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43D CONGRESS, } HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.   REPORT
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\'I:-SHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMvENT.
MAY 1, 1874.-Or~iered to be printed and recommitted to the Select Committee on the
Washin,ton Monument.
Mr. CHIPMAN, from the Select Committee on the Washington National
.Monument, submitted the followingh
REPORT:
[To'accompany bill H. R. 3021.]
On January 13, 1874, the follow'irg resolution was adopted-by the
House of Representatives:
Resolved, That a committee of thirteen be appointed+ by the Speaker, whose duty it
shall be to confer with the officers and members of the Washington National Monument
Association upon the practicability of completing the Washington monument by the
approaching centennial, and that said committee have leave to report by bill, or otherwise.
The committee authorized by the foregoing resolution have had the
subject under consideration referred to in the same, and suLbmiiit the following.
HISTORICAL REVIEW.
On the 7th of August, 1783, the Continental Congress resolved " That an equestrian statue of General Washington be erected at the place where the
residence of Congress shall be established."  It also directed that " the statue should be
supported by a marble pedestal on which should be represented four principal events
of the war in which he commanded in person."
On the pedestal were to have been engraved the following words: -
The United States, in Congress assembled, ordered this statue to be erected in the
year of our Lord 1783, in honor of George Washington, the illustrious Coinmander-inChief of the Armies of the United States of America during the war which vindicatedand secured their liberty, sovereignty, and independence.
Washington had at this tiiiie endeared himself to the American peopleas the great Revolutionary leader in their struggle for liberty.  As a
civil ruler he was yet unknown. The extraordinary powers conferred
upon him as the leader of the armies proved to be equally safe in his
hands in the management of civil government, and it' was as the President of the United States that he earned his proudest title to the gratitude of his country.  At his death a joint committee of both Houses of
Congress was appointed to consider a suitable manner 6f paying holaor
to his memory. It was resolved, among other things, by Congress, December 24, 1799  That a marble monument be erected by the United States at the city of Washington,
and that the family of General Washington be requested to permit his body to be deposited under it; and that the montumeut be so designed as to commemorate the great
envents of his military and political life.
A copy of the resolutions was sent to his widow by the President of
the United States.  In her reply acceding to the request, she said:
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my private wishes to the public will, I need not, I cannot say, what a sacrifice of individual feeling I make to a sense of public duty.
Great as must have been the struggle, deep and painful the sacrifice,
the resolution of  Congress which caused it remains unexecuted.
In the proceedings of the House of Representatives, as reported in the
annals of Congress, May 8, 1800, a select committee, of which Mr. Lee
was chairman, submitted a series of resolutions directing that the resolution of Congress pas.sed in 1783, respecting the equestrian statue of
Washington, be carried into immediate execution; and that a marble
monument be erected by the United States, at the capital, in honor of
General  Washington, to commemorate his services and to express the
feeling of the American people for their irreparable loss.
.The third resolution directs the President to carry these objects into
execution, and appropriates, for the present, the sum of one hundred
thousand dollars.
Upon consideration of this resolution, the first one relating to an equestrian statue was amended by requiring a mausoleum to be erected instead
of the statue proposed.
No appropriation was made at that time, but later, on the first of January, 1801, a bill passed the House appropriating two hundred thousand
dollars in furtherance of this object, but for some reason the Senate did
not concuf.
The resolutions of Congress which have been referred to having remained unlexecuted, in 1833 some citizens of Washington formed a voluntary association for erecting "a great national monument to the memory of WVashington, at the seat of the Federal Government."  This was
the original idea of Congress, and as there seemed no probability of its.
being carried out according to the original design, this voluntary association formed itself and invoked the aid of the whole people of the
country to redeem the plighted faith of their Representatives.  ChiefJustice Marshall was the first president of this association. At his death,
in 1835, he was succeeded by Ex-President Madison. In accepting his
appointment, Mr. Madison, then in the eighty-fifth year of his age, said:
I am very sensible of the distinction conferred by the relations in which the society
has placed me, and feeling, like my illustrious predecessor, a deep interest in the object
of the association, I cannot withhold, as an evidence of it, the acceptance of the appointment, though aware that in my actual condition it cannot be more than honorary, and
that under no circumstances could it supply the loss which the society has sustained.
A monument worthy the memory of Washington, reared by the means proposed, will
commemorate at the same time a, virtue, a patriotism, and a gratitude truly na'tional,
with which the friends of liberty everywhere will sympathize, and of which our country may always be proud.
The progress of the society was slow. It began upon the theory'that,
to allow all an opportunity to contribute, the amount to be received
from any one person.should be limited to one dollar.
In 1836 the subscriptions had reached the sum of $28,000, but the
financial troubles which overspread the country in 1837 caused the suspen'sion of collections for sonme time.
In 1845 the restriction upon the subscriptions w-as'removed, and in
1847 the collection had reached the sum of $87,000, sufficient to warrant the commencement of the monument.
On the 31st of January, 1848, Congress passed a resolution authorizing the Washington Monument Society to erect " a monument to the
memory of George VWashington upon such portion of the public grounds
orl rs(:1rations within the city of Washington, not otherwise occupied,
as shiail be selected by the PresidOent of the United States and the
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board of managers of said society as a suitable site on which to erect
the said monument, and for the necessary protection thereof."
The site selected under the authority of this resolution was public
reservation three, containing upward of thirty acres, being the site
where the unfinished monument now stands.
February 26, 1859, Congress incorporated the Washington Natioi'ai
Monumental Society, and confirmed the grant of this reservation, as
will be seen by the charter hereto appended.
The considerations which led to the selection of this site were stated
by the association in its address to the people of the United States;
made in 1855, as follows:
The site selected presents a beautiful view of the Potomac; is so elevated that the
monument wifl be seen from all parts of the surrounding country, and, being a public
reservation, it is safe from any future obstruction of the view.  It is so near the river
that materials for constructing the monumenet can be conveyed to it front the river at
but little expense.               *           * 
In addition to this, and kindred reasons, the adoption of the site was  further an(l
impressively recommended by the consideration that the monument to be erected on
it would be in full view of Mount Vernon, where rests the ashes of the chief; and by
the evidence that Washington himself, who with unerring judgmenlt had selected this.
site to be the capital of the nation, had also selected this very spot for a "monument
to the American Revolution," which, in the year 1795, it was proposed should "be
erected or placed at the permanent seat of Government  of the United States." This
monument was to have been executed by Cerocihi, a-Roman sculptor, and paid for by
contributions of individuals. The samnie site is marked on Major L'Einfaiut's map of'
Washingtonll City as the site for the equestrian statute of General Washington ordered
by Congress in 1783; which mlap was examined, approved, and transmitted to Congress
by hinm when President of the United States.
On the 4th of July, 1848, the corner-stone of this rnonumnlent was laid
in the presence of the President, Vice-President, and of Senator,s, epresentatives, heads of Departments, the judiciary, the corporate authorities of Washington, and Georgetown, and Alexandria, and delegations
from all quarters of the Union.  Robert C. Winthrop, then Speaker of
the House of Representatives, delivered an oration.  The work was
commenced, and in about six years the obelisk had reached the height
of one hundred and seventy feet, exhausting the funds of the society,,
amounting to $230,000.
In 1854, the funds being exhausted, and all efforts to obtain further
sums having proved abortive, the society presented a meniorial to Congress representing that they were unable to devise any plan likely to
succeed; and under the circumstances asked that Congress might take
such action as it deemed proper.
The memorial was refereed in the House of Representatives to a select
committee of thirteen members, of which committee the Hon. HenlryMay, of Maryland, was chairman.
On the 22d of Februarvy, 1855 MIr. MIay ma(le to the House an eloquent
and able report, in which, after a careful examination of the whole subject, the proceeditngs of the society were reviewed  and approved, and
an appropriation of $200,000 by Congress recommended " on behalf of
the people of the United States to aid the funds of this society."
The report of Mr. May was brought before the House under mnost auspicious circunistanlees,  but an unfortunate occurrence at the time
caused a change of the management, and the temporary control of the
society by rival aspirants resulted in a defeat of the measure.
All progress toward the completion of the monument ceased during'
this contest for the control of thle society.  This change in the managenient denmoHnstratedT trhe d(if'flcult of governing the society by- a voluntu:'ty  sscai,mt coa) A';';tii}g~ of' elelll)erss ii al l parts of the UnioI.
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An application was accordingly made to Congress for a charter, which
was granted on the 22d day of February, 1859, and was approved by
the President on the 26th of the month, incorporating the " Washington
National Monument Society."
Since the year 1854 only four feet have been added to the obelisk;
-o that its present height is 174 feet.
At the last Congress two reports were made; one by a standing comi'mittee of the House, and the other by a select committee raised for the
'*purpose of considering this subject; both of which stronigly urged upon
Congress its duty to complete the only monument attempted to be
,erected to the memory of Washington by the United States.  One of
these is Report No. 48, second session Forty-second Congress; the other
seport No. 79, third session Forty-second Congress.
PLAN OF THiE MONUMENT.
That members may see precisely what the design of this monumuent
,vas, the committee have appended to this report its description as origi.ally prepared by the society.
The plan will be seen to embrace the idea of a grand circular colonataded building, two hundred and fifty feet in diameter and one hun-dred feet high, from which springs an obelisk shaft, seventy feet square
at the base and five hundred feet high.  This vast rotunda forming the
'base was to have been surrounded by thirty columns of massive proportions, surmounted by an entablature twenty feet high, and crowned
by a massive balustrade fifteen feet in height; the obelisk shaft rising
from the pantheon diminishing in size to forty feet square at its apex.
The committee, however, find that the pantheon or base surrounding
the obelisk is not necessary to the completion of the obelisk itself  Tlhe
completion of the shaft may be accomplished at a proper height without
reference to this elaborate and expensive pantheon, which is the feature
"of the plan most criticised.
It is recommended that the obelisk be completed( substantially in ac~'ordance with the plan suggested by' Lieutenant Marshall, of the Engi-neer Corps of the Army.  This plan dispenses with the pantheon and
substitutes a terrace at the base of the shaft, 200 feet square at the top,
-17 feet high, terminating with slopes of two-thirds, with grass-plots and
:paved walks, and ascended by appropriate steps.  The dimensions of
the shaft would be 55 feet square at base, 38.33 feet square at the top,
and 437-8T feet fromnt apex to base of foundation.  (See report of Lieuten.ant Marshall, hereto appended.)
This rich and massive shaft, which will, when completed. be the highest
. its kind in the world, though simple and plain would be a noble
;montument, worthy the sublime character which it is designed to testify.
Within the obelisk, and at appropriate places on the inner surfac' past
'which the circular stairway leading-to the top is constructed, are niches
lin which are to be placed blocks of marble, st6ne, and other material,
which have been contributed by the States and Territories of the Union,
<[by foreign governments, by societies in this country and elsewhere.
These embrace some  beautiful tributes to the  memory of Wash;ington, and have been sent to the society from almost every civilized
4country in the world. Switzerland, Rome, Bremen, Turkey, Greece,
-'fhina~, Japan, and other countries have united to do honor to our WashInIgton; Masonic societies, the order of Odd-Fellows, fire companies,
:aitd children of the public schools of this country; some of the Indian
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priate niches as perpetual testimonials of the grateful affection in
which the memory of the Father.of his Country is cherished.  A list ot
these contributions is hereto appended.
RESOURCES AND EXPENSES OF THlE SOCIETY.
Appended to the report No. 48, second session Forty-second Congress,
is a financial statement of the account of the society by its treasurer.
As copies of that report can no longer be obtained, the account of
the treasurer of the society as there printed is hereto appended, and also
a further report of the treasurer, made to your committee, showing expenditures and receipts from the close of that report to January, 1874.
From these reports it will appear that, in 1855, when it is stated in
the reports a rival society took violent possession of the monurtment
office aad papers, the treasurer had on hand $339.48, the society having
expended to January, 1856, $230,000.
The secretary of the society, in a letter to your committee, says:
The work having ceased in 1855, nothing has been done since of any importanc l)
the society toward the completion of the monument.
The only expenses and expenditures since have been $1.50 per diem for watchman at,
monument place; a messenger for society office, at $4 per month; the necessary fuel
and stationery for the use of the office; and repairs on the lapidarium, &c.
There have been collected since 1855 about $15,000, now mostly hell
in securities, a greater portion of which was contributed at a single election in California in 1860 by contributions at the polls.
California, by its legislature, voted $1,000 annually until the monument
was completed, but the money has not yet been paid to the society.  The
legislature of New York, in 1871, appropriated $10,000 as a contril)bution
to the society, conditioned upon enough money being raised for coinpleting the obelisk, or shaft. The States of New Jersey and Minnesota
have subscribed, as the cotmmittee are informed, the former three thousand and the latter two thousand dollars to be paid on a similar condition.
Not only has all work on the monument stopped, but the secreta,r; of
the society, in a letter hereto appended, says:
The society, for the reasons given in report No. 48, second session Forty-seco)nd Congress, has not restumed the regular established mode of appealing to the peol)le through
bonded collectors, but at various times within the last few years has made efibrts ta
raise funds by appeals to the national banks, the pulpit, and the people, throulih a can.
vassing agent, as shown by Exhibit B, page 29 of said report.
These appeals have so far failed, the returns being very inconsiderable.
It is the sense of the board that the society has no " intelligent hope of finishing thb
monument without the aid of Government," and therefore there can be no " pi('actical
difficulty or objection to the Government's assuming the responsibility of conmpleting
the monument and preserving the existence of the society for such administratei ve p3 urposes as might be deemed advisable," if so desired by Congress.
In order to ascertain more fully the mode of raising funds and the,
purposes for which they were expended, the coirnittee addressed to
the society certain inlterrogatories, answers to which, it was  believed(
would iniiform the public upon questions which had been started some.
what derogatory to the management of the society.
The reply will be found hereto appended.
An examination of the accounts of the society from its organization
will show that the officers connected with the society have receivedl no
salary, and that the charge sometimes made  that the fundls  (ft' the
society were being absorbed in the payment of sinecures has no i(ufda
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. Your committee see no reason to doubt the conclusion arrived at by
the committee of which Mr. May was chairman, made to Congress in
1855, which was to the effect that the society had exercised a careful
scrutitny in the appointmnenit of its agents, and, although an opinion then
prevailed to the contrary, the committee were satisfied that those agents
generally proved to be worthy of the confidence reposed in them; and
1remark further as follows:
It may well be questioned if any society executing a plan foi collecting money so
extensively has met with equal success in justif'ying the integrity of its agenits;' and
it is pleasing to state that sot one cent of the funds received by the society has at
any time been lost by investment or otherwise.
Upon an examination made by a commiittee of this House at the last
Congress a similar conclusion was reached, and your cotmmittee find no
cause for doubting the accuracy of these reports.
FOUNDATIONS A-ND STABILITY OF THIE OBELISK.
The doubt which has been expressed as to the stability of the proposed
monoument led the committee to address the Secretary of War a letter,
asking that officer to cause an examination to be made into the foundations of the monument by a competent officer of engineers, and to
report whether the shaft could safely be completed according to the
original plan, and at what cost; and also to report the cost of constructing the shaft at a less height if deemed expedient.
Lieutenant Marshall, an accomplished and competent officer of engineers, was detailed for that purpose, and his report, hereto appended,
shows the ability and the thoroughness with which he has gone into the
subject.
The margin of safety in constructing the shaft to the height originally
designed is found to be so small that your committee reluctantly feel
compelled to recommend that it would be unwise to construct the monu1nent to that height.
It is believed, however, that the shaft completed to the height recommended by Lieutenant Marshall would possess as good, if not better,
proportions, would be more graceful, and would be equally satisfactory
to the American people, and would stand for ages.  The design for a
terrace for the base your committee believe to be more appropriate and
more harmonious with the style of architecture adopted in the monument
than the original pantheon, which has excited so much criticism of
late years, while it is at the same time comparatively inexpensive.  A
photo-lithograph of the proposed monument is hereto appended.
Your committee know of no structures, except six, on the globe
which will exceed it in height, namiely:
Feet.
'The dome of St. Pet(r's cathedral at Rome.......................  457
Spire at Landshnt, Germany-....... --------------------------------------------- 465
The tower of the cathedral at Strasbutrg......................... 468
St. Stephens', at Vienna................................... 441
Pvraniid at Chepheren............. —-------------------------------------------------—. 454
And the great pyramid of Egypt.. —----------------------------------—............ 480
(See comparative heights of noted struictures hereto appended.)
while no  simple shaft or obelisk known to your committee is within
200 feet of its proposed height.  Whatever might be said from an
artistic stand-point in favor of some other style of mlonument, your
cornmmittee think it now too late to. discuss that question.
Tens of thousands of our fellow-citizens have contributed toward this
Ioni   cn,t, Io(nd have in that ex)pressed their approval of erecting a
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simple, plain, but massive and stately shaft; and now that this shaft
is partially completed, it would seem almost sacreligious to tear it down
and substitute some other form of monument, or to convert the present
unfinished shaft into a pedestal upon which to erect an effigy of Washington, as has been suggested by some. The difference in the height
between the modified and original plan would hardly be perceptible to
the ordinary beholder, while the diftference in the cost is such as it is
believed would make its completion by Congress entirely practicable at
this time; the total cost being, as estimated by Lieutenant Marshall
For obelisk... —.. —..... — -.........-................-........$245,145 17
For  terrace..................................................   65,540 75
Total.. —-....-...-.... —.-... -.-. -.-.-.. —.... -.-.-..-310,685 92
Your committee have considered carefully as to what should be done
in order to secure the colmpletion of the moinument by the approaching
centennial.
They find that the monument society has made every possible rear
sonable effort to secure subscriptions, but its -efforts have failed; and its
board of officers and members report that they have no hope of being
able to slucceed.
The members of the society show commendable patriotism, even to
the point of yielding up their organization, with which some of them
have been connected for many years. But your committee are unwilling
to recommend the total disbandment of an association which has already
done so much, and indeed has done all that has thus far been accomplished by the American people toward erecting a suitable monument
to the memory of Washington.
It is found, however, that by a resolution of Congress, heretofore mentioned in this report, reservation number three, containing about thirty
acres, was deeded to this association, and a deed made of the land, afterward confirmed by the charter act of 1859.
If the United States are to undertake the completion of the shaft by
appropriations through Congress, your committee deem it but just to
the people that this conveyance of so important a reservation should be
canceled, and the title again vested in the United States.
This your committee believe it is entirely competent for Congress
to do  First. Because the charter act confirming the deed is repealable by
its terms
Second. Because the deed was mnade in trust, which trust, by the confessioni of the society, cannot be longer carried out; besides, the mnembers of the society have by ormal vote expressed a willingness to surrender their organization. But, in taking this action, your committee
recommend that the society continue its existence until the completion
and final dedication of the monument upon the 4th of July, 1876, the
appropriate ceremonies for which might very properly be conducted by
said society. This your committee believe would be but a just recognition
of an association which has faithfully collected and disbursed a large
suim of money in the construction of this monument as the trustees of
citizens in all parts of the Union.
It is estimated by Lieutenant Marshall that it will require five hundred and thirty-seven working days to  complete the monument to the
height proposed by him.
Assuming that the work may begin by the Fourth of July, 1874, it
will be seeii that there is -no time to spare between that and the approaching centennial.
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Your committee believe that Congress could do no one act which would
meet with more favorable response from a large majority of people, or
make ally expenditure which they would more cheerfully pay, than to
provide an appropriation sufficient to complete this monument.
The first century of our history, which is now drawing to a close, has
been to us one of prosperity, unparalleled in the history of nations.
In the midst of our blessings we may not forget the struggles of those
men of revolutionary times, who made this prosperity possible.
The common consent of mankind has made George Washington the
central figure of this wonderful republic. We have been taught to look
upon him as embodying those mental and moral characteristics which
are typical of a free people, and it will be a sad day to this republic
when this idol of the American heart is broken.
No one can doubt that the spectacle presented at the National Capital
to-day by the unfinished monument to the memory of that man whose
history is the history of a nation's birth, has tended to deaden patriotic
feeling and diminish that grateful affection in which Washington was
once cherished, and in which he should ever be held by the American
people.
The principles of free government can neither be appreciated nor
preserved without cherishing with something like religious fervor the
memory of the men who are conspicuous fromn time to time in defending
those principles.
Feeling assured that any reasonable effort made by Congress at this
time to redeem the plighted faith of the nation in regard to this monument will meet the hearty approval of those we claim to represent; and
that they will hail with joy the removal of that reproach to our national
gratitiude which this unfinished shaft daily utters, your committee re —
port the accompanying joint resolution, and recomimend its passage.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States
of An,erica in Congress assembled, That it is the duty of Congress to provide, by a sufficient appropriation, for the completion of the unfinished
WVashington monument at WVashington City by the 4th of July, 1876,
the one hundredth anniversary of American Independence.
AP'PENDIX A.
List of contributtioi blocks at lapidariuin, Washinigton M1Jontument Society.
Battle Ground of Bulnker Hill.
Grand Lodge 1. O. O. F., Maryland.
Grand Lodge Masons, Tennessee.
Western Military Institute, Kentucky.
Teachers of Buffalo Public Schools, New York.
Brigham Young, Utah Territory.
Braddock's Field.
Sons of Temperance.
Philadelphia Fire Companiies.
Pupils Public Schools, Baltimore, Md.
Mount Vesuvius, by William Ferrel, Georgia..
Cincinnati Fire Department.
Grand Lodge of Masons, Mississippi.
Cleosophic Society, New Jersey.
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PLAN AS RECOMMNENDED BY THE SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE HO-USE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
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15. Newark, N. J.
16. Richmond, Va.
17. Swiss Republic.
18. Ladies and Gentlemen of Dramatic Profession.
19. Home of Starke, New Hampshire.
20. Thalion Association, North Carolina.
21. New Bedford, Mass.
22. Eukral Lodge, I. O. O. F., New York.
23. Continental Guard, New Orleans, La.
24. Philadelphia Fire Department.
25. Warren, Rhode Island.
26. Alexandria, Va.
27. Sons of Temperance of Ohio.
28. Alexandrian Library, Egypt.
29. Red Men, Washington City, D. C.
30. Philadelphia Fire Company.
31. Two Disciples of Daguerre.
32. Grand Lodge of I. O. O. F., Mississippi.
33. Children of the Sunday-schools of New York.
34. Merchants in China.
35. Children of the Sunday-schools, city of Philadelphia.
36. Vermont.
37. Louisiana.
38. Grand Lodge Masons, Florida.
39. Bremen, Germany.
40. Hibernian Society, Baltimore, MAd.
41. Boston, Mass.
42. Salem, Mass.
43. Athenia Lodge, Troy, N. Y.
44. Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia.
45. Tennessee.
46. Emnployes of Norris & Son, Philadelphia.
47. Grand Lodge of the United States, I. O. O. F.
48. New York.
49. North Carolina.
50. Temples of Honor and Temperance of the United States
51. American Medical Association.
52. Honesdale, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
53. General Assembly of Presbyterians, United States.
54. Cherokee Nation.
55. New York City Fire Departmnent.
56. Grand Lodge of Masons, Virginia.
57. First Regiment Light Infantry, Massachusetts.
58. Saint John's Lodge Masons, Richmond, Va.
59. Sultan of Turkey.
60. Grand Lodge I. O. O. F., Kentucky.
61. Grand Lodge Masons, Arkansas.
62. Presented by David Porter Heap, M. D., 1855, and taken from
Temple of Carthage, Africa.
63. Battle-Ground Long Island, King's County, 1776.
64. I. O. O. F. of city and county of Philadelphia.
65. Minnesota.
66. Michigan.
67. New England Society, Canada.
68. Ancient Egyptian Head, presented by J. HI. M cLehman.
69. American citizens residing at Foo-chow-foo, China.
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70. Governor and commune of the islands of Paros and Naxos, Grecian Archipelago.
71. From Temple of Esculapius, Island of Paros, presented by the
.officers of the United States steam-frigate Saranac.
72. Greek government. (Inscription in Greek.)
73. Block from Japan. (Translation of inscription: " Exported from
'the harbor of Simoda, in the province of Iddsin, the fifth month of the
year Ansey Tora, April, 1853.")
74. Block from Lafayette Lodge, No. 64, F. and A. MAI., New York.
75. Citizens of Stockton, San Joaquin County, Califoruia.
76. Jefferson Society, University of Virginia.
77. Texas.
78. Lochoo Islands.
79. Masonic lodges.  (Names unknown.)
80. Subordinate lodges, city of Philadelphia.
81. From the Association of the Oldest Inhaltbitanits of the District of
Columbia.
