The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1840-02-21


correspondence vas returned 10 him almost
daily, commencing long before i was known
thata commissionerwa was OF would be appoints
ed By the Executive g. consequently the im'
preston sought to be made by the Govern
or's Message, that the correspondence was
.sremoyedn while the commissioner was
tracing the post note transaction, is wholly
gratuitous.
"To W. ]. MINOR, President.
SR:-I withdrew some days since all linz
its on Mr.. Burkes' negotiations. The whole
matter is now at his discretion.
As do not desire to be encountered with
unnecessary expense, you will oblige me by
directing the letters addressed to me as agent
and which are sent to you for perusai, return
ed to my Office, and not through the post
Office, where incur the risk of paying post
age twice on the same letters. You will
further oblige me individually, if you viii
ask Mr.. Weston, to return to me all notes
that have been lodged by me for collection,
as well those passed due, as those running
TO maturity.
| enclose letters received last evening,
and ask the favor to have those sent hereto
fore returned. am your obj serv't.
(Signed) STEPHEN DUNCAN"
The application made BIZ the commission
er for statement of s'the amount of specie
deposited by the government in the Ponto-
toe Branch during the year 1886" was by a
letter to the Cashier, dated the 18th inst,
after his report had been submitted to the
legislature, and the information was prompt
lv communicated to him. although his exam
nation had been closed several days pre-
viously.
The following is copy of the cOrespOn-
dence:
Matches, Jan. 10, 1910.
ga. P. MERRILL, ESQ, Cashier,
Sir-As the Bank has refused to give me
the information necessary to enable me to
make full exposition of its action and con-
dition, have been compelled to seek such
information from its agents and others, en-
gagged in transacting its business. This
course will render it necessary to consume
some time before close the examination.
l. Twill require in the meantime, from
you, as Cashier Of the Agricultural Bank,
an authentic copy of the agreement between
the bank aAd r. M. GainesS u. s. District
Attorney.
2. A list of the notes transferred to said
Gaines, with the endorsers on the same.
3. A statement of the amount of specie
deposited by the Federal Government in the
Branch at Pontotoc, in the year 1886.
4. The amount of specie sent from the
Branch at Pontotoc to the Branch in Natchez
in the year 1886.
5. State the amount of specie actually
deposited at Pontotoc, and the gross amount
shown as deposited in the Bank in 1886.
6. State the names of the officers or direc-
tors of the Agricultural Bank who were part
ners III the Mississippi Land Company.
7. Did or did not the Bank sell A. B..
Reading of Vicksburg, agent for the Missls-
sippi Land Company forty or fifty thousand
dollars of the specie uc posted by the United
States in the fall of 1886, at per cent. pre-
MUM, and did not the bank discount bills OF
said Company, some members of which were
officers or directors of the Agricultural
bank?
wish categorical answers to these quer-
les directed to me at Vicksburg.
[Signedl Yours, JAMES HAGAN,
Commissioner"