The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-01-24
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The sum received in compromise, :
Balance due the Government, :

"Ths sum will be brought 10 the credit of The
Department in my acc >unts for the Tr sent qnf'er
la regard to the second charge, il is true that the
quarterly accounts which have been rendered b. ne
do embrace a sum beyond that which has Ell paid
for wages 10 the bo"tmen Of The revenue bagr, be-
cause Incidental EXPENSES have been united vi h
those under that he, d for the same i'm, but not
one sous has been charged whch has no ben ac;u-
ally expended. When came into Office fouLd
Mr.. F. w. Briney in thu OF deputy collector. He
suggested this mode Of charging incidental expen-
ses by which was led TO suppose that was In ac
cordaBce with the estab ished previous u<agcs OF The
office. This mode of keeping the accoun and ma
king those charges has continued ever since.
ANY further explanations sh II III all times be
happy to give, in case th be deemed necessary.
81 am, ve,y respectfully, your nbedisn se,v,nl,
~ w. RECKLESS.
:" Hon LEVI WOODBURY.,
Secretaryof The Treasury, Washington"
With This letter the two receipts for wharfage, and
the receipt of Wall were transmit, d. January "a,
1885 Woodbury. notified Van Hook and Parker Of
Reckless explanation in which will be observed
he admits second charge, and offers crcn@ for it
February 2, 1885, Mr.. Van Hook replied as fol-
lows:
'NEw YoRK, Feb. 3, 1885.
"SIR: Ihave the honor to acknowledge the receipt
Of your letter Of the ul, covering copy OF the
answer of J. w. Reckless 10 the charges Of fraud
preferred by me against him, and asking my as
dissent to the correctness OF his explanations
and whether any further inquiry is desired
Y
but my absence from town has prevented it, !
maintain the utter unTu,h of the explanations he
has made. am ready To prove the truth Of the
charges made in all such parts not admitted by the
statement of Mr.. Reckless, or fully 10 the extent of
them made, in such manner rs you shall require.
A copy of the original receipt of Mr.. Reckless for
the money received under the compromise and
which can produce TO you, will show variance OF
the items contained in it, and in his statement and
will show an aerihought in regard the amount he
alleges he has paid out of the sum received; en-,
by this and other testimony prove that, al me fimc
the settlement made for the tonnage OF me
schooner Pacific, the accounts against her had been
ascertained, and that they were separately ana spec
6cally paid for BY MeS>r> Secor The owners OF the
vessel and will therefore fully sustain that charge.
"His accounts will show that he has applied Tor,
and cbta med from tie Treasury, large sums OF mo-
ney TO pay the expenses of his office the receipt
OF this money; and cannot i'm CINE satisfactory
reason why an honest man should conceal Inc re-
cept of this snm or any other; TO me- the reHson he
ASST gus is utterly unsatisfactory, because believe IL
untrue.
"As regards the boatmen's wages, he admiis the
amounts are untrue and that the sums charged ale
beyond The sums paid. That charge requires no
further proof according to my understanding al h'S
answer: should il be required will furnish il.
deny that the overpnS money, or difference between
the money paid The boatmen, has been expended LOT
pubiic purposeS and challenge Mr., Reckless To show
The fact assert that il applied 10 his own use,
and 10 his emolument; and this can prove, II IL is
required. As regards the reason for saling hls ac-
counts in the manner he alleges, h*i he has done u
under the advice of Mr.. Brinley; this also deny
will prove BY Mr. Brinley that Is wholly, and In
all its parts untrue He never advised the mode OF
eeping or rendering his accounts as he alleges
but on the contrary, expressly stated TO him. az me
time that II was incorrect and improper.
al am, sir, with respect your humS'e ,5 SeIyaRn''
"Hon LEVI WooDBuaY Secretary Of the Treasury"
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