82. Marble block from the city and county of Ph)iladelphia, Pa.
APPENDIX B.
Letter f.oCZ  the Secretary of War relative to the foundation of the Wash          ington Monument and report of Lieutenant Marshall.
The Secretary of War has the honor to transmit to the House of Representatives, for the information of the Select Committee on the Wash-iugton National Monument, in compliance with letter of the chairman
of said committee of 24th January last, the report of First Lieutenant
W. L. Marshall, Corps of Engineers, as to the security of the foundation of the moument, whether it can be completed in accordance with
the present plans with perfect safety, &c.; also map showing the original
})lan and proposed modifications.
WVM. W. BELKNAP,
Secretary of War.
W AR DEPARTM-ENT, April 227 1874.
UTJNITED STATES ENGINEER OFFICE,
Explorations ]Vest of the 100th Meridian, April 20, 1874.
GENERAL: I have the honor to transmit herewith my report upon
the Washiniigton National Monument with an accompanying drawing,
giving as far as practicable the information desired by the House commiittee of thirteen, as expressed in the letter of the Hlon. N. P. Chipman
to the Secretary of War, dated January24, 1874.
I am,'general, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
W. L. MARSHALL,
~~~.   _      ~First Lieuteiant of Engineers.
,en      eral A. A. ]HU_M —PiREYS,,
Chief of Engineers, VWashington, -D. C.
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[1 ndoisc-ment.]
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS,
*  vashington, April 22, 1874.
R'espectfully submitted to the iHoi. Secretary of War.
This report of Lieut. W. L. Marshall contains the information desired
by the Hon. N. P. Chipman, House of Representatives, chairman of the
select committee of thirteen on the \Washington Natiotal Monument, as
called for by him iii his communication to the Secretary of War of Januarv 24, 1874.
A. A. HlIUMPHREYS.
Brig. Gen. and Chief of Engineer,s.
WASHIN.GTON, D.C., April 20, 1874.
GENERAL: I have the honor to submit the following report, giving,
as far as practicable, the information regarding the Washington monument, requested by Hon. N. P. Chipman, chairman of the select committee of thirteen, (U. R.,) ill his letter to the Secretary of War, dated
January 24, 1874.
In regard to the first inquiry, " Doesthe unfinished shaft of the Washington monument disclose any grounds for doubting the security of its
foundation?" I have to report that a careful instrumental survey, and
a projection of the upper and lower courses of the shaft as it stands,
were made to determine the amount, if any, of its deflection from the
vertical; the base of the foundation was laid bare and examined throughout the entire length of one side, and excavations made to determine the
character of the soil underlying the structure.
This examination resulted in showing that the axis of the shaft is inclined so that its top is deflected 1T4o- inches to the northwest.  In February last, the upper of the foundation courses was found by leveling
to be depressed T6 of an inch to the northwest, which would indicate a
deflection at the top of the axis of that portion of the shaft now completed of about 1l6o inches.  The near agreement of these measurements
in every respect sufficiently attests their accuracy. The foundation
courses exhibit a few cracked stones near the base of the shaft. These
seem to be directly due to pressure brought to bear upon imperfect bearing surfaces and not to unequal settlement.  The  depression at the
foundation seems, as previously reported, to be perfectly gradual from
southeast to northwest, and is as small in amount as could be expected
in the case of a heavy structure founded upon ordinary loam, such
as underlies this monumenit.  In fact, the course at the base of the
foundation, which would first show the eftects of local settlement, shows
no cracks, separations of joints, &c., but is as solid and the mortar
joints as sound as when first laid, showing no evidence whatever of
weakness or of unequal'strains.
As far as can be discovered in a careful examination of the structure,
there are no sufficient grounds for doubting the security of the foundation under its present load.
2d. An answer to the question, "( Can the shaft be completed in accordance with present plans with perfect safety?" requires a discussion
of the conditions of stability of the shaft itself, and of its foundation,
together with the probable effects of faulty construction upon the appearance and durability of the shaft.
The structure is designed as a plain obelisk 600 feet in height, 55 feet
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square at base, 30 feet square at top course, with an interior well 25 feet
square for an iron stairway and hoisting-apparatus.
That portion now built consists of its foundation masonry of rough
blocks of gniess, many of them small. laid in hydraulic mortar-25 feet
high, 80 feet square at base, and 59 feet square at top, and a portion of
the shaft 170 feet high of marble ashlar facing and rubble backing.
An isolated structure whose altitude is great in comparison with its
base, and exposed to the action of storms, is subject to more varying
strains and calls for greater precautions in construction than ordinary
buildings. Besides their liability to be overturned in mass by the action
of the wind, towers are found to oscillate or vibrate during storms
like elastic rods fastened at base, and subjected to a deflecting force,
causing rapid alternations of pressure upon any part of any given joint,
the greatest variations of pressure being at the exterior edges of the
joint.
As to what is the greatest pressure of the wind experienced in this
latitude and on this continent, there is not data sufficient to determine.
Observations have not been taken for a long enough period of time, nor
sufficiently multiplied; but that storms of great violence do occasionally
occur even inland and at these latitudes, is attested by the tornado of
1859, which swept clear the face of the earth in portions of Kentucky
anI Ohio, and that of May, 1873, which did such damage in Iowa and
Illinois. During the past year two storms have been recorded at signalstations near the Atlantic seaboard, where the velocity of wind equaled
or exceeded one hundred mniles per hour.  On the supposition that the
pressure of wind is directly proportional to the square of its velocity,
or to the living force with which the particles of air impinge upon any
obiect encountered, and that a wind blowing with uniform velocity of
20 feet per second exerts a pressure of one pound avoirdupois upon an
area of one square foot, either of these storms caused a pressure exceeding 50 pounds per square foot upon any exposed plane surface. For the
want of more satisfactory data, 55 pounds per superficial foot has been
assumed as the maximum intensity of pressure of the wind, which value
is generally taken by engineers in planning towers, chimneys, and other
similar structures.  In considering the problem of stability, as applied
to the Washington monument, 144 pounds has been assumed as the
weight of a cubic foot of its masonry.  This value is not far from true,
since the structure is mostly of irregular masonry or common rubble,
with a large proportion of mortar. The effect of the wind is supposed
to be exerted in a horizontal direction upon an area equal to the axial
section of the shaft perpendicular to two of the opposite faces, and the
joints are assumed as plane, to avoid complicated and useless calculations.  The moment of the overturning force will be the entire pressure
of the wind upon that portion of the axial section mentioned which is
above the given joint, multiplied by the distance of the center of gravity
of this area from the plane of the joint.
The moment of stability is the product of tie weight of that portion of the shaft above the point, multiplied by the semi-breadth of the
point, and the absolute stability of the shaft is the quotient of the latter by the former.
The variations of pressure at the exterior edges of the joint and
upon the bed of the foundation have been computed on the supposition that the lateral pressure of the wind brings an uhiforiuly varying
pressure upon the area of any plane joint without changing the entire
pressure. This variation is evidently the sum of the effects of two
causes.                          p
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1. From the flexure of the shaft itself the center of gravity is thrown
to one side of its neutral position, thus throwing an excess of the weight
to that side of the joint.
2. The resultant pressure is shifted from the center of figure of the
joint to a distance equal to the quotient of the moment of the overturning effort of the wind divided by the weight of the entire portion
of the shaft above the joint in question.  The effect of the second of
these causes only is given in the table below. The amount of flexure
of the shaft, being evidently a function of its elasticity, is indeterminate,
and can be found only after actual observation upon the flexure produced
by winds of known violence. Its amount depends not only upon the
material and dimensions of the shaft, but upon the degree of consoli(ldation of its constituents and its elastic force, regarding it as a homogeneous mass. It is certainly an appreciable quantity, for such towers are
observed to vibrate through considerable arcs. In the appendix to this
report is given the deduction of the formulase from which the results
embodied in the following table were computed:
u*c Weight, (144 Pressure in tons per square foot.
Cubic  ~*'
~, zconltents.  pounnds per                                          Y                   Remarks.
~ $ ~  ~cubic fo.
.,I                 cubic foot.)   Least.       Mean.    Greatest. 
~~~~~~~~~Feet. Pounds. ~Themarble ofwhich the
Feet.        Pounds.                                            Feet.           facing of the shaft is
100  42, 527.5   6, 123, 960          4.72        5.64        6. 56   1.47  11.6       bilt wa  s tested by a
200 109, 625.6  15,786,086.4          6.98        9.43        11.88   2.28   8.4 cm            ss 4o      ib
300 209,620    30,185, 280            9.50       13.21         16.92   2.78   7.64    Gcmision ofwhia
7.4 Gener-al Totten and
400  346,951     49,957,987.2        11.57       16.09        21.03   3.144  7.42    Profess'rler 
430 395,261.1  56,917,598.4  ------.04.....................ers,an.
memnbers3, a -n'  i t s
500 522,268    75,206, 659. 2        13.95       19.19       24. 95   3. 378  7. 52    crush ing  strnth
600 740,000    106,560, 000          15. 1       22. 2        29. 3 3.560  7.72         un    te        n
found to bsqare 576 tonsot.
per square foot.
Fromn which we find that the stability of the shaft at its joint of least
stability is 7.4 greater than necessary to insure safety, which result
compares favorably with the estimated stability of other similar structures.  An examination of the shaft itself shows one very serious defect
of construction. The marble facing has been faultily executed; the
beds having been dressed to ac(urate bearing-surfaces for a few inches
back fromn the face, and beveled, or cut away to the rear in this
manner:
The full lines representing properly-cut joints, and the dotted lines
the joints as they are actually found.  An excessive pressure is thus
thrown upon the exterior edges of each joint, the effects of which are
already visible at nearly every one of the lower joints of the unfinished
shaft, in the chipping and fracturing of the blocks.  The comnpletion of
the shaft will aggravate this evil with serious injury to the marble facing.
The chipping has probably been increased by the greater settling of the
interior rubble-filling, laid in thick mortar-beds, throwing greater pressureulpon the blocks of the exterior marble facing. Now, however that
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portion of the shaft already built may be regarded as a mnonolithl, as its
material is well consolidated from the setting of the mortar, and this
second cause of injury has probably produced its full effect; but the
effects of rapid alternations of pressure, amounting in extreme cases to
over fourteein tons per superficial foot, upon joints so faultily constructed,
must be more or less destructive.
STABILITY OF THE FOUNDATION.
Excavations and examinations show that the foundation is placed 8
feet below the surface of the ground upon ordinary loam or a mixture of
clay and fine sand.  Below this the proportion of sand was found to increase until a depth of 22 feet, or 14 feet below the bottom of the fouLnldation, was attained, Whei a compact bed of gravel cemented by a ferru,ginous clay was found, which is inclined under such a small angle
that it may be regarded as sensibly horizontal.  The difficulty in boring
in such material, and the presence of water making the sinking of ani
ordinary well more expensive than the means at my disposal would
allow, no examination as to the thickness of this stratum of gravel or
hard pan was made.  Sufficient is klnown, however, from wells dug in the
moinument-lot to justify the assertion that there is no reason for apprehending that the earth is not firm for a sufficient depth to afford a good
foundation for the heaviest of structures, provided sufficent spread be
given to the foundation and proper measures be taken to insure a uniform distribution of pressure.
Clay and ordinary earth such as immediately underlies the structure
under consideration, when subjected to great pressure, act more or less
like incompressible and inelastic fluids-yield to pressure by a lateral
motion of the particles. This tendency to motion is resisted both byNthe coherence between the different particles of the mass or by the tenacity of the earth and by friction between the various particles, but in
considering a mass of earth friction is the only force which can be relied
upon for permanent stability.
The vertical pressure of the shaft causes a tendency to spread laterally,
which is resisted by the weight of the earth above the foundation-bed
and by friction, which latter is a function of the natural angle of repose
of the earth in question.
Professor Rankin, one of the highest authorities upon the " mechanics of engineering," in discussing the stability of earth foundations,
gives the following formula:
Let p=the greatest pressure per square foot, consistent with stability,
wlich can be borne by the foundation.
x=the depth of the foundation, (S feet.)
,-=the weight of a cubic foot of the earth, (120 pounds.)
-=the natural slope of the earth, (40~ for loam.)
Then   ill        (1          )2 =290,305.9 pounds, or, on purely theoretical grounds, the greatest pressure which the earth at the foundation
of the Washington Monument can bear without being forced out laterally=20,300).9 pounds per superficial foot.
The mean pressure at its base, supposing the entire weight uniformly
distributed, equals 18,595 pounds per square foot.  During storms it
ma.-y be subjected at the edges to a pressure of 22,990 pounds per square
foot.
If the shaft be completet!  ten, the stability of its foundation, i'Ader
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the most favorable circumstances, i. e., when the air is at rest. will be
only 1-L.
Its stability is considerably increased beyond this by the tenacity of
the earth, but to what extent cannot well be estimated.
If the only pressure were a vertical one, uniformly distributed over
the base of the foundation, no reason can be seen for fearing instability,.
but if we consider that the foundation courses are of rough blocks, laid
directly upon ordinary earth, of indifferent bond and imperfect bearing
surfaces, with a considerable proportion of mortar, and consequently not
of great transverse strength, and subject to considerable alternations of
pressure, there does not seem to be a great margin of safety.  In fact,
the pressure at the base of the foundation on earth will equal or exceed
what is usually allowed by engineers as a safe load for brick.
The spread of the foundation is such that in violent storms there will
be an excess of pressure on one side of the foundation over that onl the
other of nearly five tons per superficial foot, or the variations of pressures
will be greater than the entire pressure upon any earth-fou,ida-,ion I
can find recorded.  What the effects of such strains will be, undler the
circumstances, cannot be foreseen, but there is danger that varying alnd:
excessive pressures upon inelastic earth may, i' time, produce peirmanent:
yielding of the fouidation-bed, with attendant evil effects.
It seems inadvisable to complete the Washington MonuiLeit to the
full height of 600 feet  1st. Because the facing has been so executed that the greatly increased
pressure which may be brought upon it will, in all probability, deface
the shaft and affect its durability.
2d. The area covered by its foundation is too small for a structure
of the proposed dimensions and weight, causing an excessive pressure
upon a soil not wholly incompressible.
3d. Approximate cost.-All drawings, plans, and specifications of the
shaft as originally designed have been lost, and the monument association have no plans whatever concerning it.
Supposing that it is to be built of marble facing averaging two feet
in depth and of stones of not less size than one-half cubic yard, with a
backing of large blocks of gneiss, well scabbled, and laid in hydraulic
mortar, with an iron stairway five feet wide, divided into sixty straight
flights of 10 feet rise each, and an equal number of horizontal platfiorms,
each 5 feet wide and twenty-five feet long; the apex or roof to be of
wrought-iron beams, rafters, and tie-rods, and cast-iron plates, all perfectly I)lain and substantial work, the approximate cost will be59,682.6 cubic feet marble facing, at $3.10................ $185, 016 06
12,428.8 cubic yards rubble baceking, at $,i.............. 223, 718 40
Stairway and platforms..................................    36, 300 00
Cast-iron apex.....................................3, 600 00
Total........................................ 44S8, 634 46
4th. If we allow $17 per thousand for good har-d brick and $10 per
thousand for expense of laying, including hoisting, scatffoldiug, &C., and
574 bricks per cubic yard, the second iten above will be reduced $2.60
per cubic yard, making the total cost of compi)letinig the shaft $416,319.58
if brick backing be used:
The pressure at the base of that portion of the shaft still to be builtwill, however, be in excess of that to which this material should be subjected; while the slight difference in cost and its less weight are not
sufficient to counterbalance its many and obvious defects as compared
with large blocks of stone, when used in the construction of such a high
tower, (430 feet,) since the tendency of brickwork to crack and separate
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at the joints, and the influence of its finely subdivided joints upon the
stability and durability of the structure increases rapidly with the height
of the masonry and the pressure brought to bear upon it.
The upper 200 or 250 feet of the shaft might be built advantageously
of brick, and especially when the walls become thin, when from motives
of economy it will not be advisable to continue the marble masonry entirel,y through the walls, or when the pressure is so far reduced that this
material will possess sufficient strength to withstand it with certainty.
MODIFICATIONS PROPOSED.
It is respectfully suggested that if the monument be completed, it be
built to a height not exceeding 400 feet above the top of the foundationcourses; that the thickness of the walls above the portion now built be
reduced from 11.46 feet to 7.3 feet, and in order further to reduce the pressure upon its foundation, that the filling be of hard brick, bonded at intervals of 30 feet, if considered necessary, by through courses of stone;
that the apex or roof of the structure, instead of a cloistered arch of
stone, be of cast-iron plates and wrought-iron beams and rods.
These modifications will reduce the additional pressure fromi
57,000,000 pounds to 22,000,000 pounds, or about one-third the entire
weight of the obelisk as originally proposed. The additional pressure
upon the foundation will be l5 tons per superficial foot instead of 1i
tons.
The stability of the shaft at this joint will not be reduced, and the
structure will be of more elegant proportions when its'height is seven
timnes, instead of eleven times, its base.
The dimensions of the shaft, if so modified, will be 55 feet square at
base, 38-?  feet square at top, and 437-L feet from apex to base of
foundation. 
Hterewith is inclosed a rough sketch, drawn to a scale of one inch to
twenty feet, showing the relations between the shaft as originally designed, the portion now built, and the shaft as proposed above, with
a plan for a terrace at its base 200 feet square at top, 17 feet high, terminated by slopes of two-thirds; with grass plots and paved walks, and
ascended on the east and west sides by plain stone steps 24 feet wide.
The approximate cost of completing the shaft to 400 feet and the terrace at its base is38,749.9 cubic feet marble facing, at $3.25................ $125, 937 17
5,013 cubic yards brick-work, at $16.................... 80, 208 00
30,004 cubic yards embankment, at 40 cents. -........... —..  12, 001 60
4,136 square yards flagging, at$7.29........-......... 29,779 20
3,X896 linear feet curbing, at $3.25....................12 672 00
2,847 square yards sodding and soiling, at 85 cents...... 2, 419 95
250.4 cubic yards backing for steps, at $11.............. 2, 754 40
1,478.4 cubic feet cut-stone steps and coping, at 84.-,-    5, 913 60
Iron roof and stairway.................................. 39, 000 00
Total........................................... 310, 685 92
For obelisk............................... 245, 145 17
For terrace...............e................ 65,540 75
310, 685 92
'NOTE.-The flagging and curbing is estimated at the highest probable cost.  The
former can be done at prices varying from $2.70 to $7.20 per square yard, and the latter from $1.00 to $3.25 per linear foot. The estimate above is for flagging and curbing
similar to that on Pennsylvania avenu6 in front of the Treasury building.
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6th. It is estimated that it will take 537 working-days to complete
the shaft to 400 feet.
Respectfully submitted.
W. L. MARSHALL,
First Lieutenant of Engineers.
Brig. Gen. A. A. HumPHREYS,
Chief of Engineers, U. AS, A., Washington, D.C.
APPENDIX.
1st. To find the stability and joint of least stability of a hollow frustum of a pyramid, the
joints being assumed as plane, and the building subjected to the pressure of the wind:
Let a = diameter at top of frustum;
Let e = diameter of interior wall;
Let n = twice the tangent of the angle made by the faces with the vertical;
Let itv = weight of one cubic foot of the masonry;
Let s = greatest pressure of wind per superficial foot;
Let x = distance of any joint from the top;
Then a + nx = the diameter or side of this joint.
If the faces of the frustum are but slightly inclined to the vertical, we may assume
the pressure of the wind to be exerted in a horizontal direction, upon an area equal to
the axial section of the frustum, perpendicular to two opposite faces.
Its overturning effort will then be the entire pressure of the wind multiplied by the
distance of the center of gravity of the section above the joint X.
The area of the axial section = x  2a+nx
2
The pressure of the wind upon this area =        sx 2anx
Te distance of 2the center of gravity of the axial section above the joint X, is
The distance of'the center of gravity of the axial section above the joint X, is
W. 3a+nx x
2 a+nx
The moment of the overthrowing effort of the wind is then   8sx (3a + nx)......(a)
6
The weight of the frustum = wax [(a2 + anx — e2) + inlx2]............(b)
If Y, denote the distance from the axis of the shaft to the line with reference to which
the moments of the overturning effort of the wind and of the weight of the frustum
are equal, or, in other words, to the "line of resistance," we shall have
s X  (3 a+n x) = w x [(a2 + anx- e2) + ~n2x2] Y1
6
or
s x (3 a +nx)
6 w [( a2+anx-e)+  l2X2]....  (1)
For the equation of the line of resistance, or for the distance the center of pressure
upon any given point will be shifted from its mean.position by the action of the wind.
The stability of the shaft will be the quotient of Y, by the semi-width of the joint,
or, S=
or, substituting in Eq. (1)
S-   Iw           s x (3a +nx)..... (2)
-S    *. [V (a' + anx - el) + ~n2x2] (a+)-x)
Differentiating this equation, we may find the value of x corresponding to a minimum value of S, and locate the joint of least stability. This, however, would necessitate the solution of a cumbersome equation of a higher degree than the second.  I
have preferred to solve Eq. (2) for different values of x, assuming for the Washington
monument,
a = 30 feet,
n -.04166
s = 55 pounds,
sw = 144 pounds,
e =- 25 feet,
WNYith results as given in the text.
H. Rep. 485  2
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2d. To find the effect of the pressure of the wind in increasing the stress88 upon the, courses of
mnasonry on the sides opposite the face exposed:
The pressure of the wind being exerted normal to the exposed face increases the
pressure upon the base of the shaft; but since the inclination of the face to the vertical
is slight, this increased pressure over a unit of surface of any horizontal joint will be
so small that it may be disregarded, and we may assume, without sensible error, that
the force of the wind is exerted in a horizontal direction upon an area equal to the
axial section of the obelisk perpendicular to two of the opposite faces. In this case
the effect of the force will be to leave the entire pressure upon the base of the shaft unchanged, affecting only the distribution of stress by shifting the center of pressure
from the center of figure of the base to a distance from the center given by the value
of Y1 in Eq. (1) above.
The pressure upon the base of the shaft, or upon any horizontal joint, will, instead of
being the same for each unit of surface, now be uniformly varied, the pressure at the
center of figure of the base remaining the same.
To find the increase of pressure at any point
W
Let pi =-mean pressure per square foot = W)
W  = weight of entire structure above given joint,
A = area of this point,
p' = pressure at any point at distance y from the neutral axis,
r = rate of variation in pressure as we recede from the neutral axis;
then,
p' =p  + ry -...............,(c)
The elementary moment of p' with reference to the neutral axis through the center
of figure of the joint is
p' y dy dz
and the moment of the entire stress
Y1 W = yf p' ydz cdy
Y, = fp' y dz dy
in which Y1 is the co-ordinate of the center of pressure.
Substituting the value of p', Eq. (c), we have
1 =w
YI=W]1 p. ydzay+WlyY dz dy
The first term of the equation is evidently the co-ordinate of the center of gravity
of the surface pressed, and equal to zero, since it is at the origin of co-ordinates, and
we have
Y = r  /fy2 dz dy.
butff y2 dz dy is the moment of inertia of the surface pressed with reference to the
neutral axis through the center of figure. Integrating the above expression between
the proper limits for a hollow rectangle whose external and internal dimensions are
respectively b and e, we have
Y,      (b4- e4)
hence
r. l.WY1,.....(3)
b4 - e4
and
1 l2 WY1
pI =.PI +  b4 - C,4 y....      (4)
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Which equation will give the pressure at any given point of the shaft during a
storm after substituting for W  the weight of that portion of the shaft above the joint
in which the point x y is situated; for S the area of this joint; for Y, the value given
by Eq. (1) for any assumed pressure, per superficial unit, exerted by the wind, and
for b, its value a + ix.
W. L. MARSHALL,
_Fitst Lieutentant of Ei~giieers,
APPENDIX C.
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONU.MENT OFFICE,
Washington, February 10, 1874.
DEAR SIR: I have the honor of acknowledging receipt of your favor
of 24th ultimo, with copy of letter to the' Secretary of War, propounding certain interrogatories on behalf of -the select committee of thirteen
on the Washington Monument, of which you are chairman, and answer
as follows:
I may be allowed to state that I presume it is not necessary to go behind the information contained in the Report No. 48, of last session, from
the committee in charge, and therefore, in my responses, I have thought
it sufficient to confine myself to furnishing new and additional information subsequent to the period covered by that report.
