Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-04-05
Treasury DEPARTMENT, }
April Sd, 1884.


April Sd, 1884. !
SIR In obedience to the resolution of the Sc
nate of the 3lst ultimo, requiring the Secretary
of the Treasury ito report to the Senate what
amount of public money is now on deposite in
the Union Bank of Maryland, when and on
what account it was deposited, and also, whe-
Their any Treasury drafts, contingent or other,
have been, during the month of March, 1884,
furnished to the said Bank, or at any time here
tofore, to the Bank of Maryland for any and
what purpose. And that he likewise report what
amount offs stock in the capital ofthe said Union
Bank was held by r.. b. fancy, Esq. when the
said Bank was selected as one of the banks to
receive on deposte the public money, and what
amount of the said stock he now holds" have
the honor to transmit herewith a statement
(marked A to u of the public money deposited
in the Union Bank of Maryland, showing when
il was deposited, and on what account. The
difference between the balance to the credit OF
the Treasurer, in his statement, and IN that fur
nished by the Bank, arises from warrants which
have been issued by the Treasurer on the Bank,
but which have not yet been presented for pay
ment, and deposite TO his credit since the last
weekly return.
No Treasury drafts, contingent or other, were
furnished to the Union Bank of Maryland, du-
ring the month of March, 1884. And no trans
fer draft ofany description, contingent or other,
has ever been furnished TO the Bank of Mary
part of the resolution, which calls for informa-
ton as to the amount of stock held by Roger B.
fancy in the Union Bank of Maryland, "when
the said bank was selected as one the banks
to receive in depoSite the public money, and
what amount of the said stock he now holds"
have the honor to state, that inasmuch as the
inquiry does not embrace the stockholders gen.
orally but is confined to the stock of particu-
lar individual it must, by necessary implication,
be understood as pointing the inquiry to the mo-
tveS which influenced the individual named in
the transaction he may have had in the stock of
the said bank--and under such circumstances,
it is due to his official relations TO the Senate
and TO the public, that his motives in any such
transactions should be fully and clearly dsclo-
sed. / therefore transmit TO the Senate a copy
of letter from this department. to the president
of the Union Bank of Maryland, dated the 31st
day of March, 1884, apprising him ofthe infor-
nation required by the Senate, requesting him
to forward 10 the department. a statement of
the amount of stock in the Union Bank of Ma
ryland, held by Roger B. fancy, at the time the
deposites were removed-time at which it was
purchased--and the amount now held by him
and the original private letter of Roger B. Ia
ney, authorizing him TO sell certain shares of
stock which were lately sold.
Also, the letter from the President of the Union
Bank of Maryland, in reply, dated April 1st,
1884, enclosing the statements and papers
aforementioned, WDlcn are nefeWlLn transmit
ted, and are as follows:
l. The statement of the Cashier, showing
that at the time ofthe selection of the said Bank
as one of the Banks to receive in deposites the
public money, Roger B. fancy held in the stock
Of the Bank, III full shares and half shares, the
par value of which amounted to $5,475 That
the last of these shares were purchased by him
on the 18th of May, 1881, before he received any
appointment under the government of the Unit
ed States; and that he now holds So full shares
stock in the said Bank, showing that full
shares and 4 half shares which were held by him
at the time the deposites were removed, were
sold and transferred on the Goth Feb 1884
2. The original private letter of Roger b. Ia
ney of the 18th February, 1884, TO the Pres-
dent of the Union Bank, directing so many
shares to be sold, for the purpose of paying the
debt therein mentioned as might be necessary
for that purpose, and the balance of the shares
TO be returned to him; and the affirmation of the
President of the Union Bank that he sold, I'M
der the power of attorney mentioned in that let
ter, eight full shares, and four half shares, and
returned to Roger b. fancy certificate of the
remaining one share The letter statesthe GER
tificate sent to the President of the Bank at nine
full shares; the affirmation of the President of
the Bank shows that it contained nine full shares
and four half shares, the half shares being omit
ted in the letter, but included in the power of at
torney TO sell.
l also transmit herewith the original letter.
dated Is February, 1884, from Summerville
Pinkney, Esq, of the City of Annapolis. the
council for the creditor to whom the debt was
due from Roger B. fancy, as trustee, request
ing the payment of the said debt.
] have the honor to be, sir,
: Very respectfully, your obt serv't,
r. B TANEY,
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