Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-06-30
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! TaEAsuRr DEPARTMENT.
| bouvtA asditor's Office, 4M JHarch 1885,
i oiH: 10 addition to the Information request ed OF
you IN letter Of this date relative 10 yor account
with the late Purser J. B. Tmberlake ihave further
20 request that you Will state to me what 700 know
or recollect on the following points.
Lieut.. Vallette informs me that YOU were ons of
those designated by him to- count tho money of John
Undertake, and take inventories of the effects a,
the time o: his death No trace Of any amount of
money left by him, any inventory of his public or
private stores, is be found in this office If YOU in
oeed assisted IN counting the money, or ticking nven
torres OF tho ProPeryI ask you to inform me of the
TACT Further IT you know what disposition was
naoe Oh the money or property any part of il.
hope you will not fail tax your recel;ection and
give me the result.
This subject, from peculiar circumstances has be-
come one OF considerable interest. I wish to reach
truth E" W ''o
have already received statements from Com.
rauerson, Lieuts. Vallette and Talmadge, and MIR.
well as It's exact amount, are still left in mvs,eYv
hope sir, you will answer me as soon as yoar con.
Vsnencc will permit, and give in detail every cir
cumstance you can recollect, having bearing upon
the OBJECTS OF my inquiry.
lam, sir, respectfully, your ob'dt scrvt.
AMOS rENDALL
Passed Mid Amasa Paine, U. s. Navy,
Augusta, Geo.
PHILADELPHIA, Th March, 1880
sr: In answer TO your letter of the 4th inst have
10 state, that have private Inemora ndm or any
recollection OF the circumstances relative IN tho 70
ceipt OF money, during the month OF March 1898 RI
can only say that it an order from the Captn;p
that the MdshiPmen should only receive, at tho end
OF each month, the pay &c. which might be due them
q can add for myself it pretty regularly applied
Tor particularly while lying in port. As regards the
particular amount paid mo in the month of March, |
find il impossible to rccolIcct
IN answer to your questions whether have any
knowledge when, by whom. or for what reason the
efasnre ana alteration" lin Purser Timberakes ro
ceiPt DOOR mas been Dade,' have ONLY to sav
thai have not the least knowledge Of the oircum
lam, very respectfully, yoor ob'dt ser'vt,
=. 8. Stockton, P. Mid o. 9 n.
Amn Kendall, Ed. Fourth Auditor.
Hartford Con. .uoych oth 1880
bfR:-a ooVs receivod your communication, dated
march 4sh requesting information respecting the re-
ee'Pt OF a sum of money charged to me on The sst
March, 1928
berske died on the Cd April; and it IL therefore rea
sonabie III conclude, that the day referred to- he
was too feeble to attend to the payment of officers
counts, I have no account or memorandum that af-
lords tho information Request ed
From December, 827, We were in the habi of re
ceiving Our pay monthly; aud it was easy to know at
the end Of each month, nearly the amount DUE This
was the case during the greater part Of the cruise
nave never received a cent, other than on account
OF pay. since have been in the SERVICE except the
per diem allowance and travelling expenses receiye ed
rom you IN March, 1879 Whatever then is charged
must have been for pay, and am confident that the
amount received has not, IN the whole time, varied
i've dollars from that actually due
Your obedient servant,
JAMES II. WARD.
To Amos Kendall, Esq. Hoorth Auditor Tresi. Dept.
(Ia.)
BosToN, CharLestetoa NJ Yard .HareA 10. 1890.
SIa:-I have secsived your letter Of the 4tb March,
relative 10 tho sccounts Of the late Purser Timber
lake.
have recollection Of having received the money
700 state ss being charged against me- on the books
OF Mr Timberlake. at that period, or at any other
time during my being ttached to the Constitution
kept no account of the moneys received from him
but never received any, to the best my recollection
without having given him receipts. / believe my ac-
count to have been correct, as taken by Mr.. Ran
doPh who did the duties of Purser alter the decesse
OF Mr.. Pimberlake, nor he ever in advance to
the during the time was on his books.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JNO. r BROOKE.
(I3)
MARINE bARRAcRs, Portsu1oath, NJ Ct
March u, 1880.
Sir:-Your communication ofthe 9th instant is be-
fore me-
In answer, have the honor to state, have never
Kept private memorandum Of any money transac-
ton had At any time with the late Purser Timber
lake; thst have no recollection Of the particular
date. (3ia March, 1881 set forth in your letter.
II a