I therefore succinctly reply to the interrogatories proposed in your letter. To the first question: For the financial condition of the society, I
refer to the statement of its receipts and expenditures from all sourees, as
shown in the appendix to the report aforesaid, Exhibit C, and to the
inclosed accounts of the treasurer and secretary for the years 1872 and
1873.
To the second question I reply: The only points at which subscriptions are authorized to be taken are the visitors' room, monument place,
the Patent-Office, and the Smithsonian Institute. The agent at the first
point is John Shea, the watchman; at the second, Mr. Goggin, long in
the employ ofthe society; and at the third, James T. Gault, a watchman
or messenger.
To the third interrogatory I respond: The only salaries paid by the
society are $50 per month to the watchman in charge of the monument
buildings and grounds, and $4 per month to a messenger for this office.
No other work has been done on the monument, since the society recovered possession, than necessary repairs on the premises.
To the fourth interrogatory I reply: I refer you respectfully to page
6 of report 48, for the description of the design of the Washington
Monument, and to page 40, &c., for list of contribution blocks in lapidarium. The only contribution received since was a marble block from
the city of Philadelphia.
To the fifth interrogatory I beg leave to reply: The society, for the
reasons given ina Report No. 48, has not resumed the regular and established mode of appealing to the people through bonded collectors, but
at various times within the last few years has made efforts to raise
funds by appeals to the national banks, the pulpit, and the people, and
through the canvassing agent, as shown by Exhibit B, page 29 of report. These appeals have so far failed, the returns being very inconsiderable. It is the sense of the board that the society has " no intelligent hope to finish the monument without the aid of Government," and,
therefore, there can be " no practical difficulty or objection to the Government's assuming responsibility of completing the monument, preserv
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ing the existence of the societyfor such administrative purposes as might
be deemed advisable," if so desired by Congress.
You may rest assured, dear sir, that as our society has only in view
the realization of the work so long on hand, each and every member will
cheerfully co-operate with Congress or the people in the completion of
the work before the approaching centennial, and will indulge in the
hope that the patriotism of the representatives of the people, through
the agency of your committee, will secure the desired consummation.
With great respect, yours, truly,
JOHN CARROLL BRENT,
Secretary.
iEIon. N. P. CHIPMiAN,
Chairman Select Committee of Thirteen,
House of Representatives.
APPENDIX D.
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT OFFICE,
Washington, February 17, 1874. 
DEAR  SIR: In reply to your favor of 10th, proposing additional
interrogatories in relation to our society, I have the honor to state,
first, that the percentage allowed to collectors varied from five to fifteen
per cent.,. according to the less or more extent of their districts. This
mode of appeal has been suspended for over ten years.
To the second interrogatory I would reply that I regret it is out of
my power, from the means of knowledge within reach, to inform you
how many engraved certificates have been sold. They were furnished
to the collectors, and their books returned do not show specifically how
many they disposed of. I presume, however, that to every subscriber
a certificate was delivered. I have no data from our records to show
that the holders of these certificates were notified to attend the meetings of the old society.
In connection with this subject I would beg leave to remark that in 1855
the memorial of the old and former society set forth " that the funds of
the association were entirely exhausted, and all recent efforts on the part
of your memorialists to obtain means for completing the work have
proved abortive." The old board having been forcibly dispossessed by
the know-nothing board, remained necessarily inactive, yet preserving
their formal organization until their restoration in October, 1858, and
the charter of 26th February, 1859. The chartered society then returned to its system of collections and other means of securing funds,
but with indifferent success, as will be seen by reference to the financial
statement-appendix to Report No. 48, Forty-second Congress.  The
certificate-system was abandoned when the present society was organized under its charter, and that of bonded collectors also fell into disuse.
To the third question I would respond that it is possible to show how
much has been collected throughout the United States by a comparison
of the collectors' and general agents' books, and other sources of information in this office, but the investigation would be tedious and difficult, and it might be that such information, if attainable, would not be
fully satisfactory, in consequence in part of those books, &c., having
been out of the possession of the present society from 1855 to 1858, and
the long period of time to be covered by.the inquiry.
However, it would afford me much pleasure to place those books or
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any other of our archives at the disposal of yourself or your committee,
and, to the extent of my power, to aid in obtaining the desired information. In this connection I might remark that the select committee
of the House, Report No. 94, made February 22, 1855, observed, " Your
committee have derived this information from competent officers of the
society; its architects and agents who have charge of the work, and
who have attended the sittings of the committee, explained the subject
and produced before it their plans, bo6ks, -and accounts, and other evidences of their transactions."
And the committee also state: " In the appointment of these agents
a careful scrutiny was exercised by the society, and undoubted recommendations of both character and capacity were in every case required;
and though an opinion may possibly prevail in some parts of the country
to the contrary, your committee are satisfied that these agents generally
proved to be worthy of the confidence reposed in them. It may well be
questioned if any society executing a plan for collecting money so extensively has met with equal success in justifying the integrity of its
agents; and it is pleasing to state that not one cent of the funds received by this society has at any time been lost by investment or otherwise."
As to the amounts collected by the present society since its charter
existence, I feel satisfied that the treasurer's and secretary's report and
books for that period present a faithful and full statement. The only
agents and regular collectors since 1858 were and are those at the monument place, Patent-Office, and Smithsonian Institute, who, after deducting their percentage, turn over their collections to the proper officer of
the society.
In reply to your communication of 10th, informing me that Lieutenant Marshall, of the Engineer Corps, has been detailed to make examination of the foundation of the monument, &c., I will state that the society
has authorized the defraying of any expense attending that test, and
that the amount called for by that officer is placed at his disposal.
Hoping that the responses made to your several inquiries will be
found satisfactory, I remain,
Yours, sincerely,
BI RENT,
Secretary.
Hon. N. P. CHIP:IAN,
Chairman Select C(oinmittee of Thlirteen,
House of Representatives.
APPENDIX E.
1836.-Account of S. IT. Smith, treasurer of Washington  National
Monument Society, from commencement to April 14, 1836, inclusive:
Cash received and deposited in the office of the Bank of the United States,
Washington, to credit of society........................ $1,808 92
Cash received and in his hands, the office having declined receiving deposits-    884 37
Amount in certificates of deposit in various banks........................   5,701 58
8,394 87
Amount expended-paid C. Kelly......................................... 21 00
8,373 87
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The undersigned, a majority of the committee appointed for that
purpose, have examined the details and vouchers of the above account,
and find the same to be correct, as stated.
THOMAS MUNROE.
JOHN McCLELLAND.
APRIL 15, 1836.
Account of Samuel HI. Smith, treasurer of Washington National Monu                    ment Society, to December 2, 1836:
According to the settled account of April 15, 1836, the cash received and de posited in the office of the Bank of the United States, and in his hands
with the certificates of deposit in various banks, amounted on April 14,
1836, to............................................... - $8,394 87
And the amount of expenditures to............................ 21 00
Leaving........... —--------------------------------------------------—......... $8, 373 87
The above deposits having been all received, this amount  became charge able to the treasurer, excepting so much as had been deposited in bank to
the credit of the society. Since April 14, 1836, there has been received by
the treasurer to December 2, 1836, the sum of................... —....... —-. 12, 817 48
21, 191 35
And to have been expended:
By the Bank of Washington for collecting deposits in remote
banks.......... —.......................          $147 78
For contingent expenses... —----------------------------------- 161 47
For purchase of $10,000 of Pennsylvania 5 per cents.... —--------- 10,175 38
Ls.       34 6
-    10, 484 63
Deposited in the Bank of Washington, in the name of the society.......... 10,706 72
S. H. SMITH,
Treasurer WVashiflgton 2Vational MIonument Society.
The undersigned, a majority of the committee appointed for that purpose, have examined the details and vouchers of the above account,
and find the same to be correct, as stated.
THOMAS MUNROE.
THOS. CARBERY.
DECEMBER 6, 1836.
1837.-According to the settled account of the treasurer, to December 2,
1836, there was on that day deposited in the Bank of Washington, in
the name of the society, being the amount of cash in hand......-.  -..
Since which there has been received   From collectors.......................... —---------------------------------- $4, 135 47
From paymasters of Army...... —-------—.... —--------------—.... 207 50
Interest on stocks...................................... ----------------- 848 00
5,190 97
15, 897 69
And has been expendedBy the Bank of Washington for collecting deposits in re  mote banks...... —- -—.. —---------------------------
Paid William Prout for discount on $56 uncurrent notes
receivedfrom Charles McLean, Columbus, Ohio........
Contingent expenses.............. —---------------------------------
For purchase of $10,000 Pennsylvania 5 per cents. —---
22
17 05
1 79
31 55
19,238 53 
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For purchase of Washington corporation stock, viz:
$3,900 of 6 per cents, at 95 per cent.-....-...............  
$205.05 of five per cents, at 80 per cent.................7
$320.32 of 5 per cents, at 80 per cent............    $256 26
Add interest due thereon.......... -.....   - - - -    89 37
345 63
$14,403 62
Balance in hand........................... --------------------------------------------- 1,394 07
Consisting of cash deposited in Bank of Washington in
name of society....................... ---------------------------------- $1,384 07
Uncurrent bank-notes..................... —------------------------------- 2 00 
Counterfeits received from C. McLean, Columbus, Ohio.. 8 00
1,394 07
SAMUEL H. SMITH,
Treasurer Washintgton National Mllonument Society.
AUGUST 10, 1837.
The undersigned, a majority of the committee appointed for that purpose, have examined the details of the above account, and find the same
to be correct, as stated.
THOMIAS MUNROE.
THOS. CARBERY.
1838, 1839. —Account of Samuel IT. Smith, treasurer, with the Wash                   ington SNational Monument Society:
Received by him:
On account of contributions............................................
On account of interest on stocks, page 289.................................
On account of contributions in Brandon bank notes.. - -...... -...........
$29, 330 84
4,557 66
320 00
34,208 52
Paid by him for following stocks, viz:
Pennsylvania 5 per cents, page 283.............20 0
Washington corporation 6 per cents, page 283..
Washington corporation 5 per cents, page 283..
20,000 00
8,900 00
5, 072 95
33, 972 95
Cost of stocks.............................................
Postage, &c., by treasurer, page 276........................
Contingent expenses of secretary, page 296 —------------—.................
Other contingent expenses, including fuel, messenger, legal
expenses, &c., page 300.................-.................9
For exchange of bank notes and drafts, page 303...........
33,697 16
511 36
Balance, viz:
Brandon bank notes deposited in Bank of Washington, and
transmitted by that bank to New Orleans for collection -         -
In counterfeit notes........................................
In uncurrent notes.......................................
Balance in Bank of Washington, to credit of society........
512 56
1 20
Leaving $1.20 due to S. H. Smith................12
The above statement includes all transactions from the commencement of the society to October 16, 1839.
SAMUEL H. SMITH,
Treasurer.
23
$3,705 00
164 07
$-.3,10r, 64
30 95
238 02
95 11
227 44
$320 00
13 00
5 00
174 56 
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
WASHINGTON, February 21, 1840.'
The undersigned, being a majority of the examining committee  appointed to examine and report upon the treasurer's account, have examined the details of the within account, and find the same to be correct, as stated. 
THOMAS CARBERY.
JOHN McCLELLAND.
I certify that the within is a true copy of the report of the committee
made on the 21st of February, 1840.
GEORGE S. WATTERSTON,
~~~~~~~-       ~Secretary.
4
1840.-Account of Samuel H. Smith, treasurer of the Washington
National Monument Society, from the comnmencement'to January 107
1841:
Received by himOn account of contributions, cash......................................  
On account of contributions, in Brandon Bank notes..... —------------------
Interest on stocks, page 290.........-..................................
Re-imbursement of $2,100 Pennsylvania 5 percents., page 282............
Re-imbursement of Washington corporation stock, fractions, page 284 —- 
Dividend on one share of Washington Bank stock, page 31.............. —..
30, 465 93
320 00
6,810 99
2, 100 00
2 95
60
39, 700 47
Paid by him for following stocks:
Pennsylvania 5 per cents., page 283..-       —............ $20,000 00
Washington corporation, 6 per cents., page 283...   8,900 00
Washington corporation, 5 per cents., page 283... 11, 972 95
40, 872 95
Which cost.................................
There having been re-imbursedPrincipal of Pennsylvania 5 per cents....-  $2,100 00
Principal of Washington corporation..... 2 95
--   2,102 95
Leaves present amount of stock................ 38,770 00
Which cost $36,403.60.
Postage, &c., by treasurer, page 276.. —-.-...-...-..-.... —-........... 
Contingent expenses of secretary, page 296....... —-------—............ 
Other contingent expenses, including fuel, messenger, legal ex penses, printing, &c., page 300.............................
For exchange of bank-notes and drafts, page 303..............2   4
39,211 09
489 38
Balance, viz:
Brandon Bank notes deposited in Bank of Washington, and
transmitted by that bank to New Orleans for collection......
In counterfeit notes.........................................
In uncurrent notes -... - —.. —-.. —....-................-..
In Bank of Washington to credit of society...................
490 59
1 21
Leaving due to S. H. Smith........................................
24
448 64
38 0
276 4
220 5
227 4
$320 0
13 0
5 0
152 5 
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Receipts from collectors, January 10, 1841:
Maine, Paul Stevens........................................ —-    1.
New Hampshire, Paul Stevens.......................................
Vermont, George S. Noyes........................................
Rhode Island, A. B. Lindsley...........................................
Connecticut, Scovil Hinman...........................................
New York, Ebenezer Birwell...:...................................
New Jersey, H. F. Condict...........                      --- 
Pennsylvania, Alexander Ray.....................................2
Pennsylvania, Daniel Stanard -.. -......................... -............ —--------------------------------—...
Delaware, Nathaniel Mitchell.................... —-----------------------------------—.
Delaware, Simon Kollock..................................*...........
Maryland, John W. Lansdale....... —----------------------------------—.
Virginia, Wilson Allen-................................................ 
North Carolina, Israel G. Lash.................4..
South Carolina, Joseph Nonrse..................................    6
Kentucky, John Addison...............................................
Ohio, Charles McLean.................................................
Louisiana, G. W. Watterston and U. F. Hyde —-------------------------  
Louisiana, William Drain...............................................
Indiana, Charles I. Hand..............................................
Illinois, William H. Coyle..............................................
Missouri, John Brackenridge........................................... 
Mississippi, James Hagan -................................ —----------------------------------—....
District of Columbia, George Watterston..... —--------------------------—.
District of Columbia, treasurer-.......................
Florida, I. L. Woart..... —--------------------------------------------    
Officers and soldiers of the Army of the United States... —-----------------
Officers and seamen of the Navy of the United States. —------------------
$1,627 37
96 89
31 95
128 64
1,479 32
1, 167 21
1, 419 61
2, 294 24
61 75
122 40
239 58
3, 057 99
1,500 00
438 00
619 00
1,640 00
7,107 28
701 25
900 00
340 00
700 00
380 00
2,748 79
909 02
38 00
227 0o
582 39
228 25
30, 785 93
WASHINGTON, February 2,, 1841.
The unidersigned, being a majority of the comrnmittee appointed for that
puirpose, have examnined the details of the within account and find the
samne to be correct. as stated.
THOMAS CARBERY,
JOHN McCLELLAND,
Commluittee.
gton Na17, 1842.
$612 49
2,133 20
2,725 69
On the account to January 10, 1841, as settled, there remained the fol        lowing balance:
In Brandon Bank notes deposited in Bank of Washington and transmitted by
that bank to New Orleans for collection -.......... —----------------- $320  00
In counterfeit notes................................... ——.-..... 13  00
In uncurrent notes....................................... ---------------— 5 00
In Bank of Washington to credit of society.............. —---------------—. 152 59
490 59
Leaving due to S. H. Smith, $1.21.
Charges S. H. Smith with..............................................
152 59
2, 878 28
Paid by himFor $2,000 Saint Louis bonds bearing 6 per cent. interest........
For $600 Washington Corporation 6 per cents-.. --........0
25
1 708 40
574 50 
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For legal expenses................................. —--------------------------------------—.... $62 82
For postage, &c., of treasurer..................... 6  54
-  $2, 352 26
Leaving balance in the Bank of Washingtdn to credit of society.............-  526 02
And still due to S. H. Smith, as at the last settlement........................1 21
The investments on account of the society, all standing in the name of
Samuel H. Smith, Nathan Towson,  and Thomas Munroe, (A,) are  as
follows:
Pennsylvania 5 per cents, per last report;...................... $17, 900 00
Washington corporation 6 per cents, per last report............   $8. 900 00
Washington corporation 6 per cents, since purchased.....       600 00
:~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ —                                           9,500 00
Washington corporation 5 per cents, per last report.......... —------------------- 11,970 00
Saint Louis bonds bearing 6 per cent................................. —------------------------------—. 2, 000 00
41,370 00
Previously invested at (A.)
Previously in trust, excepting the Saint Louis bonds.
WASHINGTON, February 9, 1842.
We, the undersigned, being a majority of the committee appointed for
the purpose, have examined the foregoing account and all its details,
and do certify the same to be correct, as stated.
THIOMAS CARBERY,
JOHIN McCLELLAND,,
Committee.
1842. —Account of Samuel E. Smith, treasurer of the Washington Na              tional Monument Society, to January 5, 1843.
there has been received by him...... $ —----------------- 836 17
....................   1,860 96
on stock............          1 30
....................      526 02
3,224 45
Paid by him for following stocks:
Washington corporation $600 5 per cents.............
Washington corporation $380 6 per cents.. —---------
Washington corporation $490 6 per cents............
Saint Louis bonds, $1,000, 6 per cents-.. —..-....   75
Saint Louis bonds, $1,000, 10 per cents..............
$47      0  00
319 67
435 72
755 50
930 00
-    $2, gl0 89
15 04
7 62
2 47
For exchange on notes..............................
Contingent expenses of secretary......................
Marshal's  fees  on  suits..............................
-  5 13
2,936 02
Balance on hand.................. -..-..-...... 288 43
The aggregate investments (all standing in the names of Samuel E.
Smith, Nathan Towson, and Thomas Munroe, in trust, except the
Saint Louis bonds) are as follows:
Pennsylvania 5 per cents................................................  $17,900 50
Pennsylvania 5 per cents, received in lieu of interest.......................  447 50
Washington corporation 6 per cents......................................   10, 370 00
Washington corporation 5 per cents...................................... 12,570  00
Saint Louis 6 per cents.................................................. 3, 000 00
Saint Louis 10 per cents................................................. 1,000 00
,*   ~    45,287 50
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Besides the above there are:
In Brandon Bank notes, deposited at New Orleans.........................
In counterfeit bank-notes................................................
In uncurrent bank-notes....................................
In certificate of deposit in Bank of Mineral Point, confided to Hon. A. C.....
Dodge for collection..................................................6
$320 00
]3 00
5 00
67 48
405 48
WY'ASHINGTON, January 16, 1843.
We, the undersigned committee, appointed for the purpose, have examined the foregoing account and all its details, and do certify the same
to be correct, as stated by the treasurer.
THOMAS CARBERY,
THOMAS MTUNROE,
JOHN McCLELLAND,
Committee.
1813.-Account of Samuel H. Smith, treasurer of the VWashington Na           tional Monument Society, to February 26, 1844:
Since January 5, 1843, the date of the last settlement, there has been received by him
$1,579 64
288 43
1,868 07
And paid by him for the following stocks:
Saint Louis, $500, 10 per cents................................. $492 4'
Washington corporation, $800, 6 per cents......................   784 0(
Paid S. H. Smith amount of dividend on one share of Bank of Wash ington, received by Washington National Monument Society,
loaned to enable it to make deposits................. I.......... 1 90
i
1,278 32
589 75
The aggregate investments (all standing in the names of Samuel IH.
Smith, Nathan Towson, and Thomas Munroe, in trust, except the
Saint Louis bonds) are as follows:
Pennsylvania 5 per cents.................................................   0
Pennsylvania 6 per cents, in lieu of interest................................
Washington corporation 6 per cents........ —-—...........................
Washington corporation 5 per cents.....................................-   -
Saint Louis bonds, 6 per cents...........................................
Saint Louis bonds, 10 per cents..........................................
$17,900 00
921 85
11,570 00
12,570 00
3, 000 00
1,500 00
47, 061 85
Besides which is the amount of counterfeits and unavailable funds, as
specified in the last report, of $405.48.
WASHINGTON, February 26, 1844.
WeVe, the undersigned committee, appointed for that purpose, have examined the foregoing account and all its details, and do certify the same
to b)e correct, as stated by the treasurer.
THOMAS CARBERY,
THOMAS MUNROE,
JOHN McCLELLASD,
Committee.
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1844. —Account of Samuel H. Smith, treasurer of the Washington Na           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
tional Monument Society, to January 30, 1845:
Since February 26, 1844, the date of the last settlement, there has been received by him
On account of interest on stocks............................... —------------------------------------- $...1.., 638 16.
Add balance, February 26, 1844......................................... 589 75
2,227 91
And paid by him for the following stocks:
Alexandria corporation, $1,000, 6 per cents...... —-----------------
Washington corporation, $800, 6 per cents. —.. -........ 86
To N. B. Brown, costs and professional services in suits against
Troy, Combs &d Mitchell.............................
$1,859 83
368 08
Balance in hand deposited in Bank of Washington................
The aggregate investments (all standing in the names of Samuel H.
Smith, Nathan Townson, and Thomas Muanroe, in trust, except the
Saint Louis bonds) are as follows:
Pennsylvania 5 per cents............. —----------------------------------------—. $17,900  00
Pennsylvania 5 per cents, in lieu of interest..............  -                    474 35
Pennsylvania 6 per cents, in lieu of interest.................. 1, 369 35
Washington corporation 6 per cents.................................... 11, 970 00
Washington corporation 5 per cents...............................             1]2,570  00
Saint Louis bonds, 6 per cents...............................    3, 000 00
Saint Louis bonds, 10 per cents............................ 1,500 00
Alexandria  corporation  6  per  cents......................................., 000   00
49,783 70
Besides which  is the  amount of counterfeits and unavailable funds,
as specified heretofore, of $405.48.
SAMUEL H. SMITH, Treasurer.
WASHIINGTON, January 30, 1845.
We certify that we have been appointed a committee to examine the
accounts, vouchers, and certificates of stock embraced in the annual account of Samuel H. Smith, esq., treasurer of the Washington National
Monument Society; that we have made the examination, and do hereby
certify the same to be correct, as stated.
THOAIAS CARBERY,
THOMAS MUNROE,
Committee.
1845.-Account of J. B. H. Smith, executor of Samuel H. Smith, late
treasurer of the Washington National Monument Society, showing
the stocks left by the late treasurer and belonging to said society, to
wit:
Pennsylvania stocks, 5 per cent., in three certificates............$......        1
Pennsylvania stocks, 5 per cent., in lieu of interest...............     44
Pennsylvania stocks, 6 per cent., in lieu of interest..............      36
Pennsylvania stocks, 5 per cent., in lieu of interest, received since last account.
Corporation of Washington 6 per cents —-... —................................
Corporation of Washington 6 per cents, purchased since last account, (cost
$1,515).........................................1..6
Corporation of Washington 5 per cents. —-.-.................................Corporation of Washington 5 per cents, purchased since last account, (cost
$50) ----—..........................................................
Corporation of Alexandria 6 per cents.......................... 00
Saint Louis bonds, 6 per cents, (deposited for safe-keeping in Bank of Wash  ington)......................................................3 0  6
Saint Louis bonds, 10 per cents, (deposited for safe-keeping in Bank of Wash  ington)..........................................................,     
28
$987 33
816 00
56 50
$17,900 00
474 35
1,369 35
475 96
11,970 00
1,500 00
12,570 00
600 00
1, 000 00
3, 000 00
1, 500 00 
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Three coupons on Saint Louis 6 per cent. bonds, for interest due December 1,
1845, (each for $30)-....... —.............. —.... -... —...-.......
Two coupons on Saint Louis 10 per cent. bonds, for interest due November 23,
1845, (one for $25, one for $50). —..-......-.-........... ——..750
Balance in cash in Banik of Washington.                                                  3
$-D0 60
75 00
494 03
53, 018 69
J. B. H. SMITIIH.
December 8, 1845.
