Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-03-02
To which this was my reply:

JANUARY 3lst 1859.
JONATHAN WORTH. ESQ, C4ai,man:
Sir: Last night, Mir Mills, secretary handed to your
letter to him. asking for detailed statement of the debts
due to the ~ Z. X. H. Co.. given NY report ~ the
Governor.
You appointed chairman of committee, (rased
upon your proposition 10 conduct this examination
You have had all the papers, books and Of the office,
as well as OF the board al your service and call since the
4ll inst, the day OF your requsltion offered you my
aid III the beginning and repeatedly SINCE lou hare nerer
get poposth u eng0ry int,uatiou; although,
AS in tins asking from my srbnrdnaes of matters of
which could have bcs, informed you
have made 10 his Exceency the Governor, report for
the information Of the Legislature not for the purpose of
alfrding matter for your report because it was
your manifest duty to obtain all this from your full
Investigations You gave written formal discharge to
the "icc-men their papers and books. the I'D instant
have last week stated TO your committee, conviction,
that this discharge premature The exanna-
ton was imperfect and that not accepting It, should hold
them still subject to your | say here that if you
desire 10 turn attention from examination of the
condition and affairs o. the company direct enquiry
to the statements of rcpcrt again. for the third tme
tender to your all papers, and books-my aid
and that Of the office c"rs to begin taking my report
basis OF examination and see whether not It correct
l am, &c, CllAS. F. FISHER.
The next day the chairman addressed me this:
RALEIGH, February Is 1859.
CHAs F. FISHER ESQ.,
Uenr Sir: The committee investigating the affairs of the
North Carolina Railroad Company instruct to say
You, the treasurer of the company MIR. Mendenha and
Mr.. Mills the b"okkceper to appear before them your
office. in Raleigh at o'clock, p m, Thursday next,
then and there 10 exhibit 10 detailed statement of The
debts due to the N"thCana Railroad Company speci-
flying the name q" the individual corporation owing each
debt, and producing the evidence of such debt ais list
Of the debts which the company owe and to whom each
debt is due. bringing up these statements the pc
rod to which these accounts brought your report
to the Governor, Of the 10th January 1859
We further wish to be furnished at the same time with
list of ali the debts Of said company contracted prior to
the 18th of july 1885, and which have been paid since the
ls of December, 1856, the existence of which was
known you the latter date with the warrants under
which said payments were made.
Yours, respectfully,
| JONATHAN WORTH Gin.
+. S. IT the statements be made ready by the
time specified please have the books and papers here from
which they can be made out.
To this my reply was:
OFFICE NoRrH-CARoLINA RAILROAD Co.,
Company's Shops, Feb. 2, 1859. !
| JONATHAN WORTH, ESQ.,, C"airman
Sir: received this morning Just at nv starting from
Raleigh your letter Of yesterday. In last To vou
in reply 10 your communication the Secretary asking for
statements IN reference to my report said that again
rendered to your all my papers and books as we'll as
all possible aid to enable you to begin and make full ex.
animation as you first proposed.
No doubt you that your proceedings in Jaru
airy must Of necessity have interrupted greatly the whole
business of the office and of the through ut this
month. This serious hindrance IA a season ALWAYS
the most busy, and which it will require some time to
amend -
Although you formally discharged the men and papers
ana dismissed them from further to be returned tho
Office have rendered them your use and still hold the
vouchers and papers subject to your examinations but be