The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-09-10

In witness whereof, the aforesaid Hamilton
Fish, Secretary of State of the United States of
america, has subscribed his his name to this
receipt IN duplicate at Washington, this 9th
uay OF September, in the year Of our Lord. one
Thousand eight hundred and seventy three.
(Signed) HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary of State.
The Secretary of the State in receiving the
certificate proceeded to the Treasury Depart
ment and called upon Secretary Richardson.
Mr. Fish, after stating that he came to per-
form PLEASANT duty. handed the certificate to
Secretary Richardson with the request that the
amount be invested in new per cent bonds of
Ihe funded loan under the act of Congress. The
secretary of the Treasury, taking the certti-
cate directed that bond for SIS, 800, 900 be is
sued, which was done accordingly and is in
words and figures as follows:
Funded loan Of 1881, Washington, May LIST,
1871.
The United States of America are indebted
10 Hon. Hamilton Fish. Secretary of State, in
trust, to be held subject to the future DISPOSE
1'on OF Congress, as provided in the act APP
proved March Sd, 1873. chap. 251, in the sum of
$1,000 600.
This bond is issued in accordance with the
provisions of an act Of Congress entitled an act
70 authorize the refunding If the national debt.
Approved July 14th, 1870, amended by an act
approved Jan. 20, 1871, and is redeemabe at
the pleasure of the United States after the
nrst day of May, 1881 in coin of the standard
1870, with interest in such coin from the day of
date hereof at the rate of five per cent. per an
mum, payable quarterly on the first day of Feb
ruary, May, August and November in each
year The principal and interest are exempt
from from all taxes or duties of the United
| states IS well as from taxation in any form by
or under State, municipal local authority
transferable on the books of this Office.
(Signed) JOHN ALLISON,
Register of the Treasury.
| The bond is skillfnly printed with pen, be-
| ing . fac smile of the printed form. Upon be-
| ing duly executed it was photographed and
| Gu todian. The certificate of deposit was re-
turned by the Secretary of the Treasury when
| the bond was issued. 1t will be framed and
| preserved among the archives of the govern
ment as memorial of the amicable settlement
| OF the differences between the two countries
without resort to AIMS. In the whole of these
| important transactions with regard to the ray
ment of the money, the Secretary of the State
| has declined to have anything whatever to do
with the bankers employed by the British gov
| erument, his communications being alone with
Sir Edward Thronton. the British Minister and
| the only transactions the Secretary of the
| Treasury had with the banks, was TO receive
their certificates of deposit and re issue in lieu
| thereof one for the whole amount, he bankers
| receiving nothing from the Treasury as COM
| pensation for the negotiation, tine expense hav-
ing been paid by the government.
| Treasury Balances.
| The following are the Treasury balances to
day. Currency $13, 2S3, 962 special deposits of le-
| gal tenders for redemption of certificates of de-
| post 1888 075,000; coin including coin certifi-
Gates of SAG, 94S, so, SSS,677, 2S9; outstanding
legal tenders $500, 100000.