1845.-Account of J. B. H. Smith, executor of Samuel H. Smith, late
treasurer of the Washington National Monument Society, showing
the amount received and expended by the late treasurer from the
30th of January, 1845, the date of the last account, to the 1st of No  vember, 1845, the time of his decease:
Received on account of interest on stocks1845. April 5. On corporation of Washington stock.-.............. $336 65
June 18. On Saint Louis bonds....................................  ]65 00
July 11. On corporation of Washington stock......................    359 15
Sept. 13. On Pennsylvania stock, interest to February, 1845:
Current funds...............$...         224 50
Uncurrent funds, (less 2 per cent.)......... 223 00
443 04
On Pennsylvania stocks, interest to August 1, 1845:
Current funds- 1.........A.-..... —--
Uncurrent funds, (less 2 per cent.).........
420 87
426 37
368 08
2,519 16
Mar. 28. From William H. Coyle, collector for Illinois..............3
Balance in Bank of Washington at last account........................
For
a
For
$2,025 00
BWashington....................................... 494 16
t................................................ 13
494 03'
J. B. H. SMlITH, Executor.
December 8, 1845.
JUNE 5, 1845.
DEAR SIR: I send youL a copy of the accounts rendered by you to
the society, in compliance with your request.
Yours, respectfully,
GEORGE WATTERSTON.
J. B. H. SMITH, Esq.
1846.-Accotunt of J. B. H. Smith, treasurer of the WA'ashiiigton National
Monunment Society:
Since November 20, 1845, the date of the apyointment of the subscriber as treasurer, he
has received on account of interest on stocks as follows:
1845. Dec. 9. On Saint Louis 10 per cent. stock, ($1,500,) interest to Naveinm              ber 23, 1845.. —-----------------------------------------
On Saint Louis 6 per cent. stock, ($3,000,) interest to Decem               ber 1, 1845............................................
2a
212 1
213 0
$75 00
90 00 
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
1845. Dec. 9. On corporation of Washington stock, due October 1, 1845....
1846. Jan.  7. On corporation of Washington stock, due January 1, 1846. —      Feb. 26. On Pennsylvania stock to February l, 1846:
Part in current funds, (one-quarter)........... $107  12
Part (three-quarters) in relief notes.... $318 00
Sold at 2 per cent. discount............. 6  36
-  311 64
On Alexandria stock, being August 1, 1844, to February 1, 1846
inclusive.................................................               
April 6. On corporation of Washington stock to April 1, 1846..............
June 9. On Saint Louis 10 per cent. stock to May 23, ]846................
On Saint Louis 6 per cent. stock to June 1, 1846...................
July l1. On corporation of Washington stock to July 1, ]846..............
Aug. 26. On Pennsylvania stock to August 1, 1846, part in current notes and
part in relief not    es............................................     7
Sept. 16. On Alexandria stock to August 1, 1846.....
Oct.  5. On corporation of Washington stock to October 1, 1846............
Also received from Hon. O. H. Smith four bonds, each for $100, o
the Madison and Indianapolis Railroad Company, dated Octo
ber 1, 1845, bearing 6 per cent. interest, payable semi-annually,
numbered 1, 2, 5, and 15-being received by him from the sureties
of I. Hand, collector for Indiana, in part payment of the judgment
against him.
Add balance in Bank of Washington on November 20, 1845....
418 76
120 00
390 67
75 00
90 00
390 67
418 71
30 00
405 67
494 03
3,74'0 85
And the subscriber has paid as follows:
1845. Dec. 10. Corporation of Washington ( per ce
cent. above par.................
13. Robert Mills, for design for monume
16. John Scott, for iron safe, per resoluti
Freight and cartage on safe from Bs
May   5. Corporation of Washington 6 per cen
June  2. J. Knight, for frame for print of 
board..-........... -.. —-----
July 11. Corporation of Washington 6 per cent. sto
14. Charles Fendrich, on his contract for lithog
resolution of board....................
Sept. 16. Charles Fendrich, on his contract for lithog
resolution of board..................
Nov.  7. Charles Fendrich, balance on above......
Postage due late treasurer (and paid) to M
by present treasurer, 55 cents.........
Balance in Bank of Washington........
c.............  -...       $609  00
nt, per resolution of board -100 00
ion of board............. 40 00
altimore....................          65
nt stock, $1, 000.......... 990 00
Washington, per order of
*o.. ------------------------      1 25
)ck, $1,000.............. 1,000 00
;raphing monument, under
........................ 144 00
raphing monument, under
........................         250 00
* -  *.........................  6  00
lay, 1845, $2. 07; and paid
........................           2   62
........................          396 33
3, 740 85
J. B. H. SMITE[, Treasurer.
.Yovemzber 21, 18146.
The aggregate investments are as fol
Pennsylvania 5 per cents......... —-------------------—.
Pennsylvania 5 per cents, in lieu of interest......
Pennsylvania 6 per cents, in lieu of interest......
Pennsylvania 5 per cents, in lieu of interest......
Corporation of Washington 6 per cents............
Corporation of Washington 5 per cents..........
Corporation of Alexandria 6 per cents............
Saint Louis bonds, 10 per cent.................
Saint Louis bonds, 6 per cent.....................
Corporation of Washington 6 per cents, purchased
$17,900 00
474 35
1,369 35
475 96
13,470 00
13,170 00
1, 000 00
], 500 00
3, 000 00
*   2, 600 00
54,959 66
400 00
55,359 66
teasurer.
Madison and Indianapolis Railroad bonds..................................4  
Vovember 21 1846.
30
$366 67
375 07
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WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
WASHINGTON, February 4, 1847.
We certify that we have been appointed a committee to examine the
accounts of J. B. H. Smith, treasurer of the Washington National Monument Society, to the 20th of September, 1846, the period to which the
accounts were made up for settlement; that we have so examined all
the accounts, vouchers, and certificates of stock embraced in the foregoing account, and we do hereby testify the same to be correct as stated
by the treasurer.
THOMAS CARBERY,
THOS. MUi:NROEI
Committee.
1847.-The account of J. B. Smith, treasurer of the Washington
National Monument Society.
Since November 20, 1846, the date of the last account, the treasurer has received the
following sums of money:
1846. Nov. 22. Interest on Saint Louis 10 per cent. bond for $500............ $25 00
Principal of said bond paid.... —------------------------------  500 00
t   Dec.  4. Interest on Saint Louis 10 per cent. bond for $1,000.........      50 00
Interest on Saint Louis 6 per cent. bonds, (3)..............-.  90 00
1847. Jan.  5. Interest on corporation of Washington stock to January 1,
1847.................................................. 405 67
15. Interest on United States stock from December 4, 1846, to
January 1, 1847......................................... 4  50
Feb.  8. Interest on Pennsylvania stock to February 1, 1847, part in
current and part in relief notes...... —-----------------------—.  418 74
Mar.  5. Interest on  corporation of Alexandria stock to February 1,
1847.................................................. 30  00
Apr.  7. Interest on corporation of Washington stock to April 1, 1847.      405 67
May   8. Cash from G. W. Watterston on account of balance due by him
as collector of Louisiana.................................  27 77
June  7. Interest on Saint Louis 10 per cent. bonds to January  1,
1 847.................................................. 50 00
Interest on Saint Louis 6 per cent. bonds to January 1, 1847        90 00
July 12. interest on United States stock to July 1,1847.............. 49  22
Interest on corporation of Washington stock to July l, 1847 -.     405 67
Aug.  5. Interest on corporation of Alexandria stock to August 1, 1847       30 00
10. Interest on State of Pennsylvania stock to August 1, 1847....     421  51
Sept. 21. Cash from G. Watterston, collector for the city of Washington
on account of first subscription...........................  28 00
Cash from G. Watterston on account of new subscription....        125 00
Oct. 13. Cash fromnG. Watterston on account of first subscription      -      -. 25 00
Cash from G. Watterston on account of new subscription             200 00
Nov.  9. Cash from G. Watterston on account of first subscription.        20 00
10. Cash from G. Watterston on account of new subscription....        105 00
24. Cash from Saint Louis 10 per cent. bond, paid off -............1, 000 00
Interest on Saint Louis 10 per cent. bond to November 20,
1847.. —-—................................................ 50 00
Interest on corporation of Washington stock to October  1,
1847......... 428 17
5. Received from Mr. Whittlesey, the general agent of the society,
collected by his subagents under new subscription........, 353 40
Dec. 14. Received from the general agent on same account............     1,636 45
Received from G. Watterston, collector, on first subscription..     10 00
Received from G. Watterston, collector, on new subscription.. 120 00
22. Interest on Saint Louis 6 per cent. bonds to December 1, 1847      90 00
28. Received from general agent................................100 00
Nov. 29. Received from Washington Light Infantry Company, proceeds
of ball................................................. 126 00
Add balance in Bank of Washington at last settlement, to wit,
November 21, 146.......................................596 33
10,017 10
B. J. H. SMITH, Treasurer.
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WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
And the treasurer has paid as follows:
1846. Dec. 14. For United States 6 per cent. $1,000, stock,  at E per cent
above par..........................................
1847. Mar.  6. For United States 6 per cent. stock of 1867, $1,000, at 1~ pe
cent. above par......................................            
17. To Geo. Watterston, for recording proceedings, per order....
July 17. For corporation of Washington 6 per cent. stock, $1,000, at
991 per cent.........................................
Aug. 13. For corporation of Washington 6 per cent. stock, $500, a
par.................................................
Sept. 25. For blank book..........................................  
Oct. 25. To C. Fendrich, for engraving design of monument, per
order................................................
Nov.  9. To Wagler, for gilt frame, per order.. —-------------------
Nov.  12. For United States 6 per cent. stock of 1867, at a per cent
premium, $2,000........ —---------------------------------—.
Dec.  I. For United 6 per cent. stock of 1867, at par, with interest fron
November 24, 1847, $1,000.............- -0 
Dec. 27. For United States 6 per cent. stock of 1867, at par, $1,500..
Dec. 30. To cash paid Bank of Washington for collection of certificate
of deposit............................................
Dec. 30. To cash paid Corcoran & Riggs for collection of certificate
of deposit...........................................
Add balance in Bank of Washington, Deceniber 30, 1847.. 
$1, 00o5 C0
r
1,015 00
12 00
t
997 50
t
500 00
3 00
r
496  85
2 50
2, 007 50
.' 1,501 50
1,500 00
e
14  50
e
960  ~, 
10, 0*7 10
The aggregate investments are as follows:
Pennsylvania 5 per cents...................-     ----- 
Pennsylvania 5 per cents, in lieu of interest
Pennsylvania 6 per cents, in lieu of interest
Corporation of Washington 6 per cents......
Corporation of Washington 5 per cents........
Corporation of Alexandria 6 per cents........
Saint Louis 6 per cents.....................
Madison and Indianapolis Railroad bonds.... 
United States 6 per cents, (Treasury notes and
.........................   $17, 900 00
........................ 950 31
.........................                        1,36   9 35
........................ 17,570 00
13,170 00
........................ 1S,0070 00
U *. X~~~~~, 000 00
,,,,.....................  3, 000  00
.........................                          400   00
I stock).................. 7, 000 00
,_
62, 359 66
J. B. H. SNIITH, Treasurer.
WASHINGTON, January 22, 1848.
We certify that we have been appointed a committee to examine the
accounts of J. B. II. Smith, treasurer Washington rational Monument
Society, to December 31, 1847, inclusive, the period to which his accounts are made up for settlement; that we have examined all the
accounts, vouchers, and certificates of stock and bonds in the foregoing
account, and we do hereby certify the same to be correct, as stated by
the treasurer.
M. F. MAURY,
THOMAS CARBERY,
Committee.
1848.-The account of J. B. HI. Smith, treasurer:
Since January 1, 1848, the last settlement, the treasurer has
received the following sums, to wit:
From the general agent, E. Whittlesey, esq., from January 1, 1848, to De  cember 31, 1848, inclusive, the gross sum of second subscription'....... -..    $13, 711 85
From George Watterston, esq., collector for the city of Washington, on ac  count of second subscription........................................... 1,228 99
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From George Watterston, on account of first subscription...................
From the general agent, being the balance due by Wilson Allen, collector for
Virginia, under first subscription.............. —-------------------------------------
From Aleyxaider Ray, esq., collector for Pennsylvania, under first subscrip  tion, beii,j in full of balance due by him................................
From C. K. Gardiner, esq., his subscription.................................
From the sale of corporations of Washington  and Alexandria stock, sold by
the treasurer in pursuance of the order of the board......................
From exchange of $1,100 current into Virginia paper... —---------------------
From interest on stocks belonging to society................................2   7
Add balance on hand January 1, 1848....................................
$%6 00
202 51
173 12
12 00
14,769 75
8 25
3, 279 75
960 75
34,372 97
reasqurer.
JANUARY 1, 1849.
The treasurer has paid the following sums per order of the board, to
wit:
1848. Jan.   5. Cash paid Charles Fendrich, per voucher No. 1...         -
Cash paid Bank of Washington for collector's draft No. 2 ---
13. Cash paid George and W. Endicott, per voucher No. 3.- ----
15. Cash paid C. Fendrich, per voucher No. 4.......         718
Feb.   9. Cash paid George and W. Endicott, per voucher No. 5. —.- -
10. Cash paid Corcoran & Riggs for $1,000 Treasury note    —. --
Mar.  24. Cash paid Corcoran & Riggs for $1,000 Treasury note, I per
cent   premium,..,..1......................................
Apr.  13. Cash paid C. Gauti6r, per voucher No. 6...................
21. Cash paid W. Q. Force, per voucher No. 7.................
29. Cash paid Brenton & Co. per voucher No. 8 —-----------—.
May  2. Cash paid I. B. Greenwell, per voucher No. 9..............
Cash paid George Watterston, per voucher No.  10. —--------
3. Cash paid Corcoran & Riggs for $4,000 Treasury notes, at 2i
per cent. premium  ----------------------------------- - -
9. Cash paid W. W. Birth, per voucher No. 11I.-...    7   4
10. Cash paid Robert Mills, per voucher No. 12. —--------- - -..       
13. Cash paid Brenton & Co., per voucher No. 13.............
19. Cash paid Corcoran & Riggs for $1,000 Treasury note, at 2A
per cent. premium.... —--------------------------—..            20. Cash paid Brenton & Co'., per voucher No. 14.. —-----------
25. Cash-counterfeit note of Bank at Wheeling, returned by
Bank of Washington, per voucher No. 15. —-------------
June 3. Cash paid R. Mills, per voucher No. 16...........1
6. Cash paid I. F. Poster, per voucher No. 17... —------------—.
16. Cash paid R. Mills, per voucher No. 18...................
17. Cash paid Corcoran & Riggs for $1,000 Treasury note, at 31
per cent. premium.......................105
24. Cash paid C. Gautier, in full, per voucher No. 19..........
Cash paid I. F. Poster, per voucher No. 20................ —-----—.   
27. Cash paid G. Whittlesey, per voucher No. 21..............
28. Cash paid A. Smith, per voucher No. 22...................
July  1. Cash paid I. F. Poster, per voucher No. 23................
Cash paid R. Mills, per voucher No. 24 -----------------—.
12. Cash paid William Dougherty, per voucher No. 25. -...
Cash-discount on unbankable funds, per voucher No. 26- -.
Cash paid A. Smith, per voucher No. 27...................75            13. Cash paid Lenman & Brother, per voucher No. 28         -         -----
14. Cash paid William Easby, per voucher No. 29......7
19. Cash paid I. F. Preston, per voucher No. 30..........   2
22. Cash paid A. N. Clements, per voucher No.31. —99
Cash paid Corcoran & Riggs for $1,000 Treasury note, at 41
per cent. premium.......................... 1 
28. Cash paid George Page, per voucher No. 32...-........        -
Cash paid Yirby & Brother, per voucher No. 33 —-..... 
29. Cash paid Ennis & Williamson, per voucher No. 34........
31. Cash paid I. Brenton, per voucher No. 35.. —---------------
Aug. 1. Cash paid William Dougherty, superintendent, per voucher
No. 36....... —-----------------------------------------—. 
Cash paid William Dougherty, superintendent, per voucher
No. 37.........................-....................6
H. Rep. 485        3
33
$100 00
50
200 00
717 88
231 38
1, 000 00
1, 010 00
300 00
72 32
62 64
134 50
6 00
4,100 00,
72 44
100 00,
120 36
1, 022 50
78 40
5 00
41 66
20 66
2'7) 0
1,035 00
20 00
3 00
50 00
25 00
50 00
41 66
246 56
2 25
6 175
84 05
17i5 75
240 00
99 00
1, 047 50
1 500
42 90
75'00
10 00
346 43
66 66 
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
1848.  Aug.  1. Cash paid A. N. Clements, per voucher No. 38.............      $1   2
Cash paid Thomas Williamson, per voucher No. 39.........
Cash paid R. Mills, per voucher No. 40....................
2. Cash paid Thomas Adams, per voucher No. 41.-. —..-...
3. Cash paid I. Brenton, per voucher No. 42....... —---------------
4. Cash paid I. Payne, per voucher No. 43...................
7. Cash paid I. P. Hilton, per voucher No. 44.....                  00
Cash paid I. Lynch, per voucher No. 45 -—...................- --
8. Cash paid president Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company,
per voucher No. 46...................................
9. Cash paid A. N. Ciements, per voucher No.47....115
Cash paid N. Snyder, per Voucher No. 48..................
11. Cash paid I. F. Poster, per voucher No. 49................
12. Cash paid William Campbell, per voucher No. 50.........             14. Cash paid Rider & McKinstry, per voucher No. 51...10
Cash paid A. Hoover, per voucher No. 52......... 24
15. Cash paid George Watterston, per voucher No. 53.......... 
17. Cash paid W. Ward, per voucher No. 54...-..... —..          1
Cash paid Timothy O'Neale, per voucher No. 55..... —----------
Cash paid A. N. Clementa, per voucher No. 56.............
Cash paid Harvey & Lloyd, per voucher No. 57 --—.. —.
18. Cash paid William Dougherty, per voucher No. 58... -..
21. Cash paid J. Roach, per voucher No. 59...................- -
22. Cash paid A. Smith, per voucher No. 60... —-----------------        
23. Cash paid Thomas Blagden, per voucher No. 41...........
24. Cash paid R. Rohrer, per voucher No. 62..-...............
28. Cash paid J. Brenton, per voucher No. 63...........    8
Cash paid J. L. Cole, per voucher No. 64.. —.........
30. Cash paid A. N. Clements, per voucher No. 65..........1
31. Cash paid R. Mills, per voucher No. 66... -.................        
Cash paid T. O'Neale, per voucher No. 67..-.......50
Cash paid N. Plant, per voucher No. 68...... —-----------------
Sept.  1. Cash paid J. Brenton, per voucher No. 69....... —-----------
Cash paid William Dougherty, superintendent, per voucher
No.70........-..................3 
Cash paid William Dougherty, per voucher No. 71.........
Cash paid Ennis & Williamson, per voucher No. 72        -        -----
2. Cash paid J. Roach, per voucher No. 73. - ------------- 
Cash paid T. O'Neale, per voucher No. 74.:.-.Z'       2
5. Cash paid Campbell & Coyle, per voucher No. 75.....- -
Cash paid C. P. Manning, per voucher No. 76 -—......
9. Cash paid T. O'Neale, per voucher No. 77..........         4....... 
Cash paid William Dougherty, per voucher No. 78.. -...... 
15. Cash paid K. H. Lambell, per voucher No. 79.. —-----------    
19. Cash paid John Henderson & Co., per voucher No. 80...6
21. Cash paid J. Roach, per voucher No. 81. - - ----------------
Oct. 2. Cash paid J. Brenton, per voucher No. 82........... 2
2. Cash paid R. Mills, per voucher No. 83.... —------------------
3. Cash paid J. W. Martin, per voucher No. 84...............
Cash paid William Dougherty, superintendent, per voucher
No. 85..................................... —           -------
Cash paid William Dougherty, per voucher No. 86.. —--------
Cash paid A. Hover, per voucher No. 87... —---------
Cash paid T. O'Neale, per voucher No. 88. —..... —-.. —-—...
Cash paid J. Roach, per voucher No. 89.......... —---------------—........ 
Cash paid Rider & McKinstry, per voucher No. 90.. —--------
4. Cash paid C. Woodward, per voucher No. 91.. -     -......
7. Cash paid Thomas Berry, per voucher No.. 92 -----------—.....
12. Cash paid T. O'Neale, per voucher No. 93...... —--------------—. 
14. Cash paid J. & G. Gideon, per voucher No. 94...............  
Cash paid Berry & Rutherford, per voucher No. 95............. 
19. Cash paid A. J. Joyce, per voucher No. 96.................65              24. Cash paid J. Roach, per voucher No. 97....................3 
25. Cash paid J. & G. Gideon, per voucher No. 98..-......3.
Nov.  1. Cash paid R. Mills, per voucher No. 99.......4
Cash paid William Dougherty, superintendent, per voucher
No. 100......,, O,S'
Cash paid William Dougherty, per voucher No. 101.......6 6
4. Cash paid T. O'Neale, per voucher No. 102.......
Cash paid Campbell & Coyle, per voucher No. 103.......... 
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$112 20
5 00
41 66
3 00
13 12
20 00
10 00
35 00
37 70
181 50
6 00
40 50
5 50
100 00
294 04
14 99
194 24
500 00
214 50
59 53
60 00
100 00
22 26
192 25
7 87
89 20
IS 75
189 09
41 67
500 00
74 19
32 25
1,346
66 66
38 43
250 00
250 00
8 60
135 00
450 00
30 00
16 15
69 2'
20Q 00
24 75
41 66
162 81
1,321 37
66 66
736 91
1, 000 00
350 00
80 19
55 43
10 06
1,000 00
315 15
15 00
16 65
300 00
i
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ork, per voucher No. 4...    $.200 00
er No. 105..............     26 04
~cting drafts,) per voucher
N 6..........................    6    50
o. 107.               - --------— 0 400
cher No.1108............2,00 1201
4o.109 1................ 41 66
erintendent, per voucher
.  d. o.................... 1,515 95
voucher No. 11t...4' 66 66
No-112. —------------ 2, 000 O(/
o er No. 113.................    203 19
No.11         4.................8  274   0
voucher No.  115.............    46 57
2o. 116..................        5 00
cher  No. 1 17...................   6 79
erintendent, per voucher
C.n....................  812 68
(coallecting drafts,  per
Bae bnJ a 11.......................   115 27
No. 120................ 4 0o
No. 121 3 75
No. 122... —.. —------- 300 00
voucher No. 123........ 84 17
........ 9 420 88
34,372 97
J. B. H. SMITH, Treasurer.
Cash paid Messrs. Endicott, New Y
Cash paid T. G. Russell, per vouch
Cash paid Corcoran &Riggs, (colle
No. 106.*...............
Cash paid J. Roach, per voucher N
Cash paid R. J. T. Watson, per yout
Cash paid R. Mills, per voucher N
Cash paid William Dougherty, sup
No. 110.......................
Cash paid William Dougherty,  per
Cash paid T.  O'Neale,                 per voucher
Cash paid J. W. Martin, per vouch
Cash paid A. Hoover, per voucher
Cash paid Muncaster & Dodge, per
Cash paid J. Kilcher, per voucher N
Cash paid George Hercus, per vou~
Cash paid William Dougherty, sup
No. 118.-........ —-----------
Cash paid Bank of Washington,
voucher No. 119................
Cash paid J. P. West, per voucher
Cash paid J. Brereton, per voucher
Cash paid T. O'Neale, per voucher
Cash paid William Dougherty, per
Balance in bank January 1, 1849..
JANUTARY 1, 1849.
ACCOUNT OF STOCKS PURCHASED DURING 1848.
1848. Feb. 10. $1,000 United States Treasury notes, at par, cost............ $1, 000 00
Mar.24. 1,000 United States Treasury notes, at 1 per ceiat. premium,
cost..............................................  1,010 00
May  3. 4,000 United Sates Treasury notes, at 2+ per cent. premium,
cost..............................................4,1 00 00
19.  1,000 United States Tieasury notes, at 2i per cent. premium,
cost.................................                     1, 022 50
June 17. 1,000 United States Treasury notes, at 3+ per cent. premium,
cost.........................................  1,035 00
July 22. 1,000 United States Treasury notes, at 41 per cent. premium,
cost...............................                       1,047 50
9, 000. purchased, costing................................  9, 215 00
J. B. HE,' SMITH, Treasurer.
JANUARY 1, 1849.
ACCOUNT OF STOCKS SOLD BY ORDER OF THE BOARD.
.28.   $800 corporation of Washington 6 per cent., at 99 cents,
yielding......-...... ——...........................
