SMITHSONIAN BEQUEST. 93 



such as would he u«cd per.sonall^^ by Mr. Smithson) were handed to 

 Mr. Hungerford, who, indeed, had he thought fit to apply for them, 

 would, under the direction of the court, have obtained possession of 

 all the propert}^ lodged with Messrs. Deacon, and which is now handed 

 over to you as representative of the United States. 



We are, dear sir, your ver}^ obedient servants, 



Clarke, Fynmore & Fladgate. 

 Richard Rush, Esq. 



Ricliard Rii,sh to John F(rrHytli. 



London, July IJ^.^ 18S8. 



Sir: All the transfers of stock were made on the proper days; all 

 the money was received, and arrangements are now in daily progress 

 for obtaining, insuring, and shipping the gold. It will be on board 

 the New York packet Mediator^ Captain Champlin, by or before the 

 17th instant, in which ship I have taken my passage, intending to 

 embark on that day. The costs of suit have been paid, but the other 

 expenses, arising out of the sale of the stock and shipment of the pro- 

 ceeds, can not be examined and settled until immediately before I 

 embark, as the whole of the operations can not be completed until 

 then. It will hence not be in my power to make a statement of all 

 these expenses until I arrive at New York or Washington, when it 

 shall be rendered in a manner that I trust will be satisfactory. I can 

 only repeat that my best exertions have not been spared to keep them 

 all within a compass as moderate as possible. 



I received at the Bank of England, day before yesterday, £900, being 

 the interest on £60,000 of consols sold on the 6th of June. It will be 

 remembered (see my No. 27) that this amount of the consols was sold 

 on time, the stock not being deliverable until the 6th of July, which 

 was the day after the dividends for the last six months fell due, by 

 which I became entitled to receive for the United States the above 

 sum of £900. 



The boxes and trunk mentioned in my last are to go on shipboard 

 to-day. Before knowing anything of their contents, I thought proper 

 to have them opened and examined in the presence of our consul and 

 two other persons. A large portion of the contents proved to be 

 unimportant; nevertheless, all will be delivered over on my arrival as 

 I received them, except to have them better packed for a sea voyage, 

 and so as to prevent further injury to that which time and bad packing 

 have alread}^ done to them. 



I design to leave this letter behind me, to be forwarded by the 

 British steamer Great Western^ which, although not to sail until after 

 the 3fediato7\ may be expected to arrive first at New York. My going 



