SMITHSONIAN BEQUEST. 101 



IN CHANCERY. 



Between the President of the United States of America, Plaintiff, "\ 



and l 



Cbas. Drummond, Esq., and her Majesty's Attorney General, Defendants. J 



Thomas Clarke, Thomas George Fynmore, and William 

 Mark Fiadgate, of Craven street, Strand, in the county of 

 Middlesex, solicitors and copartners, severally make oath 

 and say, that the several disbursements contained in the 

 aforegoing account have been duly made, and that the 

 several charges therein contained are just and true, to the 

 best of these deponents' knowledge and belief. 



Thomas Clarke, 

 Thomas G. Fynmore, 

 Wm. M. Fladgate. 



Sworn by all the deponents, at the public office, South- 

 ampton Buildings, in the county of Middlesex, the 11th day 

 of Jul}', 1838, before me. 



E. WiNGFIELD. 



Clark, Fynmore ^ Fladgate to Bichard Bush. 



43 Craven Street, Strand, July 13, 1838. 



Dear Sir : "With reference to the gun, a few pieces of 

 china, and a few other articles of a miscellaneous nature, 

 which are mentioned in the schedule of property formerly 

 belonging to Mr. Smithson, (of which schedule we furnished 

 to you a copy,) and which articles do not now appear to be 

 amongst the property lately under the charge of Messrs. 

 Deacon, we beg to state that the schedule in question was a 

 schedule prepared at the time of Mr. Smithson's death, now 

 several years back, and that we have no doubt that the ar- 

 ticles (which appear to have been such as would be used 

 personally by Mr. Smithson) were handed to Mr. Hunger- 

 ford, who, indeed, had he thought fit to apply for them, 

 would, under the direction of the court, have obtained pos- 

 session of all the property lodged with Messrs. Deacon, and 

 which is now handed over to you as representative of the 

 United States, 



"We are, dear sir, your very obedient servants, 



Clarke, Fynmore & Fladgate. 



Richard Rush, Esq. 