29.  1,000 corporation of Alexandria 6 per cent.,  at 98+ cents,
yielding............................................
S.    500 corporation of Washington 6 per cent., at 99+ cents,
yielding:......................................                    
5, 1,000 corporation of Washington 6 per cent., at 99 cents,
yielding............................................
2.  2,800 corporation of Washington  6 per cent., at 99 cents,
yielding............................................
4. 1,000 corporation of Washington 6 per cent., at 99+ cents,
yielding............................................
10.    300 corporation of Washington 6 per cent., at 99 cents,
yielding............................................
1,000 corporation of  Washington 5 per cent., at 82-o,
yielding.....................................,2  
18. 1,200 corporation of Washington 6 per cent,, at 99 cents,
yielding....................... 
35
1848. Nov. 4.
15.
25.
27.
28.
Dec. 1.
1848. Aug.
Sept.
Oct
$792 00
982 50
497 50
990 00
, 772 00
99 t 125
.'27 00.
85 00
J, 188 00 
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
ing...........................................      $396 00
orporation of Washington 6 per cent., at 99 cents,
ing..... —......-..............-............ 1,980 00
orporation of Washington 6 per cent., at 99 cents,
ing.............. —------------------------------------------ 396 00
orporation of Washington 6 per cent., at 99+ cents,
ing............................................ 1, 492 50
corporation of Washington 6 per cent., at 99 cents,
ing -------------------------------------------- 99  00
2 rporation of Washington 6 per cent., at par, yielding  270 00
orporation of Washington 6 per cent., at + above
ar, (in Virginia paper,) yielding..................... 801 00
mount sold, yielding.............................  14,769 75
J. B. H. SMITH, Treasurer.
JANUARY 1, 1849.
Stocks belonging to the society.
Pennsylvania 5 per cent. stock...........................................
Pennsylvania 5 per cent. stock, in lieu of interest........-..................
Pennsylvania 5 per cent. stock, in lieu of interest.........................     3   3
Washington City 6 per cent. stock........................................
Washington City 5 per cent. stock....................................            1...
Saint Louis 6 per cent. bonds..............................................
Madison and Indianapolis Railroad bonds.................................. 
United States 6 per cent. stock...........................................
$17,900 00
950 31
1,369 35
4,500 00
12,170 00
3,000 00
400  00
~16.000 00
56, 289 66
WASHINGTON, January 3, 1849.
'We certify that we have been appointed a committee to examine the
accounts of J. B. H. Smith, treasurer of the Washington National Monume,ft Society, to December 31, 1848, inclusive, the period to which his
accounts are made up for settlement; that we have examined all the
accounts, vouchers, and certificates of stock embraced in the foregoing
account, and we do hereby certify the same to be correct, as stated by
the treasurer.
ARCH. HENDERSON, Chairman..
W. LENN.
1849.-Condensed statement of the receipts and expenditures of J. B.
E. Smith, treasurer of the Washington National Monument Society,
froit January 1,7 1849, to December 31, 1849, inclusive, to wit:
RECEIPTS.
Received from Hon. E. Whittlesey, the general agent...... -.........$4          1
Received firom interest on stocks.........................................
Received from sale of stocks...-.......................................487
Received from George Watterston, collector for the city of Washington......
Received from Mrs. Anna M. Thornton, her subscription...... --... —-------—.
Received from E. W. Fletcher, through Thomas Ritchie, esq...... —--------------
Received from exchange on Virginia paper............... —----------------------------—.
Balance in Bank of Washington, in settlement of December 31, 1848........
$9, 486 15
2!193 65
48, 734 65
295 15
20 00
I 00
75 00
420 88
61,226 48
EXPENDITURES.
Paid during said period, per resolutions of theboard of managers, and on drafts
of the building committee, for expenses of materials and construction of the
monumnient, per vouchers numbered 1 to 210............................. $60, 628 82
Paid discount on uncurrent money.. —-............................. -... — 4  06
3 C)
184,S. Oct
N ov.
18,
9.
,)7.
II- 9.
30.
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i Paid Bank of Washington, expenses of collection......................... 
Balance to credit of treasurer in the Bank of Washington, Decenber 31, 1849
6,42  38
551 e2
61,226 48
J. B. H. SMITHI
Treasurer.
Stock belonging to the society remaining unsold, to wit:
Pennsylvania 5 per cent. stock...................................
Pennsylvania 5 per cent. stock, given in lieu of interest.......-.............
Madison and Indianapolis Railroad bonds....................................
5,7 900  0
2, 464  92
400 00
- 5, 764 92
J. B. H. SMITH,
Trea8urer.
Statement of stocks sold during the year 1849, by order of the board ot'
managers, and the proceeds:
1849.  Jan.   4. $3,000 corporation of Washington, 6 per cent., yielding.. -
13.  1,500 corporation of Washipgton, 6 per cent., yielding....
Mar. 27.  1,000 corporation of Washington, 5 per cent., yielding....
April. 4.  2,000 corporation of Washington, 5 per cent., yielding....
13.  1,800 corporation of Washington, 5 per cent., yielding   ----
27.  1,200 corporation of Washington, 5 per cent., yielding....
May   7.    600 corporation of Washington, 5 per cent., yielding....
7.  1,200 corporation of Washington, 5 per cent., in Virginia
paper, yielding....................................... 
9.    400 corporation of Washington, 5 per cent., (Va.,) yielding.
15.  1,200 corporation of Washington, 5 per cent., (current.)
yielding............................................
June  2.  2,770 corporation of Washington, 5 per cent., yielding....
9.  3,000 United States, 6 per cent., of 1867, yielding.340.
18.  1,000 United States, 6 per cent., of 1867, yielding.....    165.
27.  1,000 Saint Louis bonds, 6 per cent., yielding............               
July 20.  2,000 Saint Louis bonds, 6 per cent., yielding.............
24.  3,000 United States, 6 per cent., of 1867, yielding..........
Sept.  1.  1,000 United States, 6 per cent., of 1846, yielding.........
13, 17.  3,000 United States, 6 per cent., of 1867, yielding.........
Oct.   1.  2,000 United States, 6 per cent., of 1867, yielding.........         
19. 3,000 United States, 6 per cent., of 1867, yielding..
27.  5 000 Pennsylvania, 5 per cent., yielding................                
Nov. 27.  3,000 Pennsylvania, 5 per cent., yielding...............
Dec.   5.  2,000 Pennsylvania, 5 per cent., yielding................
18.  5,000 Pennsylvania, 5 per cent. yielding.-.............                 
50,670
Reeeipts paid over to J. B. H. Smith9 esq., treasurer of the -Tashliing  ton National Monument  Society, by the general agent, for the year
ending December 31, 1849:
849. Jan. 2. To certificate of deposit in Bank of Attica, New Yorik,
A. N. Winship..............i'50 (-t)
4. To certificate of deposit in Agricultural Bank, Massachusetts
J. Hotchkin............- ---     -     -----—.............  to ( —
13. To certificate of deposit in York Bank, Maine, T. I. Tenny.  S30 x
To draft by Charles River Bank, Massachusetts, Ao H.
Everett.............................................. loo 00o
To cash collected by J. W. Eckloff........................ X75 (0i
16. To cash collected by J. W. Eckloff..      -                195 0)
293. To cash collected by J. W. Fckloff.. 169 0()
30. To check on Corcoran & Riggs, B. 0. Tayloe....    -        20 0
To certificate of deposit, Branch State Bank of Ohio, C. J.
Wright............................................... 109  00
To cash of J. W Ecklof...............................   504 50
37
Janitary 1, 1850.
JANUARY 11 1850.
$2,970 00
1, 485 00
833 "9
1, 658 33
1, 500  00
1, 000  oi
500 00
1, 01'2 50
334 Cl 0
1,000  00
2, 308
3, 405 (-'o
1, 165 00
900 00
1. 820 00
3, 498 75
1,068 75
3,:160 C 0
2)O  (o
3,330 (,, 0
4, 431 25
2,670 00
1, 782;-j U
4, 481 5
48,734 65
a 
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
Feb.  6. To certificate of deposit in Agricultural Bank, Massachusetts,
J. Hotchkin.............. —----------------------------------—.....
13. To certificate of deposit in Chicopee Bank, M. Bliss.........
To certificate of deposit in Bank of Virginia, I. G. Mosby....
20. To draft on Merchants' Bank of New York, L. F. Newland.
Mar. 13. To certificate of deposit in Farmaers' Bank, O. Lynde Jones. -
To certificate of deposit in Agricultural Bank, Massachusetts,
I. Hotchkin........................................
To certificate of deposit in Agricultural Bank, Massachusetts,
I. Hotchkin..........................................
To certificate of deposit in Harrisburgh, F. I. Fenno..40
To certificate of deposit in Charles River Bank, A. H. Everett
To certificate of deposit in Taunton Bank, Massachusetts,
C. Bryant.. —... —.............-.............
May 27. To certificate of deposit in Bank of State of North Carolina,
W. I. Hunter.........................................
To certificate of deposit in Monongahela Bank, W. R. Mil            ligan..... —----------------------------------------—...........
April  3. To certificate of deposit in Agricultural Bank, John Hotchkin
To certificate of deposit in Agricultural Bank, John Hotchkin
To certificate of deposit in Franklin Bank, Zanesville, E. W.
Brush............................................... 
6. To a check on Lancaster Savings Institution, A. G. Helf            enstein........................................
To cash from J. W. Eckloff..............................
10. To certificate of deposit in State Bank of New York, Wm.
Whitney............... ------—.............................. 
To check on New York State Bank........................ 
21. To check on National Bank, New York....................-               4.
27. To certificate of deposit in State Bank of North Carolina,
W. J. Hunter.............. —----------------------------------—.
May  8. To certificate of deposit in Agricultural Bank, J. Hotchkin..
15. To certificate of deposit in Monongahela Bank, W. R. Mil            ligan............. —-------------------------------------------
21. To certificate of deposit in Newark Banking and Insurance
Company, New York, W. Whitney.............
June  5. To certificate of deposit in Agricultural Bank, Massachusetts,
J. Hotchkin....................
19. To draft on New York, from O. H. Smith..................
To certificate of deposit in Monongahela Bank, W. R. Milligan
22. To cash from J. W. Eckloff, Baltimore, collector.. —...-..5.
29. To cash from J. W. Eckloff, Baltimore, collector. - - -. 1.. 
30. To cash friom J. W. Eckloff, Baltimore, collector..... —---------
July  5. To certificate of deposit in Agricultural Bank, J. Hotchkin.
To certificate of deposit in Monongahela Bank, W. R. Milligan
To cash collected July4, at Capital, &c........
21. To cash from Indiana, July 4.....,........1.....
To cash from F. P. Kennedy.............................
To draft on New York, from Huntsville, Ala...-.......     1
27. To check on New York State Bank, I. Newland............
To certificate of deposit in Farmers' Bank, Virginia, A. C.
Hulsiger.............. —--------------------------------------—.
Aug.  1. To certificate of deposit in Agricultural Bank, Massachusetts,
J. Hotchkinu...:.......... —------------------------------------—.........
13. To certificate of deposit in Monongahela Bank, W. R. Mil            ligan......... —------------------------------------------.
To certifiate of deposit in Seneca County Bank, Ohio, E. R.
Merriman                                              —.. —.          - -..... --—.. —... —-- -. —-----
To a draft from Fayetteville,' North Carolina, on Philadelphia
To cash from Conneautville, Pa., Sunday-schools.. —---------
To certificate of deposit in bank, Kentucky, T. H. Trice....
To cash in Mobile money........................
Sept.  3. To certificate of deposit in Exchange Bank, Hartford, J.
Webster..........................................1..
To certificate of deposit in Monongahela Bank, W. R.
Milligan...........................................00.
To certificate of deposit from A. C. Hulsizer..................
To cash subscribed at the office..........................0.
To certificate of deposit from J. M. Strickler.i............2
S. To a draft on New York, from W. A. Read..............25.
38
1 ,4 9.
$100 00
50 00
20 00
125 00
75 00
65 00
75 00
40 00
167 30
23 58
-),O 00
200 00
50 00
50 00
47 03
92 80
70 00
100 00
58 40
42 00
150 00
50 00
100 00
100 00
25 00
197 04'
80 00
.50 00
100 00
55 00
50 00
60 00
162 79
14 00
5 00
100 25
100 00
100 00
50 00,
100 00
150 00
21 44
6 00
150 00
15 00
14 80
II
11
0 
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
1849. Sept. 11. To certificate of deposit in bank, Cape Fear, North Carolina,
E. N. Peterson...... —----------------------------------
To certificate of deposit in State Bank, Ohio, by B. Doddridge
18. To a check on New York, from Colonel Belton..... —----------—.
To certificate of deposit in Monongahela Bank, W. R. Milligan
To check on National Bank, New York, Major J. Whiting..
To cash, Captain Macrae, Newport, Kentucky. —------------              
24. To check on Boston, from Colonel Burke..................-..3
To cash from subscription at office......... —----------------------
To cash from Fra Jordan..................................
Oct.  6. To certificate of deposit, bank, Cape Fear, North Carolina,
E. N. Peterson............,........~..............             7
To cash from Daniel Douglass...........................
To certificate of deposit in Farmers' Bank, Virginia, G.S.
Boston -----------------------
To cash from Osmond Peters............ —--------------------------- 
To check on Bank of Missouri......................
16. To draft from S. Y. Campbell................0
To two checks from A. F. Wilcox, $100 each...............
To cash in Kentucky..............................
To cash subscribed by Washington Savings.....
23. To cash from A. F. Wilcox.....-.
Nov.  5. To a draft on New York, from E. Brush....................5
To a draft from S. T. Campbell............................
To cash from Captain William Marston...............      7
To draft on Bunker Hill Bank..............................
To certificate of deposit from S. Ripley..................
6. To cash from A. C. Hulsizer...................-....1
To cash from Orphan Asylum.........:.....
13. To cash from Daniel Douglass......................
To check on Bank of Washington, from A. F. Wilcox......
To check on New York, from W. S. Letcher................
To check on Merchants' Bank, New York, R. Smiley.....
20. To check on New York, Lieutenant-Colonel Buchanan......
To check on New York, Colonel Wright..... —-----------------
To cash from William Dougherty, collected at monument..
To cash from H. T. Byrne, school No. 4, Talbot County, Md...
To certificate of deposit, Wm. R. Milligan..................  
27. To cash from John Varden.............
To draft from New York, Captain Randolph.................6 
To certificate of deposit, J. C. Smith........................
To certificate of deposit, E. N. Peterson......... 
Dec. 13. To certificate of deposit, E. R. Merriman..........3.
To check, R. S. Blackburn.........
To two checks from Colonel J. P. Crane.. —--—. —-----------
To certificate of deposit, E. N. Peterson................
To draft on Philadelphia, from Eri Locke........... —----------------
To cash from J. W. Eckloff, from Baltimore................1.
To cash from M. W. Union, D. of T........................
To cash from D. Douglass............-! -m —-            -       10
To draft on Baltimore, A. W. Bryan, for Strickler.......          1
To certificate of deposit from W. Whiting.............
18. To cash, Royal Arch Chapter, Alabama......... —----------------—.
To cash, Livingston Female Seminary...... —----....
To cash, John Varden..............................
To cash Colonel Wm. Gates...............................
29. To draft, Grand Lodge, Alabama.........................
To   draft  from   T.  T.  Campbell..............................
To check on Corcoran & Riggs, Captain Hunt..............
To cash, T. O'Neale.......................... 
To check, Chubb & Schenck, Captain English..............
To cash, Female Seminary, Lieutenant Imyoes.... —------------
To cash, John Varden..............As..........10
31. To check, Lieutenant Davis, New Orleans-............,...10
To deposit in Bank of Washington by Columbia Typograph                    ical Society........................................6 7
To cash from Columbia Typographical Society, for stone...          3
To cash from Mrs. Martin's school contribution...........            0
$60 00
8 00
25  10
160 00
74 61
6 00
37 74
20 00
50 00
77 45
220 00
14 00
2 00
38 00
]75 00
200 00
170 00
5 00
50 0
54 51
107 00
7 00
32 00
80 00
13 00
40'
130 00
90 00
28 00
40 00
45 00
28 25
166 50
50
80 00
22 00
60 20
51 00
68 40
130 00
46  00
44  50
71 00
49 78
10 00
5 00
100 76
100 00
60 00
20 00
10 00
10 00
I 00
200 00
55 00
75 50
50 00
11 00
12 00
10 08
6 10
62 75
30 uoo
l 80
9~ 486 15
39
,e I 
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
Account of receipts and expenditures by'J. B. H. Smith, treasurer
Washington National Monument Society, for the year ending Decem   ber 30, 1849:
1849.  Jan.  2. Received interest on United States stock to January 1, 1849.
Received dividend from corporation of Washington stock ---
Received from general agent a certificate of deposit in Bank
Utica, N. Y............. —----------------------------
Received from general agent a certificate of deposit, Bank Pitts                   field, Mass., from J. H....................... —--
4. Received from sale of corporation of Waehington stock, at 99
cents, $3,000..... —--—. —------------------------------—.
13. Received from sale of corporation of Washington stock, at 99
cents, $1,500........................ —------------------------------------—.
Received from general agent in cash.....-............      1
Received from general agent, check from Charles River Bank,
Mass.................... —----------------------------------------------.
Received fromn general agent, certificate of deposit in York
Bank, in Me., T. J. Tenny........... —-------------------------—..
Received through T. Ritchie, from E. W.Fletcher, subscription
16. Received from general agent, in cash........ —-------------------—..
Received from Bank of Washington, cash, being exchange on
Virginia money drawn beyond Virginia, deposited by me.             
23. Received from George Watterston, collector for Washington.
Received from general agent, cash —.......-...-. —--------- 6
30. Received from general agent, check, B. O. Tayloe... —-------—.
Received from general agent, certificate of deposit, State Bank,
Ohio, C. J. Wright.........................10
31. Received from general agent, cash   -----------------------—......
Feb. 6. Received from general agent, certificate of deposit, Agricultu                   ral Bank, Pittsfield, Mass., J. H....... —---------------------—.
13. Received from general agent, certificate of deposit, Chicopee
Bank,Moses Bliss...................................
Received from general agent, certificate of deposit, Bank of
Virginia, at Richmond, J. G. Mosby...... —----------------—.
20. Received from general agent, certificate of deposit, Merchants'
Bank, New York.....................1.
21. Received from interest on Pennsylvania State stock....4.
Mar. 13. Received from general agent,-certificate of deposit, Harris                   burgh Bank, F. I. Finney.. —-...................
Received from general agent, certificate of deposit, Farmers'
Bank, Ohio, L. Jones................................... - - -------------------------—.  
Received from general agent, two certificates of deposit in
Agricultural Bank of Pittsfield, Mass., J. Heotchkin, for
-$i5 and $75................................... —---------------------------------------—......
Received from general agent, certificate of deposit in Charles
River Bank, Massachusetts................67
Received from general agent, certificate of deposit in Taunton
Bank, Caleb Bryant...............2 5
27. Received from Captain Carbery, in part for stock to be trans                   ferred................... —----------------------------------------------
Received from general agent, certificate of deposit in Bank of
North Carolina, by W. J. Hunter.. —----------------------  
Received from general agent, certificate of deposit in Monon                   gahela Bank.............. —----------------------------------------
April 3. Received from Captain Carbery, in full for $1,000 5 per cent.
corporation of Washington stock.. —-.. ——.... —-.....
4. Received from sale of corporation of Washington stock, 5 per
cent. at + per cent. less than $83.33 ($2,000)....... —----------
3. Received from general agent, two certificates of deposit, each
for $50, John Hotchkin................................
Received from general agent, certificate of, deposit, Bank of
Zanesville, E. Brush........ —-------------------------------—.......
4. Received dividend on corporation of Washington stock......
6. Received from general agent, certificate of deposit, Lancaster
Savings Institution.- - -----......-.. ——.- -.             -
Received from general agent, cash........................
10. Received from general agent, check on New York, by R.
Thomas...................... A.....................54
40
$409 05
219 62
150 00
.  50 00
2, 970 00
1,485 00
175 00
100 00
'. 020
100
195 00
75 00
46 00
169,- 00
20 00
i 09 oo
504 50
100 00
50 00
20 00
1,25 00
418 80
'40 00
75 00
,e
140 00
67 30
23 58
-500 00
320 00
200 00
333 33
1,658 33
100 00
47 03 -
152 12
92 80
70 00
58 40
t
i 
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
1849. April 10. Received from general agent, certificate of deposit, State Bank
of New Jersey, William Whitney.......................
13. Received from sales of corporation of Washington 5 per cent.
stock, $83.33,($l,800).................................
21. Received from general agent, check on National Bank of New
York, A. W. Winship.......... —------------------------------—.
27. Received from general agent, certificate of deposit, State Bank
of North Carolina, W. J. Hunter........................            28. Received from sale of corporation of Washington 5 per cent.
stock, $83.33, ($1,200)...............................
May 7. Received from sale, corporation of Washington 5 per cent.
stock, $83.33, ($600)..................................
Received from sale corporation of Washington 5 per cent.
stock, Virginia notes, ($1,200)..........................
8. Received from George Waterston, collector, Washington...           2
Received from general agent; certificate of deposit, Agricultural
Bank, Massachusetts, J. Hotchkin.......................
9. Received from sale of corporation.of Washington 5 per cent.
stock, in Virginia, ($400).............................3
15. Received from sale of corporation of Washington 5 per cent.
stock, in current, ($1,200)..............................
Received from general agent, certificate of deposit, Mononga                  hela Bank, W. R. Milligan —---------------------- --          ---
21. Received from general agent, certificate of deposit, Newark
Banking Company, by William Whitney..  -.  - _...'...1 -
June. 2. Received from interest, to Junel 1, on $3,000 Saint Louis 6 per
cent. bonds............................................
Received from sale of corporation of Washington 5 per cent.
stock, ($2,400).....................................2 00
9. Received from sale of United States stock, ($3,000)........           
Received from general agent, certificate of deposit in Agricul                  tural Bank, Massachusetts, J. Hotchlkin.................
] 1. Received from sale of corporation of Washington stock, 5 per
cent., sold June 1, ($370.).............................
18. Received from sale of United States stock, ($1,000)........
19. Received from general agent, draft on New York, from O. H.
Smith...-...........................................              
Received from general agent, certificate of deposit in Monon                 gahela bank, W. R. M....- -..
22. Received from general agent, cash........
27. Received from sale of Saint Louis 6 per cent. bonds....
28. Received from Mrs. Ann Thornton, subscription............     20.
29. Received from general agent, per J. W. Eckloff.... —----------
30. Received from general agent, per J. W. Eckloff............
3uly lb. Rece'iveA -rom general agent, colections luy... -..-....
Received from George Waterston, collector in Washington   - -
Received from general agent, certificate of deposit in Monon                   gohela Bank, W. R. M.........................-. -...
Received from general agent, certificate of deposit in Agricull                   tural Bank, Massachusetts, J. H.......................... 
9. Received from interest on United States stock, to July 1..I.
17. Received from George Waterston, callector for Washington.
20. Received from sale of Saint Louis 6 per cent. bonds, 2'for
$1,000 each, at 91c..................................180
Received from Chubb & Schehck, advance on United States
stock to be sold........X.............................             21. Received from general agent,-draft on New York............              2
Received from general agent, cash, (uncurrent).....             19             24. Received from Chubb & Schenck, balance of $3,000 United
States stock of 1847, at 116...........................248
27. Received from general agent, check on New York, J. New                   land.. -.............................................1 
Received from general agent, certificate of deposit in Farmers'
Bank, Virginia, A. C. Hulsizer.........................
Aug. 1. Received from general agent, certificate of deposit on Agricul                   tural Bank, Massachusetts, J. Hotchkin-.................50 60
6. Received from interest on Pennsylvania 5 per cent. stock to
August 1............................................4
13. Received from general agent, certificate of deposit in Monon                   gahela Bank, W. R. Milligan...........................
Received from general agent, certificate of deposit in Seneca
Bank, E. R. Merriman.................................  
41
$100 00
11-500 00
42 00
150 00
1,000 00
500 00
1, o I 50
20 00
50 00
334 66
1, 000 00
100 00
100 00
90 00
2, 000 00
3, 405 00
25 00
308 33
1, 165 00
197 04
80 00
50 00
900 00
20 00
100 00
55 00
80 00
60 00
50 00
480 00
30 00
1, 820 00
1, 000 00
100 25
19 00
2,498 75
100 00
100 00
"I
I'
I 
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT,
1849. Aug. 13. Received from general agent, certificate of deposit in bank,
Kentucky, from T. H. Trice............................
