SMITHSONIAN BEQUEST. 77 



Herewith we send you a eoinplete copy of our bill of costs, 

 amounting altogether to £490 45. lOd. ; and w-e have re- 

 ceived the following sums on account of costs, viz : 



£ 8. d. 



April 10, 1837, of Kichard Hush, Esq 200 4 



June 11, 1838, of accountant general, for plaintiff's taxed costs 406 3 



606 7 



The latter sum exceeding our bill of costs by £116 25. 2c?., 

 leaves us in debt to the United States to that amount, for 

 which we beg leave to enclose our check. 



We may here remind you of the information on the sub- 

 ject of costs, which we had before given you verbally, viz : 

 that the court allows against the fund- certain ordinary 

 costs ; and such costs have been received by us from the 

 accountant general, as before stated. In consequence, how- 

 ever, of the line of conduct adopted by us, under your 

 own directions, to ensure a speedy and successful termina- 

 tion of the suit, some small extra costs have been incurred 

 beyond what are considered ordinary costs. 



We have, as you requested, had a lock placed upon the 

 trunk* in our possession, having previously deposited therein 

 the several articles of plate and other matters, which we 

 mentioned to you as being in our possession, and of which 

 articles we enclose you a list. 



We are, dear sir, your faithful and obedient servants, 

 Clarke, Fynmore & Fladgate. 



P. S. We also return to you the memoranda which you 

 left with us as to the stock. 



Clarke, Fynmore ^ Fladgate to Richard Bash. 



Craven Street, July 11, 1838. 



Dear Sir : We have made the affidavit which you re- 

 quired to verify the bill of costs, and which we now^ return 

 to you. 



We also send you the original order on further directions, 

 under which the several transfers of the funds have been 

 made into your name. This order has the initials of the 

 registrar, as also of the entering clerk, placed at the foot of 



* One of the 14 mentioned in my despatch No. 32. 



