250 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 52 



54 Upper Norton St., June 30, 1838. 

 My Dear Sir: 



It is high time now that all the stock is sold to be thinking of shipping the 

 gold, as the money will soon be converted into it. Be so good therefore, as 

 to be turning in your mind what you are to do for me. I shall count upon 

 your services towards effecting insurance, paying the premitmi, agreeing for 

 the freight and in short taking all the steps necessary to the whole operation 

 at the custom house and elsewhere, in the most regular way and on the best 

 terms attainable. I have mentioned to you my personal preference for going 

 with Captain Champlain in the Mediator; but having a public trust in hand, I 

 could not indulge my wish unless he would agree to take the gold on terms 

 fully as favorable in every particular as could be obtained in any other packet 

 ship. I shall trust to you for making the contract and all arrangements with 

 Captain Champlain. 



I remain always sincerely yours, 



RicH.^RD Rush. 



Col. Aspinwall. 



(Upon reverse;) 

 54 Upper Norton St., 30th June, 1838. R. 2d July. A. do. Richd. Rush. 



54 Upper Norton St., July 2, 1838. 

 My Dear Colonel: 



I have arranged it with my solicitors that one of them is to meet u? on 

 Friday next, at a quarter before ten, at No. 31, Upper Norton Street (close 

 by me) on the business of the trunks. You will perhaps request JNIr. McCurley 

 to be there at the same time, and if you will have the goodness to call on me 

 after you have breakfasted, we will go to the house together, and be able I 

 have little doubt to make a short piece of work of it. 



Always yours, R. R. 



CoL. Aspinwall. 



P. S. — I do not forget that Friday is the 6th and of course our day for 

 transferring and receiving; but we shall be in ample time for that, after 

 finishing the work in our neighborhood. 



(Upon reverse:) 



54 Upper Norton St., 2d July, 1838. R. 3rd do. Richard Rush 

 Address: 



To Colonel Aspinwall, 

 Consul of the United States, 

 I Bishopsgate, 



Churchyard, London. 



By the Monongahela, 



Captain Miercken, 

 for Liverpool. 



Sydenham, near Philadelphia, May 18, 1839. 

 My Dear Colonel : 



A late letter from my son informs us of your recent affliction in the loss of 

 a daughter, on which event there are none who would offer you more heart- 