Received from general agent, certificate of deposit in bank,
Fayetteville, North Carolina, H. Seite..-..... — ----
Received from general cash.................................
Received from George Watterston, cash..-.....        -----
21. Received from George Watterston,' cash..................
Sept. 1. Received from sale of United States stock of 1846,($1,000)
3. Received from general agent, certificate of deposit in Union
Bank, Maryland, Lobinger & Son.........2....2
Received from general agent, certificate of deposit in bank,
Brownsville, Pa., W. R. Milligan.....        10
Received from general agent, certificate of deposit in bank in
Virginia, A. C. Hulsizer................4
Received from general agent, certificate of doposit in Ex                   change Bank, Hartford, Conn., J. Webster..............
Received from general agent, cash.........................
8. Received from general agent, check on New York, W. A.
Read...........................2.
Received in part on account of sale of United States stock
11. Received from general agent, certificate of deposit in North
Carolina, byE. A. Peterson. —-. —....8.......
Received from general agent, certificate of deposit in Dank,
Ohio, by B. Doddridge.................................
17. Received from balance on sale of $3,000, United States stock
of 1847........................................
18. Received from general agent, cash............6.
Received from general agent, certificate of deposit in Mononga                   hela Bank, W. R. Milligan...........        16
Received from general agent, check on National Bank, New
York, Major Whiting.. —-.. —                 Received from general agent, check on Bank of America, New
York, by Colonel Belton........ —---------------------------—.
24. Received from general agent, check on Boston, R. A. Smith                 Received from general agent, cash -. —70
Oct. 1. Received from sale of United States stock, $2,000, of 1867.              9. Received from George Watterston, collector, Washington...
Received from general agent, cash.. —----------------------
Received from general agent, certificate of deposit, bank in
North Carolina, E. N. Peterson.......... —---------—..........
Received from general agent, certificate of deposit, bank, Mis                    souri, Colonel Bragg —---------------------------------                
Received from general agent, certificate of deposit, bank, Vir                    ginia, Geo. Bosher...-. —-..                          -          ------------
10. Received from sale of United States stock of 1867, in advance
16. Received from general agent, cash....... —------------------
Received from general agent, check of C. Danforth....
Received from general agent, check of J. H. Stephens...-.. —
Received from general agent, check of James F. Shores-..
Received from sale of United States stock, 1867... —---------
24. Received from general agent, certificate of deposit.-.      -
17. Received from sale of Pennsylvania 5 per cent. stock,
$5,000........................................           -      4,
Nov. 5. Received from general agent, cash                   O..
Received from general agent, check on Boston..............
Received from general agent, check on New York. —--------
Received from general agent, draft on Cumberland --------—.
Received from general agent, certificate of deposit, Bank of
Montpelier, S. Ripley.........-.........
13. Received from general agent, check on Merchants' Bank, New
York..f......m..general.agent,.checkon.Corning...Co,
Received from general agent, check on Corning & Co., New
York-...............................................8.
Received from    general agent, check on Bank of Washington,
6. Received from general agent, cash.....................134
13. Received from general agent, cash......................10
2Q. Received from general agent, cash.....................1.
Received from general agent, check on New York.25.
Received from general agent, check on New York.......
42
$150 00
21 44
21 00
30 00
I600
1,068 75
242 29
100 00
40 00
14 80
10 00
235 00
1,000 00
60 80
800
2,360 CO,
600
160 00
74 61
25 10
37 74
70 00
2,220 00
46 00
222 00
77 45
38 00
14 00
1,000 00
175 00
175 00
100 00
100 00
2,330 00
50 00
4,431 20
705
32 00
54 51
107 00
II
I
so 00
40 00
28 00
90 00
13 40
1 130 00
167 00
28 25
45 00 
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
1849.  Nov. 20. Received from general agent, certificate of deposit, Browns                   ville, W. R. Milligan........
ville,~~~~~ W R.Mlia —-------------------------— 8               0
27. Received from general agent, certificate of deposit, Bank Cape
Fear, E. H. Peterson —------...........................
Received from general agent, certificate of deposit, Bank Cape
Fear, J. C. Smith........... —------------------------------—.
Received from general agent, certificate of deposit, check on
New York --—............................ 
Rece'.ved from general agent, certificate of deposit, cash....
leceived from sale of Pennsylvania 5 per cent. stock, $3,000
Dec 5. Received from sale of Pennsylvania 5 per cent. stock, $2,000.
13. Received from general agent, cash   --------------------—....
Received from general agent, check on Baltimore.....100..
Received from general agent, check of Ohio Bank on Phila                   delphia...... —---------------------—. —------------ 
Received from general agent, check on Corcoran & Riggs...
Received fiom general agent, check on New York bank...7
Received from general agent, check on Bank of Virginia....
Received from general agent, certificate of deposit, Seneca
Bank, E. R. Merriman.. -1.
Received from general agent, certificate of deposit, Newark
Bank, W. Whiting....................................6
Received from general agent, certificate of deposit, Cape Fear
Bank, E. N. Peterson..................................
18. Received from sale of Pennsylvania 5 per cent. stock, $5,000. 
Geo. Watterston, collector for city of Washin       gton ---.        --
Recve-rom general agent. - ---------------------------  
27. Received from general agent........ —-------------------------—... 
28. Received from general agent.......................-......
29. Received from general agent, cash..... —--------------------—..
Received from general agent, draft on New York —--... —-..
Received from general agent, check of Corcoran & Riggs..
Received from general agent, check of Chubb & Schenck.
Received from general agent, draft on Acheson............
21. Received from general agent, cash..... —--------------------—....
Add balance in Bank Of Washington December 31, 1848....
$80 00
68 40
51 00
69 20
.22 00
2, 670 00
1,782 50
115 76
100 00
49 78
6 75
37 75
46 00
130 00
60 00
71 00
4, 481 25
27 15
41 00
62 75
6 10
7'2 08
200 O0f
75 5')
11 00
55 00
31 80
420 88
61,226 48
Expenditures for year ending December 31, 1849.
1849. Jan. 1. By cash paid Robert Mills.............................. —--------------------------—.. 
2. By cash paid C. Woodward.... —--—........................ -
3. By cash paid John Purdy................................
By cash paid William Dougherty —.............1 -
By cash paid William Dougherty -------------------------  
By   cash  paid   W.   S.  Schoolfield...........................
9. By cash paid Thomas Symington......... —---------------------—.
By cash paid I. T. Harvey & Co......................,...
By cash paid W. S. Gunnell. -......... —------------------------
10. By cash paid T. O'Neale.. —----------------------------  
11. By cash paid Rider & McKinstry.........................
13. By cash paid for discount on uncurrent money........
16. By cash paid for discoaunt on uncurrent money-. —----
By cash paid O. I. Preston...................... —---------------------------—. 
18. By cash paid W. F. Bayly..................
By cash paid James Roach. ——.-. —-.........3     6
19. By cash paid Timothy O'Neale.........-..................
By cash paid Thomas Blagden..... --------------------------
22. By cash paid John Pettibone...........d
25. By cash paid for discount on uncurrent money......
29. By cash paid William Dougherty................4 
30.   By   cash  paid  P.   T.  Potter................................ 
By cash paid to William Endicott & Co.................... —---. -----. 
31. By cash paid for discount on uncurrent money —------------           
By cash paid Robert Mills......... —-----------------------------.
Feb.  1. By cash paid William Dougherty..................3.
By cash paid William Dougherty......... —-----------------------
7. By cash paid Samuel Bacon......................-a........
43
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$41 66
40 61
9 65
158 40
66 66
8 45
700 00
24 94
189 31
, 717 00
4 12
38
55
75 10
7 23
380 67
700 00
107 32
6 50
80
41 35
5 00
338 22
1 09
41 66
383 07
66 66
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1849. Feb. 14. By cash paid Lenman& Bro.............................
17. By cash paid F. Lamb.....................................
24. By cash paid Thomas Symington.........................
By cash paid William Dougherty.........................
28. By cash paid Robert Mills. - - --.........................
Mar.  1. By cash paid William Dougherty.............4462
By cash paid William Dougherty.........................
7. By cash paid J. W. Martin...............................
13. By cash paid William Dougherty.........................
17. By cash paid C. Lyons........ —-------------------------------
24. By cash paid R. Farnham................................
By  cash  paid William  Dougherty.........................3
26. By cash paid Thomas Symington....... —---------------  
30. By cash paid C. Fenderich...............................
31. By cash paid Robert Mills............................... 
By cash paid F. Lamb...................................
April 3. By cash paid William Dougherty.........................
By cash paid William Dougherty..........6 
9. By cash paid Thomas Symington................ 
By cash paid Thomas Cannon................ 
12.  By  cash  paid  Andrew  Hoover............................
13. By cash paid T. G. Russell & Co.........................
16. By cash paid James Roach.................3.
19. By cash paid W. Hatch.................................. 
21. By cash paid G. C. & G. F. Dyer.........................
23. By cash paid William Dougherty.............. 2 3
28. By cash paid William Dougherty........
30. By cash paid Thomas Symington... —----------------------- 
May  1. By cash paid William Dougherty -----------------------
By cash paid William Dougherty.............
3.   By   cash  paid   S.  R.   Russel............................... 
4. By cash paid D. Campbell.......................-........
5. By cash paid Rider & McKinstry.........................
8. By cash paid Robert Mills..........4....6.
8. By cash paid T. O'Neale.........-,,,___-___
9. By cash paid William Dougherty........................
By cash paid D. Campbell................7.
11. By cash paid William Dougherty.........................
By cash paid William Dou-herty.         v........
By cash paid William Green —-..... 
By   cash  paid  Ed.  Green.................................
25. By cash paid William Greer..............................
30. By cash paid William Dougherty............... 18
31. By cash paid James Roach.............      3.
June 2. By cash paid J. W. Martin..........................90.
By cash paid William Dougherty.........................
By cash paid William Dougherty.........................
By cash paid Thomas Simington....-...6
4. By cash paid R. Mills ----------------------------------....................................
6. By cash paid Christopher Bender..........................      3
By cash paid A. Lee..................136
9. By cash paid T. O'Neale -..- -------------------------        
11. By cash paid William Dougherty........4 9
1  By cash paid John Henderson & Co............34
13. By cash paid Thomas L. Thurston...........1.
By cash paid Robert Walter..............................
15. By cash paid A. J. Joyce. - ----------------------------- 
16. By cash paid John Hirse.................................
18 By cash paid W. H. Winters, for Thomas Symington                 50
19. By cash paid William Dougherty...........................
By cash paid F. Taylor.-................21
21. By cash paid John Lee...................................
28. By cash paid William Dougherty... —-----------------  
29. By cash paid J. W. Eckloff...:. —-..................
July 2. By cash paid William Dougherty..........................
By cash paid William Dougherty.                                 32 22
By cash paid Charles Traverse...........................,
By cash paid Thomas Symington. -         e.550 00
9. By cash paid William Dougherty.........................  
By cash paid Owen Leddy.-............................... 46
44
$9 12
7 00
700 00
124 05
41 67
448 62
66 66
46 34
45 89
7 82
10 50
88 38
860 00
66 00
41 67
3 50
952 37
66 66
550 00
77 16
267 07
36 55
314 00
112 50
71 00
231 31
75 54
550 00
1,675 46
66 66
5 00
14 00
8 96
41 66
800 00
94 8i
7 00
550 00
21 37
16 00
l1 54
00
168 16
350 00
168 90
83 33
2,398 87
650 00
44 66
3 75
13 65
1,246 00
48 92
304 88
14 50
65 00
53 5O
10 37
550 00
28 18
24 11
2 50
83 33
254 10
79 11
2, 320) 22
50 00
550 00 
100 00,j
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1849  July 9. By cash paid Leonidas Knowles......................... 
10.  By  cash  paid-postage....................................
By cash paid J. W. Eckloff............................. 
By cash paid J. W. Eckloff................................
11. By cash paid Robert Mills................................
14. By cash paid William Dougherty......................
By cash paid John Hart...................................
16. By cash paid D. English..................................
18. By cash paid William Dougherty..........................
By cash paid Thomas Symington                                   8.........................
By cash paid Henry Truman.............................
By cash paid P. Fisher..................................
19. By cash paid Terence Loabey...............................
20. By cash paid-discount on money collected July 4..........
24. By cash paid William Dougherty............... —----------------------- 
By cash paid William Spear...............................
25. -By cash paid-discount on $19............................
By    cash   paid  John   Kelley................................4
28. By cash paid Thomas Symington...........................
By cash paid William Dougherty.6.........................
Aug. 1. By cash paid William Dougherty............
By cash paid William Dougherty............................           8
By cash paid William Dougherty.........................
By cash paid Kyser & Co.................................0
By cash paid R. Mills...................................
By cash paid J. W. Eckloff...............................
By cash paid L. Lepreux.................................
2.  By  cash  paid J. Sigler....................................
13. By cash paid William Dougherty..........................
By cash paid Thomas Symington.........................
By cash paid on uncurrent money................
By cash paid for postage.-...................-...........2
By cash paid P. Robey...................................
16. By cash paid William Dougherty..........................
18.   By   cash  paid  T.  O'Neale.. —----................................. 
21. By cash paid Thomas Symington..........................
By  cash  paid  William  Dougherty..........................     
27.  By  cash  paid James   Talbert............................... 
Sept. 1. By cash paid William Dougherty..........................   
By cash paid William Dougherty...................    3
3. By cash paid William Dougherty.....                                8
By cash paid Thomas Sessiord............................            
By cash paid Thomas Symington.......... —-------------------
5. By cash paid-expenditures by general agent.......
By cash paid J. W. Eckloff...............................
By cash paid William Dougherty................. 5
6. By cash paid William McKinstry.....................      5
12. By cash paid William Dougherty............................
13. By cash paid W. H. Gunnell & Co..........................
17. By cash paid R. Mills. —-------------------------------- 
19. By cash paid A. Hoover..................... —-----------------------------
21. By cash paid William Dougherty..........................1
By cash paid Thomas Symington.........................
26. By cash paid William Dougherty.........................
Oct. 1. By cash paid William Dougherty............. —-------------------—.
By cash paid William Dougherty.........................
By cash paid James Roach. - --—. -------------------------  -
By cash paid James Duff....................................
2. By cash paid T. O'Neale..:................ 70
By cash paid Thomas Symington.........................
By cash paid J. W. Eckloff......6
By cash paid J. W. Eckloff, for expenses -----------------—........
3. By cash paid R. Smith....................................
9. By cash paid Owen Leddy..........36
10. By cash paid Henderson & Co...........................2.
By cash paid William Dougherty —----------------------— 3...
11. By cash paid William Dougherty........................5...
13. By cash paid Robert Mills-.............................25
17. By cash paid C. J. Preston...............................
By cash paid D. G. Day...................................
45
$16 25
10 38
133 66
9 07
41 67
57 12
46 50
227 48
74 00
800 00
39 00
26 00
5 00
44
46 07
39 33
40
40 50
500 00
64 37
83 33'
2,272 87
38!.25
60 53
5 00
66 33
16 3 i'
1 200
38 49
400 00
40
2 85
120 00
62 08
800 00
600 00
44 75
20 00
2,470 75
83 33
56 89
45 33
600 00
5 93
66 66
55 76
500 00
58 42
1 161
25 00
673 30
92 13
500 00
105 1 0
2,437 06
83 33
550 00
48 75
700 00
700 00
66 67
3 29
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WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
1849.  Oct. 18. By cash paid William McKinstry........... $500 00
19. By cash paid William Dougherty..... —   - --—...               55 31
22. By cash paid William Dougherty......................... 38 50
23. By cash paid Thomas Symington.................... 1,000 00
24. By cash paid William Dougherty..................... 68 25
27. By cash paid William Dougherty, (Keyser & Co.) ----------    72 61
Nov. 1. By cash paid William Dougherty................ 2,625 80
By cash paid William Dougherty. —---------------—........................  83:33
5. By cash paid James Duff................................. —----------  37 75
By cash paid J. W. Eckloff.............................. 66 66
By cash paid J. W. Eckloff, for expenses.... -......  -------     4 51
7. By cash paid Robert Mills................................ 25 00
By cash paid L. B. Taylor.............................. 20  00
By cash paid William Dougherty.*...................  56 87
12. By cash paid J. W. Thompson........................... 66 42
16. By cash paid C. Lyons.................................. 67 50
By cash paid William Dougherty. —--— i....                      420  16
By cash paid P. Robey.................................. 150 00
21. By cash paid William Dougherty............                      127 02
26. By cash paid Thomas Symington............... ------------------------ 800 73
By cash paid J. W. Eckloff, (expenses)....-........ 4 00
28. By cash paid William Dougherty..52 16
By cash paid Wm. McKinstry............................ 3,910 00
30. By cash paid J. W. Martin.............................. 173 85
Dec.  1. By cash paid William Dougherty......................... -2,063 15
By cash paid William Dougherty....................... 83 33
4. By cash paid J. W. Eckloff...............66 66
By cash paid J. W. Eckloff, (postage)....................   3 46
5. By cash paid E. Waters.   ---------—....3  34
7. By cash paid Wm. Dougherty..........................  ]87 24
By cash paid Thos. Symington.......................... 617 19
15. By cash paid Wm. Dougherty.......................  430 25
18. By cash paid Minnesota Stone....-......... 7  20
20. By cash paid T. O'Neale.................................. 2,044 00
By cash paid Campbell & Coyle.......................... 30 66
21. By cash paid J. P. McKean..-.................. 12 00
22. By cash paid Jas. Roach ------            -.......400 00
24. By cash paid Wm. Dougherty....:... 50 74
By cash paid Geo. Watterston...........................          2  85
By cash paid A. J. Joyce.II....... 111  50
26. By cash paid O. J. Preston & Co-:..............146 57
29. By cash paid Wm. Dougherty.?.....,.....61 03
31. By cash paid Thomas Symington......................... —-----------------  700 00
By cash paid Wm. Dougherty............................. 68  00
By cash paid J. W. Eckloff... ----------------------------- 66 67
By cash paid Bank of Washington for collecting drafts....,. 42 38
June  14. By cash paid Wm. Dougherty, (omitted in proper place)...       188 31
Nov.  14. By cash paid Wm. Dougherty, (omitted in proper place)....         90 98:              By cash paid Thos. Symington, (omitted in proper place)....      286 47
Add balance in Bank of Washington, December 31, 1849....         551 22
61,226 48
We have examined the foregoing account and find it to be correct.
* THO. CARBERY,
W. A. BRADLEY,
N. TOWSON,
Examining Committee.
WASHINGTON, January 12, 1850.
We certify that we have been appointed a committee to examine the
accounts of J. B. HI. Smith, esq., treasurer of the Washington National
Monument Society, tQ the 31st December, 1849, inclusive, the period to
which his accounts are made up for settlement; that we have examinedall the accounts, vouchers, and certificates of stock embraced in the
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foregoing account, and we do hereby certify the same to be correct, as
stated by the treasurer.
N. TOWSON,
THO. CARBERY,
W. A. BRADLEY,
Committee.
1850.-Condensed statement of the account of J. B. H. Smith, treasurer
of the Washington National Monument Society, showing the receipts
and expenditures from the 1st January, 1850, to the 31st December,
1850, inclusive:
RECEIPTS.
1850. Jan. 17. Received from Hon. E. Whittlesey. the general agent for col                lections.......... -.... —-------------------------- —. —------- $30, 892 55+
Jan. 17. Received from sale of $2,900 5 per cent. stock of State of Penn- 
sylvania.. —--.............-.. ---------  2, 552 00
Received from George Wateiston, collector for the city of
Washington..........................................  311 00
Received from interest on Pennsylvania stock, being chiefly
for arrearages due on scrip issued in lieu of interest.......  654 29
Received from Bank of Washington for exchange on Virginia
paper paid out.................................... 109 75
Received from B. O. Tayloe, esq., in part of his subscription-.    30 00
Add balance in Bank of Washington, in settlement, December
31, 1849.......-............................  551 21
35,100 80+
EXPENDITURES.
Paid during said period, per order of managers, and on drafts of the building
committee, for construction of the monument, per vouchers numbered 1 to 165.
Paid Bank of Washington, expenses of collecting drafts....................
Paid, at sundry times, discount on uncurrent money.  --------------------—.......
Retained two bad notes, ($2 and $1)......................................
Balance in Bank of Washington December 30, 1850......... —..............
$32,314 54
101 10
54 20
3 00
2, 627 96
35,100 80
J. B. H. SMITH, Treasurer.
JANUARY 1I 1851.
Stocks belonging to the societyremaining unsold:
Pennsylvania 5 per cent. stock. -----.......................$2,464 92
Madison and Indianapolis Railroad bonds........................... 400 00
J. B. H. SMITH,  Treasurer.
JANUARY 1, 1851.
WASHINGTON, February 3, 1851.
We do hereby certify that we have been appointed a committee to examine the accounts of J. B. HI. Smith, esq., treasurer of the Washington
National Monunient Society, to the 31st of December, 1850; that we
have so examined his accounts and all the vouchers for receipts and expenditures, and find the foregoing statement made by him to be correct,
and so we certify.
THOMAS CARBERY,
WILLIAM A. BRIADLEY,
Committee.
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WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
1851.-Condensed statement of J. B. HI. Smith, treasurer, showing his
receipts and disbursements from January 1 to December 31, 1851,
inclusive:
The treasurer charges himself as follows:
Received from the general agent during the year............... 
Received ~om interest on Pennsylvania 5 per cent. stock     -        ------
Received from sale of $400 of the bonds of the Madison and In  dianapolis Railroad, sold per order..........................
Received from interest on same to date of sale...................
Received from exchange on Virginia paper from Bank of Wash  ington..................................................31Received from amount refunded by bank on Arkansas certificate..          
Received from George Waterston, collector for city of Washington. 
Also with balance in Bank of Washington on December 31, 1850.
31 09
1 32
71 40
2, 627 96
' —--- $39,179 50
DISBURSEMENT.
Paid on orders of the building committee and in accordance with
the resolutions of the board of managers, per vouchers No.1
Monument paper                        ----------—........,.. —- 265 50
Paid Corcoran & Riggs, discount on uncurrent money..........    82 46
Paid Bank of Washington, costs of collecting drafts.............  53 07
Counterfeit notes received.................................... 9  50
36,542 36
Balance in Bank of Washington, December 31, 1851.................     2,637 14
J. B. H. SMITH, Treasurer.
JANUARY 1, 1852.
Stocks belonging to the society remaining unsold:
Pennsylvania 5 per cents...........................................- $2,464 92
J. B. H. SMITH, Treasurer.
Account of receipts and expenditures by J. B. H. Smith, treasurer of
the Washington National Monument Society, from January 1, 1851. to
December 31, 1851, inclusive:
Received fromGeneral agent, cash.....................................              
General agent, certificate of deposit in Connecticut bank -..  -
General agent, certificate of deposit in Arkansas bank.1..0..
General agent, cash.....................................2
General agent, draft on Troy............................... 
General agent, draft on New York..........................1 
General agent, draft on New York........................... 
General agent, draft on New York.................          
General agent, certificate of deposit in Connecticut.......... 
General agent, draft on bank in Virginia................... -
General agent, draft on Boston.................
General agent, cash................
Geo. Waterston, collector..................................8 
General agent, draft on Tennessee bank...............
General agent, cash......................... —-------
General agent, draft on New York........................4.
General agent, check on Corcoran & Riggs...........
General agent, certificate of deposit on bank in Tennessee...
General agent, certificate of deposition bank in Rochester, N. Y.
General agent, certificate of deposit on bank in Tennessee...
General agent, certificate of deposit on bank in Lockport...
General agent, check on Bank of Virginia..... 
General agent, cash.....................................
General agent, certificate of deposit in Bank of Cape Fear. ---
General agent, check on New York........................
General agent, check on New York.......................... 
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$229 50
275 00
10 40
226 05
8 00
10 00
15 00
72 27
255 00
20 O0
50 (0
117 00
8 00
160 00
216 00
41 25
8 00
300 00
100 00
175 (0
51 50
25 00
361. 40
200 00
16 83
32 50
1851. Jan.  7. 
WA.SHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
1851. Feb.  11. General agent, check on Baltimore..................   1
General agent, check on Mobile..............................
12. General agent, cash......................................
18. General agent, cash..............................
25. General agent, cash......................................
General agent, check on Washington.......................
