Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-06-19

The above is in duplicate, with this additional RI
mark; Leon. Trousdsle, Aid Camp has receipte
for the last above named receipt, which Col Bzttl
can lake ap with this. -. siiahl
s.so 20 AyavsrA Ca April 2s 1855.
At two days after sight paw to the cTdef 4 N
Bruce, at The Bank Of Montreal Canada ave hun
dred snd fly dollars in gold value recsieed, ant
placed to account Of HUMPHRET MkEsHAIL.
TO ehsrtss E Marshclh care Of Walker 8 Lees, Gu,
The above is in triplicate
$1,000 AueusrA, Ca. April 81. 1866.
Pay 10 self one thousand dollars in American
! coin.
To Branch Bank Of Tennessee, Trenton.
]. F. BRowS, Br. BIZ, Trenton.
$500 GREESEsBoRo', Ga, April %. 1856.
One day after date we promise to pay the Bank
oil Tennessee or order one thousand dollars in gold
coin, for value received. Witness our hand and
seals. LEON TRoUsDALE- lSeals.1
$1,000 AUGUsTA Ca, April p, 1865.
Pay self one thousand dollars, in American coin.
THos A. CLEAa,
For B. r. STRONG, Char.
To Br- Bank of Tenn, Knoxville.
$1,000 AuousrA, Ga. April u. 1885.
Pay self one thousand dollars in American coin.
Taos. A.GLEAe,
For j. G. II. RANFsE,r.
10 Br. Bank Tenn, Knoxville.
! 81, OOO AuersTx. Ga. Anril % lse5
Pay self one thousand dollars in American coin.
TH0s. A. CLE&o.
To Br. Bank Tenn. Athens.
The other contents were:
Loose gold to the amount Of SIo,i75.
small bag containing, in silver s3TS So
These papers are on file in the Bank of Teanes-
see, in the we'll known hands of the writers them
selves. But will not Rmuse you further with these
interesting papers. I have read samples enough to
show that Harris Rev, Battle, Dunlapa and thu bank
officers were paid their salaries out Of these kegs
and boxes Let now open an account current
with Baxter's officers having these assets in
charge" ~
Take your pencils, gentlemen, and eslculate the
amount Of Harris Salary for thros years at $4,000
Rays at $500; Dunlap's at s2750; Battles at
$4,000 and you have the neat little sum of see 100.
The salaries Of the officers of the
mother bank for three years-Pres-
ident $3000-Cashier, So 5Oo--
Clerk, 50, 500-Teller, $25O0......... S3I, 90
There were ten branch banks, each with its Pres
ident, Cashier and Clerk.
Ten Presidents $4,000 $50 900 ; Us 100000
Ten Cashiers 1900 $4,000 a" $4,000 90
Ten Clerks 1900 $4,000 $4,000 90
Amount paid to Atkins, Marshall and
IrouSdale......... ......,........ 205o00
Specie of the Athens branch, never
4SSuheu Dub sou Dy OletSs.'s.sss'. OV, 4O5 -
Net amount Of stealsge in three years
and two months. $2727599f
Now we will credit them with the
amount of coin captured and re-
446, 1870
s7s,47957
The amount OF coin reported in the
vaults, JAN ,lS62....... f20.3eO %
--
Leaving only........................ $9ol27
unaccounted for, which is covered by bills for dray
age, freghts etc, found among the papers Of the
bank. This accounts for the entire specie fund
without charging any part Of il to the larceny Of
Fisher. have heard It said that he had specialized
in cotton with the funds Of the bank, ard claimed
that what he carried away was made in this way
and an inclined TO credit this version Of tho affair
But let Us see now what BAKERS officers having
these assets in charge did with the other assets Of
the bank. For it must be remembered that this
$4,000 in coin constituted only about the sixteenth
part of the vauables Of tho bank. / hold in my
hand the official report OF the present Board Of Di
rectcrs Of the bark, made in November last. after
they had with inamcse lab0rs marshalled the entire
assets From this appears that these officers h,v-
ing them in charge carried OF in 1862
OF discounted notes $33l436132
Of these remained when captured...... 1oe6,s03.69
Missing sI,227, 5sssa
They carried off Of domestic bills Of
exchsnge...........................-s l,96s soOs2
tared.......,......................'.. ss5, 2sso5
Missing bills of exchange ......... Sic 84,sa477
They carried off evidences of notes
and bills in suit.s....,..,..........~. S799 60s05
tured...............................i.. i9220o1 IA
Missing notes and bills in suit. 1901, 3l7 %
They carried of of State bonds dis
counted Sl3S 1888
OF these were recaptured. l06,O0o00
Missing Stats bonds............... 8 80, 223.5s
They carried off State bonds. purehss-
ed of the N and N. W. r. r. Co.. Sl1O l2O.4O
Of these were reeaptured. 00j,O00.0O
All gone Where are they, Baxter Do in
quire of your "offeers having them in charged
They carried off evidences Of dues
from other banks.........,............ $685. 1850
OF these vera recaptured .............- Is1,1s5l
Missing dues from other banks. 95,569.35
They carried of coupons for interest
paid by the bank..-........ ............ SsO0OOo0
OF these coupons were recaptured...-- 10000 90
All gone Inquire Of " the officers having them
in charged"
They carried of Of School Land
S333s612
OF these were recaptGred........... e0,e00.eo
They carried of Of notes of other
banks, SZJ41 10000
OF these were recaptured. Sf,036 90
Missing notes on other banks..... 1851, s74 30
Nearly two millions in this item Inquire Of
the officers having them 10 charge y
They carried of of Confederate bonds
bonds and notes then good........... 2s56. 200 20
When recaptured they were worth. 0,o0o,9Oo.eO
Now LEI Us settls with the officers having the
assets in charge"
They carried OF of good ,632 037 %
or these were captured and brought
back-no thanks 70 them...........- 3,o23 eco. 80
Whole amount Of missing assetsls sys0s. 1880
Inquire Of "the officers having the assets in
charge"
OF these assets rscaptured, moro than one-hAlf l.
in uncurrent money or notes on debtors low iasol-
veat So that It is not likely the whole win amount
TO one million, leaving net ioss ten millions
of dollars 70 the people Of the State by party tkEi
Baxter thinks ought 70 be restored 70 power as 4
matter Of economy Nov where are these eight
and half miilions7 whers srs these half millions
Of State bonds and coupons This two millions Of
missing bank notes and this two and bali million
Of discounted notes and bills Il Il most likely
they we're used By those who run them of and
claimed the right 70 them orby the two OF three
gentlemen appointed 70 ascertain what was len Of
them Baxter asks you TO not believe tbe enc pro.
position, and tho other Do yon say that Fisher,
TIE guilty wretch BOW hiding in Europe, has goI
yaur money OF has your Old Governor OF yosI
I neighbor boy, Sam Hunt got il [ From tho crowd
1--WE see where the money vent"
TIE LITTLE SCHOOL TUSp
i Baxter seems TO have no knowledge Is 10 whsi
constitutes the school fund Of Tennessee-And an
glad in this particular 70 credit him with ignorance
thOsgh e Is mixed with rnslioe and venom" is i
l0st 10 the people be says 'lost 70 yon and 20 me-
How grieved III never sill be rscovered,r etc.
etc. You know, sir, nothing about IT, if you do
your assertions are utterly reckless II was an IN
! fortunate error in Stanford viii use no harrher
term, fol do not believe he ever expseted OF de
signed that the fund would be Iost--to place thi,
fund Ell in one bank. But be was q weak man and
fell into the hands Of bankers class that sometimes