Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-12-05


give you a credit Tor it. In the first place, it is n
private bill against Mr. Tinberiske. paid by you, il
paid at ALL after his death aud w,tho", competent
ihority La the next Place, by the only vouchers pro-
duced appears to have been paid 10y Mr. Tnnbciake
himself more than two weeks before his death The evil
encc that he paid it, least as srouo ax the evidence
that you paid it-and that evidence he incorrect. il is
your fault IN not taking tue proper receipt Being eve
~ PONY OF view, private matter, involving con'ra1c'o
ry eviuenee you claiming the credit the Que hand.
and MIR. rimberakes Representatives Directing it,
the o'hor aud its being doubtful II The eridesce were
ever SO plain, whether properly be brought 'o Nj
undertakes your public aceosn must leave To be
adjusted between you aud them.
The fourth ia Item your account current is as follows
viz:
"Amount Of ration money paid officers, ~ alters fo
un,lrawn rItions, see list (B) 81 ,226 So
This claim has not the slightest evidence support
except Nornan's affidavit AMI is totally unu,. q
The fifth item is as follows, viz:
"Amount paid II. X. Mower (Alii'oN BY order Of Com.
Patterson. (see ist C), 500 81"
, NO order Of Commodore Patterson 10 prodsced nor is
mere any receipt the paper aJduced as voucher n
deed, is only st Of bills incurred account OF Mid
shipman Mower, during his last illness. without any e,
dence whatever that they were paid by you. II they
so paid it is presumed, they are Included in your
been passed TO your credit Moreover, il could not ave
been p.id to H. X Mowe for the lis, i. made ,,e
IL Of April, 1928, and he died Oh the 9Th.
The sixth item is as follows. viz.
$3.50 81"
This paper is in the following words. viz:
~. 5. Navy Department-Purser's Department.
Robert b. Randolph, Esq, Lieut.. Actg Purser u.
s. Ship Constitution,
Dr. to G. T. LaJiso.
To boxes Havana Sugar. gross VT.
Ills ~, English pounds.
Nett weight 1892 at 1912 cts. per ID. siSs sc
COMMISSION LIZ per cent 81
Sl6o 81
al declare to have received of Robert b. Randolph.
E.q, one hundred and sixty dollars and
G. THEODORE LADICo.
PoRr MAHoN, lOh April, 1928.
This is noot iously bi for Pursers private stores
The sugar you permitted TO SELL and IL is presumed
d sell the ship company at profit OF 90 per cent You
charged TO the officers and much cash, and
obtained credit Tor as cash at this office in the settle
ment OF your account
On what ground therefore, hi. bill. more than any or
all your bills fer private Stores is now charged in Ioar
public account, Is to me incomprehensibie.
The seventh item Is as follows viz:
.'Amount paid Thomas Norman (Pursers cierk) 500.
not pretended that the government owed any Thing
To Thomas NO. man. nor IL any voucher, a e.
eePt from him. produced by you to sustain this claim
stated th Mr. Timberlske owed him this sum- aud that
you paid it 10 him in 1879. You both arrived in the Uni
ted States in July, 1928, and your accoun, settled in
October OF that year. Ii any thiag due from Mr.
Iimber,ake to Mr. Norman tits he should
nave applied 10 you Tor payment, instead OF Mr. Timber
lakes Representatives and still more emarkale that YOU
should have paid him without consulting them, and after
settlement OF your account in this Office In which you
proessed TO account for all the public moneys in your
MIR. Timberake's representatives, with which tho GO
vernment have
The eighth item as follows, viz:
Commission on disbursement OF Sl2, 063, S2S2 o."
IL is not necessary 10 consider this claim tie money
Is shown TO have been properly dlisbursed.
The tenth item is as follows, viz:
1888, April 6-Ay transportation per diem 10 this date
now in arrears az per account annexed (D) 81, 422
Whatever expenses you may have incurred during the
investigation OF this affair." have been the result OF your
own neglect in not charging yourself with the money
stores received at Port aon taking proper
for their disbursement
IL cannot be expected therefore, that the Government
VIII pay your expenses in addition TO those already
upon by your irregularities in dischargng your duties
as Purser.
The eleventh item is as follows, viz:
To this paid John Fernandez account Of ohm
b. Timberake pay as seaman OF the Frgae Constitutes.
18th April 1925 per and receipt of document
marked (E), hereunto nexed Sl5I A."
Your pay roll shows that this sum has already been
passed TO your credtThe precise sum- aod the cores
Pondng dates were pointed out by in your presence,
among your credits. before the Court of Inquiry.
The twelfth item is as follows viz:
" To this amount paid Hospital Department Port Ma.
hon on account OF Aidshipman Mower per Surgeon
Conicks certificate, bearing date 23d April 1925 do
cument (F) thereto appended, $40"
The document F) bill in favor of "Angeiina IA
briques, for hire of Tor Midshipman Nov err SlO'
but II is not receped and is therefore, voucher Be-
sides is dated 23 April 1925 and in your account set
tied H. n, Tss paper to the s following effect viz
Daniel T. Patterson, Esq. Commander.
TsR b. Randolph, Dr.
Hospital Department at Mahon, 1928 10
Received for the above by charge in act. current.
"Approved, H. b. RANDOLPH,
Acting Purser.
"DaneI T. Patterson"
If Angelina Fabrques bill Of the Esd paid at ALL it
was undoubtedly included in this bill of the 26h and has
already been passed to your credit.
Your claim TO this credit be established only by
recepted voucher and by the produco of the susdry
bills included in that which has already passed sour
credit showing that ii is not of them.
Having disposed of each item OF your account, it is
proper should remind you that the question inv
not altogether one between you and the government The
rights oil third party are involved. To you in
lake, at the time oil hs death, entitled to credit as
well as his books and papers, which depended the
rect settlement OF the disbursements made by him during
long cruIze portion OF those books and papers YOU
never delivered, either TO the Fourth Auditor MIR Tim.
beTIakes representatives, some of them having been
since produced by Mr.. Norman and others being still
missing
Those found by 10 the office were in such condition.
as to make just settlement Of Mr. Timberlakcs aceeant
very difficult, If not impractcabIc.
But among those hooks and papers produced by you ia
such disorder and confusion found the vouchers
those payments for which you claim that the credits
shall be taken from Mr.. Timberdke and given to YOU
The agency you had Ia furnishing those papers and your
omission to render any account Of the money and proper
" Ieh at his DEATH for which he entitled to a credit
give his representatives, in my opinion, right insist
that the credits given 10 him upon in due form
shall not be moiesed satisfied, that to depriye
them OF those Credits until you have fully clearly
shown aud accounted Tor the whole amount Of money
and property, received by you at Mr. Tmbetake Death,
would bo another act OF gross injustice in addition those
already suffered by them in The OF the effects
lett by him on board the Constitution. But il am
wrong in this conclusion, my will be less injurious
10 you because you may II you think proper, have the
points decided by the Judicial tribunals of the county,
have In o. Drps NV .t.itsr