Mar.  4. General agent, check on Boston..........................
General agent, check on Boston..........................
General agent, check on Albany..........................
General agent, check on-New York.......................... 
General agent, check,on New York..........................
General agent, check on New York...........................
General agent, check on New York..........................
General agent, certificate of deposit in bank, Albany.........
General agent, cash......................................4 
11. General agent, cash.....................................  
General agent, check on Selden & Co.......................
General agent, check on Baltimore.........................  
General agent, check on New York........................1.
General agent, check on Baltimore........................
General agent, check on bank, Virginia...................
18. General agent, check on Baltimore...........................  
General agent, check on Washington.......................10 
General agent, certificate of deposit in bank, Cape Fear......
General agent, cash..................................        
25. General agent, cash.............................
General agent, check on Baltimore.........................2  7
General agent, check on New York............
General agent, certificate of deposit in Connecticut..........
April  1. General agent, cash......................................1 
General agent, check on Boston.............................  
General agent, check on New York.........................     7
General agent, check on New York........................
General agent, check on Baltimore........................
General agent, certificate of deposit in bank in Tennessee....
9. General agent, cash.......
General agent, check on Trenton............................. 
Collector Washington, George Waterston, cash............
15. General agent, cash............ —...      1 
General agent, certificate of deposit in Bridgeport Bank, Con                 necticut..............................................
22. General agent, cash......................................
General agent, check on Baltimore.......................
General agent, check on Harrisburgh......................
Interest on balance of Pennsylvania 5 per cent. stock.....
General agent, certificate of deposit in Virginia Bank.......
29. General agent, cash.................................. —--
General agent, certificate of deposit in bank, Attica........
General agent, check on New Hampshire......................  
General agent, check on Baltimore.........................
General agent check on New York......................
General agent, check in Georgia..........................
May  6. General agent, check in Washington......................
General agent, certificate of deposit in Nashville.............
General agent, cash.....................................
13. General agent, cash......................................
General agent, check.....................................
20. General agent, cash.......................................
General agent, draft-on Baltimore.......-........
General agent, draft on Baltimore........................... 
General agent, Washington.............................. 
General agent, certificate of deposit in Pennsylvania........
General agent, certificate of deposit in New York........
27. General agent, cash.....................................1
General agent, check on Washington............ 56
General agent, check on Baltimore......................
General agent, check on Washington.........................25..
*        General agent, check on New York............  5.
June 4. General agent, cash..........................................
General agent, check on New York0......................         
H. Rep. 485       i
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$100 00
100 00
143 00
231 48
310 50
93 50
144 20
50 00
8 10
50.00
to 00
30 00
20 00
100 00
483 50
243 89
20 00
100 00
110 00
50 00
loo 00
18 00
100 00
285 00
173 49
201 25
241 70
20 00
50 00
147 00
50 00
321 79
24 04
14 96
300 00
381 00
5 60
,25 00
141 00
65 00;
90 95
900 00
30 00
58 54
23 20i
145 31  200 00
95 00
58 00
581 34
25 00
59 50
100 00,
283'50
96 00,
50 00,
167 50
1,000 00
25 00
75 00
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WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
1851. June  4.. General agent, check on B3altimore.........-....    $1
General agent, certificate of deposit in Bridgeport Bank.75 —
General agent, certificate of deposit in Brownsville Bank...
General agent, certificate of deposit in Farmers' Bank.......
General agent, certificate of deposit in Bank of Ohio........ 
10. General agent, cash................................8......
General agent, checks on Washington.....................
General agent, checks on Natchez........................
General agent, checks on New York.......................
General agent, checks on Baltimore.......................
General agent, certificate of deposit in New York...    -.... -
]7. General agent, cash.....................................
General agent, check on Alexandria........
General agent, check on New York........................
General agent,  check  on  New  York...........................
General agent, check on New York....... —-------------------—..
General agent, check on Washington........................
24. General agent, cash.....................................
General agent, check on Washington.............
General agent, certificate of deposit in New York Bank.....
July 1. General agent, cash........................................
General agent, check on Philadelphia.....................
General agent, check on Virginia.......................
General agent, check on New York..
8. General agent, check on Net York........................ 
General agent, check on Washington......................
General agent, cash.....            -....8..
25. General agent, cash......................
General agent, check on Washington......................
General agent, check on Newark.......................... 
General agent, check on New York......
General agent, check on Washington.......................
General agent, check on Bostoi...................
General agent, certificate of deposit in Ohio...............
General agent, certificate of deposit in Connecticut.........
General agent, check on Washington.......................'.
21. General agent, check on New York........................
General agent, check on Washington......................
General agent, check on Washington......................
General agent, check on Washington....................
General agent, check on New York.................
General agent; cash-...     -...-..-..
29. General agent, cash,. ---------------— 366
General agent, cashit.......................................
General agent, check on Washington.............................
General agent, check on Washington......................1     9
General agent, check on Washington.                                 6
General agent, check on Baltimore........
General agent, check on New York........................0    0
Aug. 5. General agent, cash-................................2
General agent, check on Washington......................
General agent, check on Washington..........................2  8
General agent, check on Baltimore...............3 9
12. General agent, cash...............................  8
General agent, check on Washington'.............       3
General agent, check on Washington......................
General agent, check on Washington......................   
General agent, check on Washington.. —--------------------  
General agent, check on Washington. —--------------------            
General agent, check on New York........................
General agent, check on New York........................ 
Sept.  2. General agent, cash —-----------------------------------
General agent, drafts, &c...................
9. Coupons on Madison and Indianapolis Railroad bonds......
Sale of said bonds at 90 cents...........................9.
10. General agents cash and checks on Washington.........32S
Interest on Pennsylvania stock to August 1...............8
Bank of Washington, exchange on Virginia paper used....          3
16. General agent, cash                                                  20
General agent, note of A. Rutherford, at 60 days.-..........6
General agent, check on New York.....-................. —. d - 2
to
50
$15 00
75 00
75. 00
100 00
20 00
89 00
309 60
58 00
1,758 17
587 40
349 00
13; 00
8 00
8 00
50 00
60 00
567 43
114 00
14 00
400 00
391 50
16 15
8'00
8 00
42 25
40 80
238 00
145 00
8 50
52 65
391 20
114 00
50 00
25 00
70 00
6 00
21 00
42 75
113 60
50 00
360 00
153 00
376 00
107 10.,
190 98
3 65
34 20
1,000 00
248 50
161 00
20 80
32 90
82 00
37 70
364 39
159 78
14 69
50 00
278 00
III 44
400 48
859 85
.59 40
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I851. Sept. 16. General agent, check on Washington......................
General agent, check on Bank of Virginia. —----------------
General agent, certificate of deposit in Bank of Erie -..-   - ----
23. General agent, draft on Philadelphia......................
General agent, draft on New York —-----------------------                
General agent, check on Washington —--------------------.
23. General agent, check on Washington......................
General agent, note of Emory, at 60 days...... —----------------
General agent, note of Kirkpatrick.....
George Watterston, collector, Washington.................
General agent, cash....... —------------------------------------
30.   General  agent,   cash.....................................
General agent, check on Washington......................
General agent, check on Washington.......,..
General agent, check on Washington........... —--------------------
General  agent,  check  on  Boston..........................
General agent check on bank in Ohio......................0
Oct. 7. General agent, cash..-......-..............22
General agent, checks on Washington......... —...-....
General agent, check on Philadelphia.......................
General agent, check on Buffalo.... —------------------------
General agent, certificate of deposit, bank in Pennsylvania.,.
14. General agent, cash..-._....................
General agent, check on Washington.....................
General agent, certificate of deposit in New London —--....-..
21. General agent, cash......................................
General agent, draft on Boston............................              
General agent, draft on Washington.......................1     2
General agent, certificate of deposit in New York —-------—.
28. General agent, checks on Washington.... —------------------
Nov.  5. General agent, checks on Washington....................
General  agent, cash...................... —............2
George WVat-terston, collector..... —----------------------------
11. General agent, cash....... —------------------------------------- 
General agent, drafts and certificates of deposit............
19.    General    agent,   cash..................................O
General agent, sundry drafts.......................:.....
25. General agent, sundry drafts.. —--------------------------
General agent, cash........ —---------------------------------—..
Dec. 2. General agent, cash....... —---------------------------------—.
General agent..-....................2 6.
Geo. Watterston, collector.................................
9. Geo. Watterston, collector... —------------------------------
General egent, cash.....................
General agent, in checks..................43
16. General agent, in checks...............-..6 
General agent, in cash................... 20
Geo. Watterston, collector for Washington..... —--------------
23. General agent, cash..... —-------------
General a     gent, checks on Washington.... -—..-.... —-....6
30. General agent, cash....................................
General agent, certificate of deposit.......................
Jan. 16. Bank of Washington, refunded for error in charge.1 —---
Add balance in Bank of Washington on December 31, 1850.
$54  50
200 (,0
56 80
500 00
200 00
20 00
13 60
1s5 O0
87 76
6' 40
163 79
155 77
565 05
7 65
50 00
101 21
20 00
202 00
412 97
100 00'
~150 00
50 00
15 00
859 49
150 00
41 00
50 00
112 25
120 00
243 95
195 45
218 00
4 O0
l 200
852 07
23 00
1,'282 95
28 80
63 40
109 78
2, 064 50
10 00
10 00
10 00
413 31
63 43
20 00
8 00
48 01
:273 60
69 55
38 70
1 32
2, 627 96
39, 179 50
EXPENDITURES
851.  Jan. 2. Cash paid Farland & Travers, voucher No. 1..............
Cash paid Wrn. Dougherty, voucher No. 2.......2.- 
Cash paid Wm. Doughertv, voucher No. 3:-......... 8
4. Cash paid Timothy O'Neaie, voucher No.4........
7. Cash paid Clement Woodward, voucher  o. 5..............
Cash paid Walter Lenox, voucher No. 6... —---------------—.
Cash paid J. W. Eckloff, voucher No. 7....................
Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money... —----------------
15. Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money..............'.....
17. Cash paid R. Farnham, voucher No. 8.....................
18. Cash paid J. Jillard & Son, voucher No. 9................
51..
0
0
I
$302 45
893 86
83 33
1, 000 00
37 87
66 60
14 27
200
1 3 00
42 25
.    620 
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
Jan. 21. Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money...................0
22. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 10....... —-----------
23. Cash paid Adams & Co., voucher No. 11...............
25. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 12.............
30. Cash paid Granville Whittlesey, voucher No. 13.............
Cash paid J. W. Eckloff, voucher No. 14...................
Cash paid Thomas Symington, voucher No. 15..............6.
Feb.  1. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 16.............
Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 17.............
Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money...................... 
Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money.......................
4. Cash paid William Johnson, voucher No. 18..............
5. Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money..................
Cash paid Robert Mills, voucher No. 19................... 
12. Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money...................
14. Cash paid H. T. Werner, voucher No. 20...................7 8
18. William Dougherty, voucher No. 21......................
19. Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money....................... 
20. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 22..............
Cash paid Timothy O'Neal, voucher No. 23.................
26. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 24..............
Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money...................
Mar. ]. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 25.............   76 
1. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 26.............
Cash paid G. Whittlesey, voucher No. 27..................
Cash paid J. W. Eckloff, voucher No. 28....................  
Receiver at Arkansas, receipts withdrawn, voucher No. 29.
4. Cash paid, "expenses," voucher No. 29i...................... 
5. Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money...................  4
Cash paid, counterfeit note...............................3 
6. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 30...............
8. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 31.................  
11. Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money...................
12. Cash paid Thomas Symington, voucher No. 32.............
14. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 33.............
Cash paid Lemmon & Bro., voucher No. 34................
19. Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money...................2 8
21. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 35..............
26. Cash paid Thomas Symington, youcher No. 36.............
27. Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money...................
April 1. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 37.............
Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 38.............
Cash paid J. W. Eckloff, voucher No. 39.................       2. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 40.............        
Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money...................3 6
10. Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money..                        7.
16. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 41.............
17. Cash paid discount on uncurrent money....................
19. Cash paid Thomas Svmington, voucher No. 42..-....-..          
Cash paid Campbell & Coyl, voucher No. 43..............
22. Cash paid Eckloff for E. Weber & Co., voucher No. 44.....
24. Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money..................
29. Cash paid E. Waters, voucher No. 45.......................1 
30. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 46.......
Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money...................1 4
Cash paid J. H. T. Werner, voucher No. 47............. —
May  1. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 48.............
Cash paid'-William Dougherty, voucher No. 49.............         Cash paid J. W. Eckloff, voucher No. 50.................... 
Cash paid H. Metal, voucher No. 51......................
7. Cash paid R. Mills, voucher No. 52.......................2 
Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher NQ.' 53.............
Cash paid J.  r. Eckloff, voucher No. 54..................
Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money...............5.
10. Cash paid Thomas Symington, voucher No. 55.............
14. Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money...................
16. Cash paid J. Schmidt, voucher No. 56.......................5. 60
19. Cash paid Thomas Symington, voucher No. 57.............
21. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 58..........
Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money......................2 *
.52
1851.
$1 r)lo
76 58
128 91.
68 86
40 00
66 66
600 00
743 7
83 33
270
35
123 28
300
25 00
200
782
53 00
375
110 08
,608 00
110 00
150
766 50
83 33
40 00
66 66
23 60
473
240
300
62 48
59
145
300 00
32 50
24 35
2. 87
49 52
400 00
169
83 33
972 64
619 56
69 72
300
178
41 04
183
300 00
98 07
500 00
I00
17 29
201 16
140
500
1,491 33
83 33
83 33
10 00
25 00
59 26
206 
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
1851.  May 21. Note received from general agent, not passable..............
26. Cash paid Enos Gown, voucher No. 59...................
28. Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money............ --------------------  
30. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 60.............
June  2. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 61 -------------
Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 62-........ — 
Cash paid J. W. Eckloff, voucher No. 63..................
Cash paid Henry Metal, voucher No. 64 —----------------— 1 
3. Cash paid Thomas Symington, voucher No. 65 —............
4. Cash.paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 66.............
Cash paid J. W. Eckloff, voucher No. 67..................
Cash paid Enos Gown, voucher No. 68....................              5. Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money...................5
10. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 69.............
11. Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money......................
12. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 70................. 
18. Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money           0..
24. Cash paid E. Plant, administratrix, voucher No. 71.........
Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 72... —... —-....... 
Cash paid Thomas Symington, voucher No. 73...........
25. Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money....... —---------—. 
Cash paid, notes not passable.... —-........ -.....-..
Cash paid E. C. Eckloff,$oucher No. 74 -..............
July  1. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 75..............
Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 76.. -                  -.....
Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 77.......
Cash paid J. W. Eckloff, for Weber & Co., voucher No 78..
Cash paid J. W. Eckloff, for postage, voucher'No. 79......
Cash paid J. W. Eckloff, voucher No. 80.................
Cash paid Henry Metal, voucher No. 81 —-----------------
2. Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money... —.. —-........ 8
5. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 82....... 7
Cash.paid A. Hoover, voucher No. 83.:-.......1.
Cash-paid J. W. Thompson, voucher No. 84 ---------------             
7. Cash paid W. J. Sibley & Co., voucher No. 85.............
8. Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money...................6
12. Cash paid Timothy O'Neale, voucher No. 86................
16. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 87.............
Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money...................
17. Cash paid, cost of suit against Aiken, voucher No. 88c......
]8. Cash paid Thomas Symington, voucher No. 89...-... - - -..
20. Cash paid P. Catlin, voucher No. 90.......................
Cash paid A. J. Joyce, voucher No. 91......................2 
21. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 99.. —-..... —--—.      6
22. Cash paid J. W. Eckloff, for Endicott & Co, voucher No. 93       1
Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money........ —.......-.....
29. Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money...................9
Cash paid, counterfeit note of Indiana.........................
31. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 94 -..... —-......
Aug. 1. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 95.............16    1
Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 96..... —-----------
Cash paid John Henderson & Co., voucher No. 97 —------—..........
Cash paid J. W. Eckloff, voucher No. 98 — -..............
Cash paid J. W. Eckloff, voucher No. 99................... —----------------- 
Cash paid Henry Metal, voucher No. 100 -----—..............
4. Cash paid Robert Mills, voucher No. 101...................
5. Cash paid Campbell & Coyle, voucher No. 102..............-6  6
6. Cash paid J. W. Martin, voucher No. 103...................
Cash paid Gales & Seaton, voucher No. 104.................O
Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money......................     9
11. Cash paid Sengstack & Clarke, voucher No. 105............
Cash paid E. Plant, voucher No. 106.......................2  6
13. Cash paid Thomas Symington, voucher No. 107..........           3
Cash paid J. W. Eckloff, voucher No. 108.......................     60
14. Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money.....................65
Sept  1. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 109'..........17
Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 110............83
Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 111-...
Cash paid A. Hoover, voucher No. 112........................20   40
Cash paid H. Polkinlhorn, voucher No. 113.....    152.2
3
$0 50
297 75
2 50
350 00
1,769 06
83 33
83 33
10 00
300 00
52 72
912
244 00
255
140 00
70
43 92
300
57 60
79 67
300 no
190
1. O0
32 50
1,592 10
42 06
83 33
277 12
20 83
83 33
10 00
182
72 50
107 40
31 17
11 99
4 (;4
500 00
55 65
1 35
2 00
500 00
30 06
24 50
60 00
113 47
1 90
3'90
5 00
102 30
1,654 14
81] 33
296 93
83 33
225
10 00
25 00
61 61
65 40
l 0co
190
30 75
2.5 60
300 00
5 00
2 65
1, 674 08
83 33
135 72
201 40
152 25 
WASHIIINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
1851. Sept.  1. Cash paid J. W. Eckloff,    vouch  er N o.1 14.................
Cash paid Henry Metal, voucher No. 115........,      
2. Cash paid J. W. Eckloff, voucher No. 116..................
Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money... ---... - -......-.-..-.
'Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 117... -—..........
4. Cash paid Timothy O'Neale, voucher No. 118..............
8. Cash paid J. W. Thompson, voucher No. 119..............
Cash paid Thomas Symington, voucher No. 120..............
10. Cash paid J. Jillard & Son, voucher No.121 -................
Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money.................
17. Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money........... —------------------
18. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 122.........
20. Cash paid J. A. Smith, clerk, voucher No. 123...............
22. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 124.-.... ——.-..     8
24. Cash paid J. W. Eckloff, return of subscription-money re                  ceived for paper, voucher No. 125......... —----------------------
25. Cash paid William McKinstry, voucher No. 126...........
Oct.  1. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 127...........            2
Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 128... —-----------
Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 129..... -.        1
Cash paid J. W. Eckloff, voucher No. 130......... —----------------
Cash paid H. Metal. voucher No. 131......................
7. Cash paid J. W. Eckloff, voucher No. 132..................
Cash paid W. D. Prather, voucher No. 133... —----------------
8. Cash paid Sengstack & Clarke, -voucher No. 134............
9. Cash paid Thomas Symington, voucher No. 135..............
Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money......... —------------------
14. Cash paid J. W. Eckloff, for A.'Hoen & Co, voucher No. 136
15. Cash paid William Dougherty, voiucher No. 137............. 
Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money...........
17. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 138..-         -------
21. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 139.. —----------
22. Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money.......
23. Cash paid Timothy O'Neale, voucher No. 140..............
27. Cash paid Thomas Symington, voucher No. 141.............
Nov.  1. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 142.............
Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 143.............
Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 144............
Cash paid J. W. Eckloff-, voucher No. 145..................
Cash paid J. W. Eckloff, voucher No. 146.................
Cash paid H. Metal, voucher No  147.......................
5. Cash paid R. Mills, voucher No. 148..........................  
6. Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money...............
8. Cash paid William D)ougherty, voucher No. 149.............
20. Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money............
25. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 150.............
26." Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money...................
Dec.  1' Cash paid J. W. Eckloff, voucher No. 151.................
Cash paid H. Metal, voucher No. 152......... —--------------------
2. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 153... -—.. —-... 6
Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 154.............
Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 155....... —-----------
Cash paid M. G. Emery, voucher No. 156.......-...........
8. Cash paid Andrew Hoover, voucher No. 157... —..... —--
9. Cash paid Timothy O'Neale, voucher No. 158...............    100 
Cash paid Lemmon & Bro., voucher No. 159................
16. Cash paid J. W. Eckloff, voucher No. 160....................
17. Cash paid R. W. Wilcox, voucher No. 161................
Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money...............
23. Cash paid     Schneider, voucher No. 162..... —-Co               Caah paid T. O'Neale, voucher No. 163..............           60O
31. Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money...... —-----------------
Cash paid Bank of Washington for collecting drafts.........
3  $83  33
10 00
2 88
2 55
94 94
600 00
73 28
250 00
37 15
1 60
38
150 00
1 61
89 76
265 50
70 73
1,647 20
83 33
61 03
83 33
]0 00
25 17
32 83
23 00
400 00
1 80
269  00
112 96
30
44 00
75 00
1 00
700 00
300 00
1,766 06
83 33
98 75
83 33
4 50
10 00
25 00
30
lII 17 /
50
697 85
1 00
83 33
10 00
69 63
83 33
465 81
76 57
111 30
1,000 00
46 78
2 51
17 00
50
9'00
606 08
1 22
53 07 
36. 542 36
J. B. H. SMITHI, Treasurer.
DECEMBER 31, 1851.
54 
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
WASHINGTON, January 15, 1852.
We do hereby certify that we have been appointed a committee to
examine the accounts of J. B. H. Smith, esq., treasurer of the Washingtoll National Monument Society, to the 31st December, 1851; that we
have so examined his accounts and all the vouchers for receipts and expenditures, and find the foregoing statements made by him to be correct,
and so we certify.
W. A. BRADLEY,
THOMAS CARBERY,
BENJAMIN OGLE TAYLOE,
Commnittee.'
1852.-Condensed statement of the account of J. B. H. Smith, treasurer
of the Washington National Monument Society, showing his-receipts
and expenditures from the 1st day of January, 1852, to 31st Decem  ber, 1852:
The treasurer charges himself with the receipts of the following sums, to wit:
From the general agent, the sum of...................................... $31,776 21
From the Bank of Washington, exchange allowed on the excess of Virginia
paper used over that deposited......................................... 39  77
From the Bank of Washington, for same, in December..................... 27
From Geo. Watterston, collector for the city of Washington................       22  00
Also, with the balance in bank January 1, 1852............................ 2,665 14
34,503 39
EXPENDITURES.
Cash paid by order of the board of managers and building committee, pe
vouchers from No. I to 128.......... ------------—......-.....
Cash paid, discount on uncurrent notes received from collections.........
Counterfeit notes and notes of broken banks received in collections....... —-----—.
Cash paid Bank of Washington, collecting drafts................ 13
Bond of the city of Lafayette-a contribution by that city, and charged in the
receipts; bond not yet due........ —-------—.......................
Balance in Bank of Washington January 1, 1853..........................
. $24,628 52
29 14
33 00
13 50
e 
500 00
~ 9,299 23
34,503 39
Stocks belonging to the society:
State of Pennsylvania 5 per cents.......................................... 2,464  92
J. B.  H. SMITH,  Treasurer.
JANUARY 1,.1853..
JANUARY 1, 1853.
I hereby certify that the following is a correct statement of the
amounts paid by the general agent and receipted for by the treasurer
of the Washington National Monument Society, for the year ending
December 31, 1852.
J. W. ECKLOFF, Clerk.
1852. Jan.  6. Cash and drafts.......................................... 
13. Cash and drafts.........................................-. —------ 
20. Cash and drafts.................... ---—.........
27. Cash and drafts...........................................
Feb.  3. Cash and drafts..........................................
10. Cash and drafts..................................-.........
17. Cash and drafts.....................................
24. Cash and drafts............................................
55
$427 00
232 28
:50 00
294 85
407300
31 00
82 00
355 00 
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
1852. Mar. 2. Cash and drafts......................................$
9. Cash and drafts.......................
16. Cash and drafts...5.....9.......................
23. Cash and drafts.........................................
30. Cash and drafts..........................................
April 6. Cash and drafts...........................,.............
13. Cash and drafts......................................... 
20. Cash and drafts.........................................
28. Cash and drafts.........................................
Cash and drafts.........................................   
May 4. Cash and drafts......................................... 1
11. Cash and drafts.........................................1
19. Cash and drafts.........................................
25. Cash and drafts........................................... 
June 1. Cash and drafts..........................................  
8. Cash and drafts........................................
16. Cash and drafts.........................................
29. Cash and drafts..........................................
July 6. Cash and drafts......................................2
' ]3. Cash and drafts........................................   
