B. Statement of the contingent expenses of all missions abroad, from July 1, 1849, to June 30, 1850, other than those paid by the agent of the Department of State, as shown by accounts received at this office, viz: George Bancroft, late minister to Great Britain: For amount of his contingent expenses, from July 1, 1849, to August 31 following, $2,716 66 847 00 Estate of Jacob L. Martin, deceased, late chargé d'affaires at Rome : For this sum, in part, for the funeral expenses of said deceased, consisting of coffins, ground for grave site, digging grave, vaulting with brick, hire of hearse, pay of soldiers and attendants, and inscription on coffin, per report No. 9719... Richard Rush, late minister to France: $3,563 66 288 55 For amount of expenses paid by him in January, 1848, putting himself and family in mourning on the death of Madame Adelaide, sister to King Louis Pailippe, per report No. 9727.... 250 00 Romulus M. Saunders, late minister to Spain: For this sum, which was suspended from his credit for want of vouchers, per report No. 9373, since allowed, per report No. 9738, for loss in exchange.... 53 92 Abraham Rencher, late chargé d'affaires to Portugal: For this sum, which was suspended from his credit for want of vouchers, per report No. 9253, since allowed, per report No. 9743, for loss in exchange. 302 10 George W. Hopkins, late chargé d'affaires to Portugal: For amount of his contingent expenses, from April 1, 1849, to January 3, 1850, consisting of postages, stationery, freight, newspapers, errands to post office, and return allowance of a quarter's salary, per report No. 9763..... 1,276 61 Charles Eames, late commissioner at the Sandwich Islands: For amount of his contingent expenses, from January 12, 1849, to February 12, 1850, consisting of stationery and a quarter's salary for return, per report No. 9809 Seth Barton, late chargé d'affaires to Chili: For amount of his contingent expenses, from June 1, 1847, to May 23, 1849, con. sisting of postage, stationery, office furniture and fixtures, record books, copying papers, and return allowance of a quarter's salary, per report No. 9823.. Benjamin G. Shields, late chargé d'affaires to Venezuela: 792 77 1,758 69 For amount of his contingent expenses, from October 1, 1849, to March 31, 1850, consisting of postages, stationery, newspapers, expenses of flag, loss in exchange, and return allowance, per report No. 9825...... 3, 166 51 Vanburgh Livingston, late chargé d'affaires to Eucador: For amount of his contingent expenses, from July 1, 1849, to December 18 following, consisting of postages, stationery, expenses of flag, loss in exchange, and return allowance, per report No. 9839... 1, 663 19 Baring Brothers & Co., bankers at London : For amount lost in exchange on bills purchased and remitted to them in 1849, per report No. 9841.... 300 30 B--Continued. Henry W. Ellsworth, late chargé d'affaires to Sweden: For amount of his contingent expenses, from September 10, 1845, to December 31 following, consisting of postages, stationery, newspapers, office furniture, removing the books, furniture, &c., of the legation, presents to servants, and return allowance, per report No. 9877.. $1,365 27 Edward A. Hannegan, late minister to Prussia: For amount of his contingent expenses, from April 4, 1849, to September 30 following, consisting of postages, stationery, newspapers, printing passports, loss in exchange, and return allowance, per report No. 9878.... 2,719 01 Washington Barrow, late chargé d'affaires to Portugal: For amount of additional loss in exchange by his drafts on the United States bankers at London, from February 28, 1842, to February 24, 1844, per report No. 9879...... 24 41 Stephen K. Stanton, secretary legation at Paris: For amount lost in exchange by his drafts on the United States bankers at London, from September 29, 1848, to September 29, 1849, per report No. 9911......... Theodore S. Fay, secretary legation at Berlin: 76 17 For amount lost in exchange by his drafts on the United States bankers at London, from June 29, 1837, to December 24, 1849, per report No. 9914....... Anthony Ten Eyck, late commissioner to the Sandwich islands: For amount of his contingent expenses, from April 1, 1848, to September 30 following, consisting of postages, stationery, newspapers, loss in exchange and return allowance, por report No. 9931... For amount of his contingent expenses, from October 1, 1848, to December 31, 1849, consisting of postages, newspapers, stationery, office furniture, binding record-books, and loss in exchange, per report No. 10114........... Robert P. Flenniken, late chargé d'affaires to Denmark: $1, 156 71 70 80 922 87 2,079 58 For amount of his contingent expenses, from April 1, 1849, to September 12 following, consisting of postages, stationery, newspapers, loss in exchange, and return allowance, per report No. 9949.... John Rowan, late chargé d'affaires to the kingdom of the Two Sicilies: For amount of his contingent expenses, from October 1, 1849, to March 1, 1850, consisting of postages, newspapers, presents to servants, loss in exchange, and return allowance, per report No. 9950... 1,386 10 $1,801 33 For amount which was deducted from the above accounts, since allowed by the Secretary of State, for stationery, freight, arms of the United States, and for expenses of translating and copying, per report No. 10037... 378 67 2, 180 00 William C. Rives, minister to France: For amount of his contingent expenses, from July 20, 1849, to March 31, 1850, consisting of postages, stationery, newspapers, presents to servants, expenses of office-rent, fuel anu lights, wages of office messenger, and loss in exchange, per report No. 9963... Andrew J. Donelson, late minister to the German confederation at Frankfort: For amount of his contingent expenses from July 1, 1849, to November 17 following, consisting of postages, stationery, office seal, presents to servants, flag-staff and trimmings, transportation, loss in exchange, and return allowance, per report No. 9967..... Thomas G. Clemson, chargé d'affaires to Belgium: For amount of his contingent expenses from October 1, 1848, to March 31, 1850, consisting of postages, stationery, newspapers, presents to servants, freight, office furniture, and loss in exchange, per report No. 9972.... 