Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-06-22

sad OF it Tor the benefit of Mr. Timberlake havo
sought information from all quarters where there
was hope of obtaining it..
On inspecting the officers receipt book, produced
by Mr.. Norman, it appeared that the amounts enter
ed under date of 3ist March, 1923, exceeded 5000
dollars OF these entries, about twenty had been
VIGOROUSLY erased, altered, and reduced in amount
after the accounts had been added up; and The add
fion was after Mr.. TimberRke's death. These oil
tcrations are In the hand writing OF AIR Norman
who would give explanation of them; their effect
vas to deprive MIR. Timberlake of credits which be
Would otherwise have received to the exact amount
OF the reductons the aggregate is about 470 dollars.
Thinking that some of the officers might remember
whether they the money, entered under that
date, from Lieutenant Randolph, or not or had kept
private accounts which would show, addressed
annexed, marked ~ (s) (e) to- these I have
received the various answers marked (IO) TO fl9
have also addressed duplicate letters Mr. Ladico,
Naval Storekeepe' at Port Mahon, (2O) to which
there has not 5een time for an answer.
In the letter from Lieutenant Shields, mark ed,
(l6j is this paragraph: To the best Of my ecocc-
lion, Mr. Fimperlake kept two receipt books, one
which he kept always at hand. and in which small
amounts were generally entered The other was
used on occasions of general settlements, when all
these small sums added together and rcceipted
tor In 1t one and when the receipts in he for
mer book were accordingly cancelled. think it
quite probable that the sum you mentioned IN your
letter lone hundred and seventy four dollars and four
cents) embraces, in this way. various small sums
part by Mr. Tlmberlake, and part possibly by Mr..
Randolph, on or previous to 'slst March 1928.
On examining the loose papers of Mr.. Timberlake,
the first book alluded 10 by Lieutenant Shields be-
ing mere memorandum book, was found Upwards
Of 80 dollars were found charged on it to Lieuenan
Shields, in Mr. Undertakes own hand writing
which were included in the entry on the larger re-
ceipt book, under date of 31st Of March Upyards
of 400 dollars were in the manner, charged to
Commodore Patterson; 100 dollars to Assistant Sur
geon 'sciv, 30 SO cents to Leu'enan, Duaney;
40 dollars to MidshIpman MARSHALL; 100 dollars to
Acting Master Pope; II dollars to Lieutenant Val
lette; 70 dollars to Lieutenant Randolph himself and
considerable sums to many other officers All these
sums are brought upon the officers receipt book
der date of 3lst March This is conclusive, that all
the upon chat book under that date. were not
paid after Mr. Timberlake's death, as claimed by
Lieutenant Randolph and stated by Mr.. Norman
Indeed, of 1853 40 charged to Commodore Patter-
on that day, his private account shows, that 672
13, were paid by NJ. Timberiake himself previous
to his death. The balance, 96 dollars was paid by
Lieutenant Randolph the 9TH April. This sum
Is charged on Mr. Undertakes book, IN Lieutenant
Eandoph's hand writing. There are charges in
his hand on the book, to the amount of 400 So,
which he probably paid out of Mr. Tinbeylakes
money. The deductions made by the alterations on
the same book, amount to little more than the
sum, and i; is probable that one was intended
to balance the other On the whole, was forced to
consider Lieutenant Randolphs claim to the amounts
entered this book, under date of March 3lst,
1925, totally unsounded. With exceptions alrea-
dy mentioned the payments are believed to have
been made before that day by Mr. Timbeilake, or on
that day by Mr. Norman, who attended to his bust
ness during his sickness.
1t will be observed, that Lieutenans Vallette and
Tallmadge state, that Lieutenant Randolph kept o.
pen and sold Mr. Undertakes private stores during
the return voyage. With the memorandum book al
ready alluded to, found another, of the private
stores sold to the men. 1t commences on the Goth
February, 1928. and the latest entry in it is dated
the Gath June, of the same year. Down to the LIST
Of April the items have been charged to the men in
Mr.. Undertakes name. and huve been passed to bis
credit
All those dated Cd Of April, aad afterwards, have
been charged in Lieutenant Randoph's name,
and have passed to h,s credit. As it was the ed
of April Mr. Timberabe died, and not until the Sd
that his money and effects dellved to Lieu
tenant Randolph and the latter entered upon the Pur
sership, it is evident that all sold that and
the preceding day. must have belonged to Mr. Tim
berake Lieutenant Randolph has therefore GER
tainty received credit for some of Mr.. Timber
lakes stores, for which he has not accounted But
there is good to believe, That all or nearly all
the entered this book. belonged to Mr.. Tim
berake and ought to have been passed to his credit
1t is not stated in the book where Mr. Timberlakes
interest ends, or Lieutenant RandoIpb's commences
1t is not known that 1t Randolph purchased any
stores until about the 18th May, at Gibraltar Ofthe
kinds of stores enumerated by him in his requstion
1T Gibraltar, VIZ: sugar, tea, TOBACCO &c &c none
found charged In this book after that date, pit
tobacco, and the tobacco being charged at dollar
per pound, hardly ba that which he purchased at
Gibraltar, which cost but twenty six cents. 1t is
therefore De1Veu tnat lieutenant d fndolph has
credit for several hundred dollars of stores
which belonged to Mr. Timberlake.
That he has credit for portion of Mr. Timber
lakes slops, is apparent from the face of his
He is charged for slops with S 742 80
He is credited for Stops distributed
to the men 1851 Sc
Returned into Naval store 1854 81
--1 GIG 80
Excess of credits over debts 1868 80