100 SMITHSONIAN BEQUEST. 



£ s. d. 



June 5. — Attending Mr. Rush, conferring very full}' in what 

 remained to bo done, and as to the steps to be taken by him 

 to realize the funds 13 4 



June 6.— Attending Mr. Eush on the subject of the residue of 

 cash in court, which was to be paid to him, and explaining 

 that we could procure same out of court by Saturday ; and 

 he requested to be furnished with a copy of the list of arti- 

 cles deposited with Mr. Deacon 13 4 



Copy list for him, (schedule marked F ;) one trunk only, (see 

 list) 2 6 



June 8. — Attending the accountant general's to learn if check 

 was ready for Mr. Eush, and found it was, and would be 

 signed this day 6 8 



Writing to Mr. Eush to inform him thereof, and to make an 



appointment for him to attend and receive same 5 



June 12. — Attending Mr. Deacon to ascertain if the boxes 

 could be sent to our office ; and he not being home, writing 

 to him thereon 6 8 



Juno 18. — Attending Mr. Deacon to make appointment for 



Mr. Eush to attend to inspect contents of boxes 6 8 



Writing to Mr. Eush to inform him 5 



June 20. — Attending at Mr. Deacon's, 31 Upper Norton street, 

 to meet Mr. Eush to inspect the contents of boxes, «&c.; but 

 the boxes being more numerous than he expected, he de- 

 ferred the close examination of them for the present 13 4 



June 30. — Attending Mr. Eush, conferring on what remained 

 to be done, and making arrangements with him as to send- 

 ing the box we had hero, together with the plate and other 

 articles, to Mr. Deacon's, where wo should meet him and 

 Colonel Aspinwall, the consul, and seal all the boxes up 13 4 



Making list of the plate and other articles 5 



Mr. Eush wishing to know what the several funds would have 

 realized if they could have been sold immediately upon the 

 death of Mr. Hungerford, attending at Messrs. Drummond's 

 to learn what the prices of the several stocks then were, 

 and making a calculation accordingly ; and drawing out a 

 statement for Mr. Eush, from which it appeared that, after 

 deducting all the costs, the funds had realized £173 12s. \d. 

 more now than they would have done if the funds had all 

 been sold immediately upon the decease of Mr. Hunger- 

 ford 2 2 



Paid for a new lock to box 5 



July 6. — Attending at Mr. Deacon's to meet Mr. Eush and 

 Colonel Aspinwall, when the several boxes were sealed up, 

 and directions given for their transmission to the wharf 110 



Attending at the accountant general's, to bespeak a transcript 

 of account 



Paid for same 



Attending to procure same 



Several other attendances upon Mr. Eush, furnishing him 

 with all such further information as he required previous to 

 his leaving this country for America 



Letters and messengers, coach-hire, and various incidental ex- 

 penses 



