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Twenty-thrco numbers of Nicholson's Journal of Natural Philosophy, 

 in a case, (D ;) 



Memoire d'un Voyageur qui le repose; 



Hamilton in Antrim ; 



Londres et de ses Environs ; 



Stew on Solids ; 



Essais de Jean Key ; 



Mon Bonnet de Nuit ; 



Domestic Cookery ; 



Catalogue de Fossils des Eoches ; 



The Monthly Review, 78 Nos. ; 



The Monthly Review, 26 volumes ; 



Philosophical Transactions for the year 1826 ; 



Anthologies et Fragments Philosophiques, 4 volumes ; 



Two largo boxes filled with specimens of minerals and manuscript trea- 

 tises, apparently in the testator's handwriting, on various philosophical 

 subjects, particularly chemistry and mineralogy ; 



Eight cases and one trunk filled with the like. 



Those articles to which this mark (a) is prefixed were not in the trunk 

 No. 13 when it was first opened in the consulate of the United States in 

 our presence. 



All the linen in trunk No. 13 was transferred from case 7, and sundry 

 articles of plated ware and philosophical instruments, &c., were transferred 

 from case 12. Sundry books, which were tied together, were also put in 

 this case. 



Richard Rush to John Forsyth. 



Harbor of New York, August 28, 1838. 



Sir : I have the. honor to report to you my arrival here 

 in the ship Mediator, with the amount in gold of the Smith- 

 sonian bequest recovered for the United States. 



The expenses, of every kind, incurred by closing the 

 business in Loudon and shipping the gold, were paid there ; 

 but I have still to pay freight here and primage, and also 

 some other small charges incurred on bringing over the 

 Smithsonian boxes and trunks heretofore mentioned. When 

 everything is fully paid, there will be left in my hands, as well 

 as I can now compute the amount, upwards of £104,500 ; 

 the whole is in sovereigns packed in boxes. 



The money being consigned to no one here, I must con- 

 tinue to hold it in my custody until 1 can receive your in- 

 structions to whom to deliver it, as provided for by the act 

 of Congress of the Ist of July, 1836. 



I have the honor to remain, in the meantime, 3'our most 

 faithful and obedient servant, 



Richard Rush. 



Hon. John Forsyth, Secretary of State. 



