Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-07-01


Fourth Auditor, dated 18th February. 1880:
AFTER the receipt OF your letter enclas'ng ,he
queries OF Commodore Patterson, | concluded
10 send request TO MIR Norman thai ne would
call and see me nj my Office, aud he cane IN"
morning. On my saiing 10 lin The reasons Tor
requesting this interview. bis reply wa that ne
knew nothing on the sublecl oil the m'g'y "I
property lefl by Mr.. 1inibsflake, ehfeW nav
log understood generally thai there ~" some
monry 4 property. What became 81 ne eohld
moi tell. lie neither assisted IN counting the
one n, lakinV an inventory of lhs oihet'
He vas asked. Is this true Reply II is.
,.eep, that he told Mr. Psulding thai Nh Ran.
dapa paid some of Ttnberlake's debts oot OF
III. own money, aud that h. baud wiring
wand show how much. Thf men discharged
on the 3ia March, on Timberlake's pay roll,
were paid out Of that money. not on that day,
but fsw DAYS afterwards All the Off crTs s'iilcd
with UP 10 the 3lsi March. were also paid out
of thai money. 4 pay roll of those discharged.
aud another OF the Officers paid were made out,
su, he does no, know what has become of'hem
lie has never seen these rolls since he transfer
red the account 10 Mr.. Randolph.
On Com. Pauei sous observing that he bad
part,cuiady directed that Mr.. Norman should
De present nj the counting Of the money, and
taking the inventories, he replied that he vasnoi
preseni. Mr.. Paine, Mr.. Vasite, he thinks Mr.
Randolph, counted the mnney, nnd took the in
ventories. He had the Keys TO Mr. Timber
lakes slops and stores, which were taken from
Inn ut Mr. rimberlake's death the chests AMI
boxes containing the articles WE'RE all mailed up,
and were mol opened until the box arrived al
Boston. There was u chest containing shiris,
vests. irowsers, &c. hone NJ which were sold
after Tim aerlakes death. Meme of Mr.. Tim
berake's goods aud slnps were drawn OF used
Ra.IaIn, he spiI Lv
order Of the Secretary ofthe Navy, rs he un-
,lersiood, oil Boston , md the slops TUNED in
10 the Naval Store Mr.. Randolph made d re-
onisilion for a few Stops himself nj Port Ma !
hon. Randolph gave n receipt 70, these. ocu.
died in bill OF other sops goi by Mr.. |
Iimberlake. lie served out all Mr.. Randolph's |
,lops himself--none Of Mr.. Timberlake's we're
used. lie cannot tell why Nr Randolph has
obtained credit for more slops than he is
charged with. There was but few Stops left
belonging TO Randolph when the ship arrived at
Boston.
A bill Of 0rfa for clothing made on account
Of Nr. Iimberlake. was also piid out al that
money. lie thinks the whole amount paid
mus he eight or nine thousand dollars. Inc
object Of paying The discharged men ADD oil.
GERS on Ttmherlake's roll was TO save trouble
Il yalle,e aud 1t Tallmsdge were paid some
Of this money also, Amasa Pane and all the
officers
Mr. Timberiske's private papers were on
shore, aud ~efe pat ~. be believes, by L..
Vallene and L. Paine his public pspe,s were
10 his (Norman's) possession. aud after he had
made The transfers 10 Randolph, they were also
packed up.
Orhla's bill was iaior's hill altogether
uriyai. The clothes made were all or about all |
issued before Undertakes death 1t Randolph |
l,ut Com Patterson refused TO lei him do so.
The articles as received were entered before the
sis March, when they 20, o,faa bill. Or.
hla's hill was paid out Of Undertakes money
by MIR. Randolph subsequent TO Undertakes
death lie dors not know how the receipts
came 10 be- dated l4ih March 1926, unless they
were seni IN when Mr. Undertake vas too III
10 attend to business. Mr.. Downing. the WI.
ness TO one of the receipts. did not arrive at
Port Mahon until the day after Mr. Gmherlake
y as buried. The original receipt is MT IN his
(Normsn'.) hand writing the duplicate and
triplioste are He dos not know how II hap
penrd that there afe different witnesses To the
orr Il iual duplicate and triplicate. lie does no,
recollccl Why the approval Of tho Commodnrr
is not all ted 70 the duplicate and irpIicae. Mr.
Downing ish witness TO one of the lattrr. !
A box IF g 900 was taken Oh slnre To- Mr.. ,
room. Atier his death it was {
brought on board and had bu, $50 in il. lie
iiev.r knew what became of the balance lie 1
ueyer knew OF any hills or any thing whiirver
10 be paid ont Of II. Mi R,ntolph and Mr.
Nalete brought it from sh ,re uno has (Nor-
mans room, and counted il H. had no hund
10 counting the money, bui understood that
here was about 800.
The officers book missing from the Fourth ,
udIors Office is, ne thinks, Ia trunk oil ms at
which ne expects here TO day.
These papers came InIo his possession at Boston.
He d Il nnI AID in uupacking aud iepacking
Undertakes papers al Boston. Tue final
7 eceipi roll Of MI. llmbpr,ke was delivered
by nm 10 Mr., Randolph AT Boston, about the
10 July, Immediately after which he left
Boston. A parcel of loose acquisitions aud
other papels WAS packed N trunk and sent
, fer him 10y The person who attended hln,
among which Is the book spoken OF. He think
i was about the time Mr. Calder and NJ. K
brought on Mr.. Undertakes accounts Til,
book had not been packed up. but remained in
bis possession, TO enable him 10 make out the
final receipt roll, which was not completed On.
III 'he arrival Of The ship at Boslun. lie thinks '
Ibis book WAS never in the possession of Mr. !
tandol ph or Mr.. Calder. He never had lin I
'ernkes letter book IN his possession, except a
n NJ. Undertakes room, to copy some letters '
Iom IT, lie knows hug of tha cutting Of I
my leaves out oIit. None were observed by y
1ini 10 lac cut out When he copied from il. On |
oeing shown the book he recognized II perfect. '
y. lie has never seen II before since / inber- !
lake S death II was on shore al bis room