1,264 06 3,195 40 854 50 B-Continued. George Aug. Kronig, United States vice consul, Hamburg: For amount paid by him between December 2, 1848, and December 31, 1849, postages on letters to and from Henry W. Ellsworth, late chargé d'affaires at Stockholm, left unpaid by the latter, per report No. 9975.... $12 48 George Squier, chargé d'affaires to Central America: For amount disbursed by him from April 2, 1849, to March 31, 1850, for postages, stationary, newspapers, and expenses on flag, per report No. 9988.. 248 78 Daniel M. Barringer, minister to Spain: For amount disbursed by him, from June 18, 1849, to June 30, 1850, consisting of postages, stationery, newspapers, presents to servants, room-rent two months, and loss in exchange, per report No. 10022..... 1,033 50 John C. B. Davis, secretary of legation at London: For amount disbursed by him after the departure of Mr. Bancroft till the arrival of Mr. Lawrence as minister, viz: from September 1, 1849, to October 10 following, consisting of office-rent, wages of office messenger, pay of the agent, fuel and lights, postages, stationery, newspapers, freight, transportation, and presents to servants, per report No. 1033... John P. Brown, dragoman at Constantinople: For amount disbursed by him after the departure of Mr. Carr till the arrival of Mr. Marsh as minister resident, from October 1, 1849, to March 1, 1850, consisting of pay of the officers of the legation, livery of one horse, presents, postages, passports, stationery, and loss in exchange, per report No. 10062... 271 46 839 01 Robert M. Walsh, late secretary of legation to Mexico: For amount disbursed by him after the departure of Mr. Clifford till the arrival of Mr. Letcher as minister, from July 1, 1849, to December 31 following, consisting of postages, stationery, and newspapers, per report No. 10092.. 229 75 Peter Parker, secretary of legation and interpreter in China: For amount disbursed by him after the death of Mr. A. H. Everett till the arrival of Mr. Davis as commissioner, from March 15, 1847, to May 30, 1848, for postages, stationery, newspapers, and Mr. Everett's funeral expenses, per report No. 10098.. Thomas J. Morgan, late secretary of legation at Rio de Janeiro: For amount lost in exchange on his drafts on the United States bankers at London, from September 9, 1847, to January 10, 1850, per report No. 10110..... David Tod, minister to Brazil: For amount disbursed by him from July 1, 1848, to June 30, 1850, for postages, stationary, newspapers, expenses on flag and loss in exchange, per report No. 10083... Nathaniel Niles, late chargé d'affaires to Sardinia: 707 88 260 78 1,610 97 For amount disbursed by him from July 1, 1849, to August 20, 1850, for postages, stationery, newspapers, transportation, office furniture, loss in exchange, and return allowance, per report No. 10111... 2,012 45 John Randolph Clay, chargé d'affaires to Peru: For amount disbursed by him from July 1, 1819, to June 30, 1850, for postages, stationery, treaty box, transportation, expenses of flag, newspapers, including $92 81 that was suspended from his credit on a former adjustment for want of vouchers, per report No. 10124....... Abbott Lawrence, minister to Great Britain: For amount disbursed by him from August 10, 1849, to September 30, 1850, for office-rent, compensation to the agent of the legation, wages of office messenger, fuel and lights, stationery, postages, office furniture, transportation, presents to servants, and newspapers, per report No. 10125.. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Total..... Fifth Auditor's Office, December 5, 1850. 366 49 2,612 82 38,917 97 C. Statement of the balance of the appropriation for the "contingent expenses of the office of the Secretary of State, including printing and publishing the laws," remaining in the treasury on the 30th of June, 1850. Balance remaining in the treasury.. $18,216 45 D. The undersigned, agent of the Department of State, has the honor to submit to the Secretary of State a precise and analytical statement of all the moneys disbursed during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1850. Object. Incidental and contingent expenses Department of State, viz: Publishing, packing, and distributing laws, and distributing documents, including proof-reading, making indexes, labor, boxes, and transportation.. Stationery, blank books, and book-binding Labor and attendance..... ...... Amount. $9,075 53 2,894 02 2,047 27 4,542 78 2,525 42 $23, 226 94 27,171 71 For salaries of the Secretary of State and of the clerks in his department..... For the contingent expenses of the northeast Executive building.... For contingent expenses of all the missions abroad. Total... FEBRUARY 11, 1851. 1,710 00 3,252 45 16,903 46 38, 917 97 111, 182 53 WM. C. ZANTZINGER, Agent. E. Statement of expenditures from the fund for the contingent expenses of foreign intercourse from December 1, 1849, to November 30, 1850, inclusive; made agreeably to the 2d section of the act of May 9, 1836, entitled "An act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of government for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six.' D. C. Croxall... M. L. Davis.... Luther Brackett. 485 00 92 88 47 00 65 62 5 18 15 17 Late consul, Southampton-flags, postages, &c. Despatch agent, New York-freight on boxes, &c.. Consul at Tampico-postages.. Despatch agent at London-postages.. Bearer of despatches from San Francisco-ex penses..... Late consul at Marseilles-postages.. Late consul at Pictou-postages.............. Van Brugh Livingston, jr. Bearer of despatches from Quito-expenses.. Late consul at Switzerland-postages, &c... Consul at Stockholm-postages.. 12 06 8.90 1 68 460 00 44 52 74 75 Freight on boxes, &c... 178 00 Despatch agent at Boston-salary, &c. 213 80 .... 1 29 13 50 2 10 ..... 72 97 36 92 28 75 18 20 31.00 7 31 |