Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-23

not know of the existence of the claim
beyond the information of "several par
tiesn that would s'endeavor to claim an
offset of some $15, 900 paid into the Bank
of Tennessee while South, by which, l
suppose, you intend to convey the i'm
preston that the payment was made in
Confederate money; and, therefore,
would not be allowed by you as an ottsetf
think my endeavors, since November
last, to arrive at the amount of your
claim, to say nothing of my sending Mr..
Shepherd to Nashville in regard to the
matter, sufficiently indicate my desire for
an "early settlement"
AS to your knowing whether or not
could make payment" is of little mo
ment, and has no bearing on the main
question of. knowledge pertinent in this
case. I know could have arranged
payment, had the desired information been
furnished. Asking an early answer, /
am, very respectfully yours,
JOHN JOHNSON, Mayor.
The following correspondence is ap-
pended:
MAYORS OFFICE, CRY HALL, MEMPHIS,
TENN, March 16, 1871.-Ed. R. Penne-
baker, ESQ, Comptroller, Nashville,
Tenn.-Dear Sir: Referring to your letter
of the 4th inst 1 am requested by the
Mayor to ask of you statement showing
amount of coupons from bonds of the
city of Memphis, funded by the State of
Tennessee, less than the fifteen thousand
($l5, O00) dollars paid by Messrs. Brink
ley, Overton, Tate, Waldran, Bethel,
Wicks, Mumford, Dixon and Forrest.
His Honor, the Mayor, desires to know
the exact amount due by the city.
rF Very respectfully,
d. A. SHEPHERD, City Comptroller.
81 REPLY OF COMPTROLLER PENNsBAKER.
CoMPTRoLLER's OFFICE, NASHVILLE,
TIM, March %, 1s71.-D. A. Shop
herd, ESQ.,, City Comptroller, Memphis,
Tenn.-Desr Sir: In reply to yours of
the 10Th inst. have the honor to state
that there is no record in this Office that
any of the coupons of the city of Mem
phis were funded, but they were paid in
with State coupons by different parties,
and bonds issued for the same. The
amount that l have found is between
$95, 900 and $40, 900, which, with inter
est added, will be the amount due the
State from the city.
Yours respectfully,
Ed. R. PENNKBAKKR,
Comptroller.
The $4,000 which Mr.. johnson says
were paid into the State Treasury by
Messrs. Brinkley, Tate and others, wasac-
knowledged on the 14fh of June, 1851,
to the first named, so far as his proper
ton went, in the following letter:
DUPLICATE
BRANCH BANK OF TKNNR SIZE, Jos. Le-
Tow, President, Chas. b. Halle, Cashier
Memphis, June IA, 1S6l.-Received
from R. G. Brinkley, three thousand dol
lars, as audited to him in warrant No.
1871, and due on account of July inter-
est on $500, 900 of the bonds issued by
the city of Memphis to the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad, and paid into the
Treasury under the act of May 8, 1851.
C. 81. Halle, Cashier.
DUPLICATE.
BRANCH BANK OF TENNESSEE, Jos.
Len0w, Pres, Chas. A. Halle, Cashier.
Memphis, June Is, 1S61.-Receiyed OF
MOSES y. NlChS, Esq ulLetH uuuuIeu
dollars, audited to him in warrant No.
1874, on account of the July interest OF
| $500, 900 of the bonds issued by the city
of Memphis to the Memphis and Charles
ton Railroad Company, and paid into the
Treasury, under act of May 8, 1861.
G. II. HALLE, Cashier.
This payment to the Branch Bank of
Tennessee was authorized by the State
Comptroller, by the following letter:
COMPTRoLLRR's OFFICE, NASHVILLE,
June II, 1S61.-Messrs. Tate, Brinkley,
Wicks and Munford: GeItlemen-I have
| just received yours of the 8th inst, which
will account for any supposed delay upon
my part in answering it. / inclose you
the warrants, which will authorize you to
pay the money into the Bank of Tennes-
see at Memphis, the Bank giving two re-
ceipts for each warrant--one for each OF
you, and the other to be sent to this ONCE.
Very truly yours, J. T. DUNLAP.