54 SMITHSONIAN BEQUEST. 



may be favorable, I have the houor to remain, with great 

 respect, your obedient servant, 



Richard Rush. 

 The Hon. John Forsyth, Secretary of State. 



S. Pleasanton to John Forsyth. 



Treasury Department, 

 Fifth Auditor's Office, Uarch 14, 1838. 

 Sir : lu reply to your letter of this morning, I have the 

 honor to inform you that the amount of the appropriation 

 made by the act of Congress of July 1, 1836, lor the ex- 

 penses of prosecuting the claim of the United States to tli.e 

 Smithsonian legacy, was remitted to their bankers in Lon- 

 don, on the 16th of the same month — $10,000. 



Of •which sum the said bankers have paid to the order of Eich- 

 ard Kush, the agent appointed under that act, from 1st August, 



1836, to 31st December, 1837 $8,493 11 



Applied as follows, viz: 



Agent's sahiry for one year, ending 31st July, 1837— $3,000 00 



Personal and other expenses (excepting law expenses) 

 same period 2,000 00 



Paid Clarke, Fynmore & Fladgate, solicitors, at Lon- 

 don, for various professional services in relation to 

 the legacy 889 77 



Credited to Mr. Eush on accounts rendered by him $5,889 77 



At the above rates of salary and expenses, the agent 

 will be entitled to credit up to 31st December, 1837, 

 exclusive of law expenses for one half year, ending 

 with that date 2,500 00 



8,389 77 



Leaving a balance, to be accounted for by him, of $103 Si 



The balance remaining unexpended by the bankers, of 

 the appropriation in question, on the 31st of December last, 

 was, as will be perceived from the above statement, 

 $l,506iVo. 



I have the honor to be, very respectfully, sir, your obedi- 

 ent servant, 



S. Pleasonton. 



Hon. John Forsyth, Secretary of State. 



