .Mr. Forsyth. Docs all the Of
fetal correspondence OF the Secretary of the
Treasury pass through your hands?
A.. Yes.
Question by Mr.. Forsyth. In order to dis
tribute the different papers sent ont to you by
the Secretary, is it not necesssry that you should
read them?
a. To read them all wou!l occupy moro
time than l can spare; put on merely opening
them, | can Immediately perceive whether they
are from banks or Receivers of Public Moneys,
or what is their general character.
Qesionby Mr.. forsyth. Who marks the
endorsements on these letterso
A.. If they require an immediate answer, I