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had my constant supervision until I saw the latter finally deposited at our 

 Mint, in fulfilment of his instructions; that, having suffered greatly from 

 sea-sickness during the voyage, added to fatigue after landhig in a weak 

 state at New York, where the care of the gold still required my personal 

 superintendence, I had been unable hitherto to prepare a statement of the 

 expenses in question, but that I was now regaining strength and intend- 

 ed to set out for Washington on Saturday, at farthest, if then able, as at 

 present I had reason to hope would be the case. I added, that I supposed 

 a settlement of my account could be effected more satisfactorily and 

 promptly by my presence with the accounting officers at Washington 

 than by any attempt to make it out here, and transmit it by letter, which, 

 it may be, might lead to writing backwards and forwards before a final 

 adjustment took place : of which correspondence I have the honor to 

 inform you, and to remain, with great respect, your obedient servant, 



RICHARD RUSH. 



Honorable John Forsyth, 



Secretary of State. 



Department op State, 

 Washington, September 18, 1S38. 

 Sir : I have the honor to transmit, herewith, two letters from Mr. Rich- 

 ard Rush, Nos. 34 and 35, with the papers which accompanied them, in 

 relation to the amount recovered of the Smithsonian legacy, and the ex- 

 penses attending the recovery, and the transmission of the proceeds to 

 this country. 



I am, sir, your obedient servant, 



JOHN FORSYTH. 



Honorable Levi Woodbury, 



Secretary of the Treasury. 



No. 34. 



Washington, September 15, 1838. 



Sir : I am now to give you a statement of all the expenses that at- 

 tended the recovery of the Smithsonian bequest for the United States. 



It may be in order first to mention the whole amount of stock and mo- 

 ney that came into my hands from the court of chancery, or otherwise. 



I received of English Government stock £645,535 I'Ss. 9d. in consols, 

 5612,000 in reduced three per cent, annuities, and £16,100 in bank stock of 

 the Bank of England, as heretofore mentioned in my No. 26, and will 

 now be seen by the original order or decree of the court, which I enclose, 

 ■(marked A.) This document I could not obtain until the Uth of July, 

 when I received it with the letter of the solicitors of that date, also en- 

 closed, (marked B.) 



On the Uth of June I received from the accountant general of the 

 court of chancery £725 3^. Id. This was the sum remaining to be paid 

 to me, after previous payments to others, out of cash in hand appertaining 

 to the Smithsonian fund whilst in the custody of the court, as will be seen 



