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Executive Department, > 
 Richmond, January 11, 1862. \ 
 
 To the President of the Congress : 
 
 Sir : I herewith transmit to the Congress a communica- 
 tion from the Secretary of War, recommending a certain 
 appropriation therein mentioned. 
 
 JEFFERSON DAVIS. 
 
'CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, j 
 
 War Department, > 
 
 Richmond, January 10th, 1362. ) 
 
 Sir : During the past summer Major General Tolk found 
 it necessary on some emergencies to borrow money tempora- 
 rily from the banks in Tennessee, amounting in all to three 
 hundred and ninety thousand dollars. These sums advanced 
 to quartermasters have been repaid out of the regular 
 appropriations. But General Polk agreed to pay interest, 
 and as this was 'without authority of law, I have of course 
 been without power to make the payment. The total amount 
 borrowed is shown by enclosed statement A, and the interest 
 due is shewn by statement B, and amounts to $6,466 43. 
 
 As this money was advanced for the purpose of public 
 defence at a time when mechanical embarrassments in the 
 engraving and preparation of Treasury Notes prevented the 
 prompt supply of funds necessary for support of the army, 
 I beg respectfully that you transmit to Congress this recom- 
 mendation for an appropriation of six thousand four hun- 
 dred and sixty-six dollars forty-three cents, to be applied to 
 the payment of said interest. 
 
 I am, very respectfully, 
 
 Your obedient servant, 
 
 J. P. BENJAMIN, 
 
 Secretary of War. 
 To the President. 
 
(A.) 
 
 Quartermaster General's Office, 
 Richmond, Va., January 10th, 1862. 
 
 STATEMENT of the amount remitted to General Polk 
 to pay the Banks for liabilities contracted by him, the 
 funds for which were advanced by the following Banks, 
 viz : 
 
 Bank of West Tennessee . . . 
 Branch of the Union Bank.. 
 Branch of the Planters' Bank 
 
 Bank of Memphis 
 
 Branch Bank of Tennessee. . 
 
 BONDS. TREAS Y NOTES. 
 
 $10,000 00 $165,000 00 
 
 20,000 00 55,000 00 
 
 45,000 00 
 
 50,000 00 
 
 45,010 00 
 
 $30,000 00 $360,010 00 
 $30,000 00 
 
 Total amount, $390,010 00 
 
(B.) 
 
 STATEMENT of Interest due the Banks at Memphis, 
 Tennessee, by Major General Leoniclas Polk : 
 
 Bank of West Tennessee, as per statement.. . . $2,760 94 
 
 Bank of Memphis, " 1,050 00 
 
 Branch Union Bank, " 1,300 66 
 
 Branch State Bank, " 664 00 
 
 Planters' Bank, " 690 83 
 
 ^$6,466 43 
 The above account is approved, and I recommend its pay- 
 ment. 
 
 L. POLK, 
 
 Major General Commanding. 
 
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