The Hartford republican., 1913-10-31
TREASURY RELICS
Historical Treasures on Fils In
the AUDITORS Office.
ACCOUNTS or G. WASHINGTON.
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TIE archives of TIE rnites state.
treasury are r5cs with relic. IL the
.iss o. TIE uE5us q tie s1is.y- - the
treasury department NAY bs s-~n the
csocele5 chsrk sb9Eiog tie psyupnt
70 Lafayette IL is-s % s5y1''y by the
United states II cyas33erst.ys o, b.
services sD1 sacrifices f. tie war Oi
the geroiuuon wi-Ham Y. CrsE-
FORD. thea secretary % TIE treasury.
siyn-5 the warrant AID f. tie c3sr-
scte-5s,sc French handwriting % the
rsTsrse il the iB5V-s@neot ., Lsfa-
ystte A csoeeied check o. warrant
for sl5DyJyopD represents TIE payment
fDr the Lygksisas purchase g.1s- the
treaty % ls1-
The purchase uods- the treaty. char
sctsriLe5 ~ the time as -SeEaTts fol.
~ Of Aissks is eri5soced by . war.
rsD; for s72ppDyD. sigDe3 by +. Z
Spinner. who 81 the time wss s-cre-
tsry % TIE treasury. Tee wording Of
TIE rsr-sD u t-eyins and runs. Pay 9,
TIE uoiersigDed envoy extraordinary
sn1 minister nipO;ent1sry Of his
3sie-.y TIE emperor Of 81 the Rus
siSs" This warrant called FOR pay
rDeIi il coin and was 80 psi5 through
the Rigs b.nk. then . private bank.
tag institution Of wsshington. after
being ind0r-ed By Edward De suDecke.
the Russian minister st that time
The purchase of the Philippine Is.
important financial Transactions Of the
government by four warrants 0. 81
oyD.ODO each As treaty cannot be
entered into by one country directly
With one With which IL IL az war. the
warrants were indors>d by jules Cam.
bon the French minister. who had del
essted srtbority TO represent the Span
isb government
The Panama canal purchase repre-
ssnted the largest financial transaction
OF the government The payment was
made By a common daft. payable %
y. Pierpont Morgan 6 Co. special dis
bursiog agent" through whom IL was
paid 20 the French compsay. the for
ner owner. The late J. Pi.TpJnt Nor
gan himself indorsei the draft A
short time previous there lad been is-
sued warrant for <i0DyO.DDO. coTer.
Ing the cost Of the canal zone. an area
Of ten miles on each side Of the canal
As these Cancelled cheeks are held as
receipts. II could happen. in case Of
their loss. that the goYernrent might
not be able 70 show that the moneys
were actually paid
Not less interesting as relics are "Ac-
counts-G Washington With the Init
ed States. commencing June. lI.j. aud
ending June. I7s3. cOmprehending a
space ot eight years" Under the cap
ton are three or four dilapidsted calf
bound account books Ia the hsndwrit-
ing OF the great American patriot.
These accounts were mostly kept while
be was on the march. but they were
brought up with great accuracy from
day 10 day.
At the eDd OF each book there Is a
comprehensive recapitulation. Individ-
uaI money and funds Of the govern
ment expended by him are specifically
indicated In a footnote be calls ut
tention 10 q particular item which be
appeared to have paid. but for which
be had no voucher. He deducted the /.
amount Of the Item from his credit
until the matter could be definitely set /.
tied. All Of his accounts are express
ed ia English money.
A contempDraneous account book kept
By Caleb Gibbs shows the personal ex- 4
penses OF Washington and his military /,
family" meaning. no doubt. his i'm I
mediate stlH The entries are usually .
headed. Headquarters. on the march" |
For the most part they cover purchases I
1f food supplies. but now and then are .
such entries as:
TO cash for broom that Peter .
bought some time ago. sixpence."
Cash paid for mending the chariot.
! shilling" /
Agreed with Peggy for shillIngs 4
per uionth for the generals washing .
and 4 shillings per dozen for the gen
tlemeD Of the family"
Among other things Of interest In the .
auditors Office are books showing al 4
Owances 10 members Of congress to .
and from Washington. In the Thir-
.eeDth congress 1858 for mileage IL re-
,eiDted In a faint. uncertain hand ID.
Webster" A payment Of $3.50 for Ill
lays attendance IL shown TO have
been made to Henry Clay. = Harper's
Weekly.