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D 39. New York, January 2, 1840. 



Sir: I thank you for your letter of the 27th ult. I have State stocks which I will 

 offer you for the investment you wish to make, and I write to Mr. Corcoran to hand 

 in the offer. 



I am, respectfully, your obedient servant, 



J. D. Beers. 

 Hon. Levi Woodbury, 



Secretary oftlie Treasuri/. 



D 40. Treasury Department, July ^4, 1840. 



Gentlemen: Congress having adjourned without enacting any further provision 

 respecting the Smithsonian fund, and there being in the Treasury about $15, 000 belong- 

 ing to that fund, which it is the duty of this Department to invest in State stocks, 

 should you have any to dispose of, I will thank you to inform me of the description 

 and lowest price. 



I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant, 



Levi Woodbury, 

 Secretary of the Treasury. 

 Messrs. Corcoran & Riggs, Present. 



[Letters of the same tenor and date as above were addressed to the following per- 

 sons, viz: Messrs. Prime, Ward & King, of New York; J. D. Beers, esq., of New 

 York, and C. Macalester, of Philadelphia.] 



D 41. Washington City, July 28, 1840. 



Sir: We have the pleasure to offer you Illinois State 6 per cent l)onds, interest 

 payable half-yearly, in specie, in New York, at 79^ per cent. 

 Arkansas bonds we can sell lower. 



Very respectfully, your obedient servants, 



Corcoran & Riggs. 

 Hon. Levi Woodbury, 



Secretary of tJie Treasury. 



D 42. New York, July 27, 1840. 



Sir: In answer to your respected letter of the 26th instant, we beg to state that 

 we will sell $15,000 value, in Kentucky bonds due in 1868 — each $1,000 — bearing 

 interest from date of sale at 5 per cent, payable half-yearly in this city, and the 

 price to be 88 per cent; or in New York State 5 per cent stock, due in 1858, interest 

 at 5 per cent from 16th ins., payable quarterly in this city, and the price to be 93 

 per cent. 



But in order to make this offer binding on our part we must ask the favor of your 

 reply accepting it on or before the 1st of August next. 



We remain, sir, respectfully, your obedient servants. 



Prime, Ward & King. 

 Hon. Levi Woodbury, 



Secretary of the Treasury. 



D 43. Washington, August 10, 1840. 



Sir: I have the honor to tender $20,00C, Illinois 6 per cent bonds, at 87 per cent; 

 interest from the 1st of July last. 

 Respectfully yours, 



Charles J. Nourse. 

 Hon. Levi Woodbury, 



Secretary of the Treasury. 



