110 SMITHSONIAN BEQUEST. 



Richard Bush to John Forsyth. 



New York, August 29, 1888. 



Sir ; On landing from the ship yesterday morning, I re- 

 ceived the official letter of the Secretary of the Treasury, 

 dated the 20th of July, which had been waiting my arrival 

 here, instructing me to transfer the Smithsonian fund to 

 Philadelphia, to be deposited with the Treasurer of the 

 Mint, to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States, 

 taking duplicate receipts from the former, one of which to 

 be transmitted to the latter. 



The ship has not yet got into the dock, but the gold shall 

 be sent on to Philadelphia, as soon as practicable, in the 

 eleven boxes in which it was packed at the Bank of England, 

 according to the instructions I have thus received from the 

 Secretary of the Treasury. 



I have the honor to remain, with great respect, your obe- 

 dient servant, 



EicHARD Rush. 



Hon. John Forsyth, Secretary of State. 



John Forsyth to Richard Rush. 



Department of State, 



Washington, August 30, 1838. 



Sir : I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your 

 despatch No. 30, of the 28th instant, announcing your ar- 

 rival in the harbor of New York, with the Smithsonian 

 bequest in gold. With regard to the disposition to be 

 made by you of these funds, you no doubt will have learned, 

 upon landing, that your request had been anticipated by in- 

 structions to you from the Treasury Department, intrusted 

 to the care of Mr. George Newbold, president of the Bank 

 of America. 



Tendering to you my congratulations on the success of 

 your mission, and on your safe return to your country, I 

 am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant, 



John Forsyth. 



Richard Rush, Esq., New York. 



Ri^ard Rush to John Forsyth. 



Philadelphia, Septemba- 4, 1838. 

 Sir : I was yesterday honored with your letter of the 30th 

 of August, acknowledging my No. 30 from the harbor of 