20. Cash and drafts.......................................       0..
Aug. 5. Cash and drafts.........................................
Cash and drafts.........................................
10. Cash and drafts.........................................
17. Cash and drafts........................................
24. Cash and drafts.........................................
31. Cash and drafts.........................................
Sept. 7. Cash and drafts.........................................
14. Cash and drafts...............................
21. Cash and drafts.........................................
Oct. 8. Cash and drafts.........................................
Cash and drafts..........................................
12. Cash and drafts.........................................
19. Cash and drafts.........................................    6
26. Cash and drafts.........................................
Nov. 2. Cash and drafts...........................................
9. Cash and drafts..........................................
16. Cash and drafts........................................    
23. Cash and drafts.........................................
Dec. 2 Cash and drafts........................................
7. Cash and drafts.........................................
14. Cash and drafts........................................2..
21. Cash and drafts.........................................
28. Cash and drafts.........................................
$295 65
-      268 O0
53 90
16 00
495 51
1,278 00
155 62
68 58
569 00
250  00
1,007 12
201  00
123 78
202 00
854 25
501 05
97 50
165 19
2,211 78
374 82
.287 50
393 78
514 25
353'25
670 65
III 00
240 35
426 90
806 10
.!      95 00
112 50
173 50
1,542 00
292 60
7'2 49
817 50
781 51
4,145 21
2,505 57
1, 033 41
847 28
2, 593 43
979  00
912 95
3
31, 776 21
Account of receipts and expenditures by J. B. H. Smnith, treasurer
Washington National Monument Society, from January 1, 1852, to
December 31, 1852:
RECEIPTS.
Received from1852. Jan. 6. Generai agent, cash..................................... -
General agent, check......................................3  
13. General agent, check on Washington.......................
General agent, cash........................................  
20. General agent, cash.......................................
General agent, check.....................................          27. General agent, check.....................................
General agent, cash......................................
Feb. 3. General agent, cash........................................
General agent, check......................................
10. General agent, check...................................... —
17. General agent, cash......................................              General agent, cash.....................................       
18. Bank of Washington, exchange on Virginia paper.......... 
24. General agent, check...................................14
56.
$87 00
340 00
214 28
18 00
40 00
10 00
273 85
1.) I 00
107 00
300 00
31 60
32 00
20 00
39 77
145 00 
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
1852. Feb. 24. General agent, cash................................... —---------------------------------—. 
Mar. 2. General agent, cash..................... -.............. —------------------------------—..
General agent, check on Wilmington.......... —-------------------
9. General agent, checks....................... —----------------------------------
General agent, cash.......................20
16. General agent, cash......................................
George Watterston, collector in Washington.-..............             23. General agent, cash..................................1
30. General agent, cash.......................................
30. General agent, check....................................
Apr. 6. General agent, check.....................................
General agent, cash.....,:.............. —--—..
13. General agent, cash......'.............:...................
General agent, checks................ ------------------------------—...................
George Watterston, collector...............................
20. General agent, cash - -----—. -------------------—..................... - - ----  
General agent, checks.-. --.. ----..-.- -.-...-.. ——.. —..
28. General agent, check on New Orleans......................2.
General agent, check on Montpelier —..-............
General agent; a bond of La Fayette, (12 months)......        5
General agent, cash...................................
May  4. General agent, cash.....................................
General agent, checks............................
11. General agents, checks.........-....................
General agent, cash...,.. -..............................
19. General agent, cash.....................................
General agent, checks....................................
25. General agent, checks.............................. —---------------------------------—.....
General agent, cash...................................... 
June 2. General agent, cash —-----------------------......................................
General agent, checks.................................... 
8. General agent, checks.....................................
General agent, cash......................................
17. General agent, cash..................................... —---------------------------------—. 
29. General agent, cash.....................................
July 6. General agent, cash................... —---------------------------------—. 
General agent, checks --------------------------------—............
General agent, note of Kirkpatrick, (60 days)..............
13. General agent, cash......................................
General agent, check............... —-------------------------------
20. General agent, check........................... 1
General agent, cash......................................
Aug. 5. General agent, drafts and cash............. —----------— 9 6
10. General agent, cash.....................................
General agent, drafts....................................
17. General agent, drafts.......................................
General agent, cash.............................. —---------------------------------—...
24. General agent, cash................................
31. General agent, cash.................................1
General agent, checks.. ------------------------------------ 
Sept. 7. General agent, cash.................................. —---------------------------------—..
]14. General agent, cash -------------------------------------
General agent, checks.............................. —-------------------------------—..
21. General agent, checks..................................... 
General agent, cash......................................
Oct. 8. General agent, checks....................................
General agent, cash.................-.................. —-------------------------------—.. 
12. General agent, checks.......................................
19. General agent, checks................... -..........- ---------------------------------.....
General agent, cash...........................    2  6
26. General agent, cash,'....................3
General agent, checks................................              49
Nov. 3. General agent, checks......................................
General agent, cash................................... 2 
9. General agent, cash-...............:....................      6
9. General agent, checks..................................8
16. General agent, checks................................. 36
General agent, cash........-......................4.7
23. General agent, cash...................................34
General agent, checks.................................10
57
$210 co
211 65
84 00
248 00
20 00
53 90
10 00
16 00
445 51
50 00
928 80
349 20
1 00
154 62
12 00
13 58
55 00
250 00
40 00
500 00
29 00
188 75
818 37
93 00
108 00
20 00
103 78
180 00
22 00
392 50
461 75
435 00
66 05
,97 50
165 19
308 50
1,779 28
124 00
53 70
321 1'2
194 25
93 25
908 03
162 00
191 25
63] 65
39 00
]11 00
101 35
139 00
426 90
5 00
801 10
50 00
45 00
120 00
166 00
1,542 00
270 97
21 63
38 00
34 49
588 00
229 50
111 69
,669 8'2
3,661 64
483 57
384 75
2,120 82
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WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
1852.  Dec. 2. General agent, cash.......................................
General agent, cash.....................................
7. General agents cash...................................... 
General agent, checks.-.............
14. General agent, checks....................................
General agent, cash.....................................
21. General agent, cash.. —--------------------------------  
General agent, checks.................-............
28.  General  agent,. checks................................
General agent, cash...............:.
29. Received exchange allowed by bank....................... @
$837 16
196  25
258 37
588 91
740 25
1,853 18.
346 31
632 69
824 33
88 62
27
3.,838 25
31,838 25
Expenditures by J. B. IH. Smith, treasurer Washington National Monu       ment Society, from January 1, 1852, to December 31, 1852:
1852. Jan. 2. To cash paid J. W. Eckloff............$83 —---- 
To cash paie Henry Metal......0.
To cash paid William Dougherty.. —---—...7
3. To cash paid William Dougherty...............
To cash paid William Dougherty........................... 
7. To cash paid A. J. Joyce..2...9.... —--
8. To cash paid William Dougherty..........................
To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money —.....................
9. To cash paid Sengstack & Clarke....-....... -------
13. To cash paid C. Woodward..............................13
To cash paid J. W. Eckloff.........................-             -- O2
To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money...... —-----
15. To cash paid William Dougherty.......................... 
To cash paid William Dougherty..........................1
21. To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money.................
26. To cash paid Jillard & Son...............................
27. To cash paid J. W. Eckloff......... 
28. To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money.................
31. To cash paid William Dougherty.................. —                --..
Feb. 2. To cash paid William Dougherty..................                   2
To cash paid William Dougherty.............. —-— 83
To cash paid William Dougherty..........................2
To cash paid H. Metal................      -.................10
To cash paid J. W. Eckloff.............................83 
4. To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money.................
6. To cash paid       Gallagher, for R. Mills.................
14. To cash paid William Dougherty.................-.......               
28. To cash paid William Dougherty....-........ —— 5               To cash paid P. Gallant................................. 
Mar.  1. To cash paid Williani Dougherty.-.........................
To cash paid William Dougherty..   -........................
To cash paid J. W. Eckloff -..-............................
To cash paid H. Metal...............................-..10.
4. To cash paid William Dougherty........................-.. 
3. To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money.................
To counterfeit Lancaster note..............................
11. To cash paid R. Farnham...........................
16. To cash paid J. W. Eckloff, for A. Hoen & Co............
17. To cash paid Geo. Hilton......................i.... 
30. To counterfeit note from general agent......................
To discount on uncurrent money...........................      April 1. To cash paid J. W. Eckloff................................ 
To cash paid H. Metal...... —--....- -..... —1            2. To cash paid Wm. Dougherty............................
To cash paid Wm. Dougherty.............................8 
7. To cash paid J. W. Eckloff.............................
13. To cash paid J. W. Eckloff..............................6
To cash paid J. W. Eckloff.......          —.......................           15. To cash paid Wm. Dougherty.............................
- 23. To cash paid N. N. Clements.............................3
May  1. To cash paid Pairo & Nourse, for R. Mills..................
58
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$83 33
10 00
127 78
83 33
96,41
29 92
500 00
50
12 42
13 08
11 95
0
175 20
100 16
50
39 78
3 25
19
30 34
121 25
83 33
250 00
10 00
83 33
14
25 00
200 00
55 87
12 80
83 33
118 65
83 33
1 00 0
250 00
25
1 00
34 44
192 50
6 00
5 00
25
83 33
10 00
101 75
83 33
11 49
6 33
10 45
48 86
3,, 80
25 00 
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
1852. May  1. To cash paid J. W. Eckloff.................................
To cash paid H. Metal. —--                                             0............................-1.
To cash paid Wm. Dougherty...............................
To cash paid Wm. Dougherty..v.........6 6
5. To cash paid Wm. Dougherty...............................
To cash paid Wm. Dougherty...............................
10.  To  cash  paid  W.   H.  Clark.................................
To cash paid M. Wilson................................
13. To cash paid Geo. Hilton.....................
14. To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money........ —--------------
20. To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money.................
25. To cash paid Chas. Tims..................................
To counterfeit note received from general agent..............
June 1. To cash paid Wm. Dougherty..................................
To cash paid Wm. Dougherty.........................-                  3
To cash paid Wm. Dougherty —------—...-8.2
To cash paid J. W. Eckloff.................................
To cash paid H. Metal....................................
2.   To   cash  paid  J.  W.   Martin................................
4. To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money.................
9. To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money..................
4. To cash paid Wm. Dougherty..............- - ---—............... 
9. To cash paid Wm. Dougherty........... —---------------------------
10. To cash paid N. N. Clements..............................
21. To cash paid R. H. Lambell..........................
25. To cash paid T. O'Neale....................................
July 1. To cash paid J. W. Eckloff................................3
To cash paid H. Metal............................
2. To cash paid Wm. Dougherty.............................
To cash paid Wm. Dougherty..............................
6; To cash paid Wm. Dougherty..............................
14. To cash paid J. W. Eckloff................................. 
17.  To  cash paid  Gales  &   Seaton.............................. 
20. To cash paid A. Hoover...................................
22. To cash paid -    Werner.................-.............            7:
27. To cash paid Campbell & Coyle........................... 
To   cash   paid  A.-J.    Joyce.................................. 
Aug. 6. To cash paid R. Mills......................................
7. To cash paid Thos. Symington...............................
To cash paid Wm.  Dougherty...-..........................
To cash paid Wm. Dougherty.............................
7. To cash paid Wm. Dougherty................ —------------------------—.
To cash paid J. W. Eckloff......................-.........
To co sh paid H. Metal.........'.......*..............    1
To cash paid J.W. Eckloff —----........... —-...
To cash paid William Clark........................... 
To counterfeit note, received from general agent...... 2
18. To cash paid J. W. Thompson...... --—.......-.. ——.-...
To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money.. —-------------—.
24. To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money..........
To cash paid J. W. Eckloff..................... 3
25. To cash paid J. W. Martin....................14
Sept. 1. To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money..............
To cash paid J. W. Eckloff..............8.....
To cash paid J. W. Eckloff:.........
To cash paid H. Metal,...............................1
2. To cash paid William Dougherty...........................
To cash paid William Dougherty.............................
To cash paid William Dougherty...................
To cash paid, clerk's fee, (court)......................9
6. To cash paid A. M  Clements.-.................. 11
7. To cash paid T. O'Neale —-------—........
21. To cash paid T. Symington................................
'22. To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money..-...................
27. To cash paid W. H. Clark. -........-....-....
Oct  8. To cash paid J. W. Eckloff.............................13.
9. To cash paid William Dougherty......................:........24
To cash paid William Dougherty....8.....................3...
To cash paid J. W. Eckloff..............................8 3
To cash paid Henry Metal................................
59
$83- 33
10 00
83 33
643 64
45 05
45 76
43 48
343 22
25O 00
50
50
297 69
2 00
1, 326 78
83 33
86 20
83 33
10 00
40 36
1 00
rio
78 60
95 66
44 55
.125 00
600 00
83 33
10 00
1,542 64
83 33
132 58
11 28
10 00
114 60
7 70
44 60
42 68
25 00
400 0o
1,341 07
83 33
171 60
83 33
10 00
202 75
37 46
2 00
54 78
1 00
50
3 50
154 85
75
83 33
64 50
10 00
90 00
83 33
1,512 45
9 85
113 40
500O00
350O00
25
20 94
" 13 91
1,.554 24
83 33
83 33
10 00 
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
1852. Oct. 12. To cash paid William Dougherty...........................
18. To cash paid William Dougherty..........................
21. To cash paid Thomas Symington..........................
2-2. To cash paid William Bird................................ 
28. To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money.................
Nov. 1. To cash paid William Dougherty...........................
To cash paid William Dougherty.............................
To cash paid William Dougherty..........................
To cash paid Pairo & Nourse, for R. Mills..2................
To cash paid J. W. Eckloff................................
To cash paid Henry Metal................................
3. To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money..... —..-.-....-2
4. To cash paid William Dougherty...........................
5. To cash paid T. O'Neale.......................
10. To cash paid H. Polkinhorn...............................
To cash paid J. W. Thompson. - ---------------------------- 
To bad notes received from general agent....................
To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money..-.. ——..............
16  To   cash  paid   P.   C.    Robey...............................
To cash paid W. McKinstry...............................
To cash paid William Dougherty..........................            
19. To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money..................... 
To notes of broken bank, from general agent................
23. To cash paid J. W. Eckloff, (E. Weber &  Co.)..............
24. To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money.-....
Dec. 4. To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money..............3
7. To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money.............
7. To cash paid, (notes of broken bank from general agent)....
6. To cash paid William Dougherty..........................7
To cash paid A. Hoover -----------------------—.................................
8. To cash paid Bank of Washington, sundry accounts.....               1
16. To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money....... —-------------—.
Notes of broken bank from general agent....................
22. To cash paid William Dougherty..........................
23. To  cash  paid  Rider  &   White...............................
To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money..................-3 
24. To cash paid William Dougherty, for Symington... —....- -...
28. To cash paid T. O'Neale..................................
29. To cash paid, discount on'uncurrent money.......-.........
-31. To cash paid Bank of Washington for collecting drafts.....
$122  63
126  13
500 00
49 09
76
54 31
83 33
1, 322 62
25 00
83 33
10 00
25
31 65
500 00
40 00
33 65
4 00
I 00
21. 69
375 52
54 20
5 00
5 00
158 50
3 79
3 00
2 35
2 00
71 75
129 60
1,992 13
1 70
12 00
371 50
10 70
3 46
500 00
1,089 44
81
13 50
24,704 16
WASHINGTON, January 14, 1853.
We do hereby certify that we have been appointed a committee to examine the accounts of J. B. II. Smith, treasurer of the Washington National Monument Society, for the year ending December 31, 1852; that
we have examined the receipts and payments of the said treasurer, and
all the vouchers accompanying the same, from No. 1 to 128, including
the certificates of stock and cash on hand, and we find all fairly and accurately stated, and so we certify.
BENJ. OGLE TAYLOE,
THOMAS CARBERY,
Committee.
1853.-Condensed statement  of the  accounts  of J. B. H. Smith, treas  urer, showing the amount received and expended by him from Janu   ary 1, 1853, to December 31, 1853, inclusive:
Total amount received from general agent....... —— I............$27, 073 59
From Geo. Watterston, collector for city of Washington...........             300 00
From sale of Pennsylvania 5 per cent. stock........................X2,387 89
From interest on Pennsylvania stock. -----------—.-. —175 62
From bond of city of Lafayette and interest.....,........................ 530 00
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From Corcoran & Riggs, one-half year's interest on $10,000, deposited with
them at 5 per cent.'interest, and subject to draft at any time.............
From redemption of bank-note, supposed to be counterfeit..................
On account of year 1852...............................................
Add balance in Bank of Washington January 1, 1853...... -..:...........
$250 00
3 45
28 00
9,271 23
40,020 31
EXPENSES.
Total amount paid on orders of the building committee and resolutions of the
board of managers, as per vouchers 1 to 137........................... $30,454 91
Counterfeit notes and notes of broken banks, received in collections......... 15 75
Discount paid on uncurrent money collected...............................  24  31
Amount deposited to the credit of the treasurer with Corcoran & Riggs at 5 per
cent. interest, subject to draft at any time and in any sums................ 10,000 00
40,494 97
Amount overdrawn from bank...................................... —-----------------------------------—.....
Deduct check drawn, but not presented.............................. —------------------------------—....
Amount due bank January 1,1854................................. 471 42
Funds remaining:
The amount deposited with Corcoran & Riggs............................ $10, 000
J. B. H. SMITH, Treasurer.
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT OFFICE.
Account of J. B. HI. Smith, treasurer, with the general agent, from
January 1, 1853, to January -, 1854:
Received of1853. Jan.   4. J. W. Eckloff, for general agent...........................
11. J. W. Eckloff, for general agent...........................
18. J. W. Eckloff, for general agent. -.......-... —.....-......
25. J. W. Eckloff, for general agent-............. -                          I............7.
Feb.   1. J. W. Eckloff, for general agent...........................
8. J. W. Eckloff, for general agent —----------— 42.
8.  J. W. Eckloff, for general  agent............................
2215. J. W. Eckloff, for general agent...........................
2Mar.  1. J. W. Eckloff, for general agent...........................
Mar. J. J.W. Eckloff, for general agent...........................       1
15. J. W. Eckloff, for general agent...........................
2215. J. W. Eckloff, for general agent........................... 
April  5. F. W. Eckloff, for general agent................1,845.35
19. F. W. Eckloff, for gen~eral agent...........................
19. F. W. Eckloff, for general agent...
26. F. W. Eckloff, for general agent...................... —-------- 
May   3. F. W. Eckloff, for general agent.... —-----------------------              
11. F. W. Eckloff, for general agent................3...........
17. F. W. Eckloff, for general agent............. 
31. F. W. Eckloff, for general agent..........-................
June 10. F. W. Eckloff, for general agent...........................
14.   F.  W.   Eckloff, for  general  agent-............................
21. F.W. Eckloff, for general agent.1.........................3
July  2. F.W. Eckloff, for general agent.... —--------                        -2   8
5. F. W. Eckloff, for general agent...........................
12. F. W. Eckloff, for general agent....a....... a..
19. F. W. Eckloff, for general agent...........................                8
26. F. W. Eckloff, for general agent..'..........................
Sept.  1. F. W. Ecklofi, for general agent.......
6. F. W. Eckloff, for general agent...........................
7. F. W. Eckloff, for general agent............................. 
1 3. F. W. Eckloff, for general agent.............................
20. F. W. Eckloff, for special agent...........................
Corporation of Washington................... -5.........
61
$474 66
3 24
471 42
$1,578 99
234 23
1,312 79
705 70
84 10
442 02
447 93
27 68
879 75
1,154 25
44 66
25 00
447 68
1,845 35
1,005 69
171 00
1,079 25
332 00
44 00
43 82
1,043 13
139 82
197 36
245 85
277 89
63 11
148 85
105 00
2,423 53
773'5
835 00
25 00
759 00
500 00
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1853. Sept. 27. F. W. Eckloff, for general agent..................7
Oct.  4. F. W. Eckloff, for general agent...........................
10. F. W. Eckloff, for general agent...........................
18. F. W. Eclloff, for general agent...........................
25. F. W. Eckloff, for general agent...........................
Nov.  3. F. W. Eckloff, for general agent...........................
8. F. W. Eckloff, for general agent............................
15. F. W. Eckloff, for general agent.............................* 
F. W. Eckloff, for general agent.............................     5
22. F. W. Eckloff, for general agent.............................     3
29. F. W. Eckloff, for general agent............................  
Dec.  6. F. W. Eckloff, for general agent.............................  
F. W. Eckloff, for general agent.............................. 
13. F. W. Eckloff, for general agent...........................
F. W. Eckloff, for general agent..............................
20. F. W. Eckloff, for general agent.............................     7
$75  00
.1221 40
685 50
815 42
590 76
481 40
837 60
'92 40
118 50
178 34
773 39
642 65
50 00
146 78
400 00
105 77
27, 073 59
I'~~~ ~WASHINGTON, January 4, 1854.
Account of receipts and expenditures by J. B. H. Smith, treasurer of
the Washington National Monument Society, from January 1, 1853,
to January 4, 1854:
RECEIPTS.
Received from1853. Jan. 4. General agent, cash.....................................$7 
General agent, drafts.................................
11. General agent, drafts....................................
General agent, cash.....................................
18. General agent. cash.....................................
General agent, drafts....................................           25. General agent, drafts.....................................
General agent, cash....................................
.Note of A. Rutherford-...................'8  -45        ----------          
Note of A. Rutherford...................................     
Note of A. Rutherford.
Note of J. A. Kirkpatrick................................    8
Feb.  1. General agent, cash...................................
General agent, checks...................................
8. General agent, bash......................................
George Watterston, collector, Washington................
15. General agent...........................................
22. General agent...........
George Watterston, collector, Washington................
Mar.  1. General agent, cash.....................................
General agent, checks...................................      2
9. General agent, checks............................ 
General agent, cash...-..................................
George Watterston, collector, Washington................
15. General agent, checks....................................  
General agent, cash.....................................
22. General agent, cash.....................................
General agent, check...................................       
29. General agent, check....................................
General agent, cash......................................
April 5. General agent, cash......................................
General agent, drafts...............__.______._646
19. General agent, drafts.....................................  
General agent, cash.-.................................
George Wotterston, collector, Washington.................
26. General agent, cash............-......................0
General agent, checks...................................
May  3. General agent, checks...................................
General agent, cash......................................21
10. General agent, cash....................................
General agent, checks...................................
]7. General agent, cash......................................
31. General agent, cash....................................
62
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$171 47
1, 407 52
179 77
54 46
546. 35
766 44
410 02
162 25
83'45
19 80
30 1 8
28 45
55 65,
442 02
63 53
447 93
27 68
16 00
299 50
580 25
1, 000 00
154 25
1 0 00
14t 50
283 16
25'00'
1, 000 00
425 00
22 68
231 35
1,614 00
868 57
137 1 2
500
33 00
138 00
818 25
261 00
142 00
190 00'
44 00
43 82 
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
1853. June 10. General agent, cash..-...:................ O
General agent, drafts..............................
14. General agent, draft..................................... 
General agent, cash..................................
16. Sale of $2,464.92, 5 per cent. Pennsylvania stock, at 96  3...
Interest on said stock, due Aug. 1, 1852, and February 1,
1853.................................................
21. General agent, cash......................... —---------------------------------—..
July   2. General agent, cash................................
General agent, checks......................................
5. General agent, checks...... —--------------------------------—. 
General agent, cash.........................17
12. General agent, cash and checks............................. 
19.  General  agent,   cash.....................................
General agent, check.. —....-..........-........... 1
22. Bond of the city of Lafayette, La., a.nd one year's interest...
26. General agent, cash...............'............... 
Sept.  1. General agent, cash.....................................
General agent, check....................................
Geo. Wattertson, collector.....................
Aug.   5. General agent, (deposited to my credit).......... —----------------—.
10. General agent, (deposited to my credit)................
Sept. * 6. General agent, cash..................................... 
General agent, check............................
7. General agent, check............... — - - - -- - - - 0
12. General agent, cash......................2...............
20. General agent, cash-.
20. General agent, cash..............
General agent, drafts.........................
Corporation   of  Washington..............................       G
General agent, cash................................ —--------------------------------—..
Oct.  4. General agent, cash-....... —-...-...............
10. General agent, cash......................................
General agent, checks....................................
Redemption of bad note..............................3
18. General agent, cash......................................
General agent, checks. —-.......
25. General agent, checks....................................
General agent, cash..... —............................3
Nov. 2. General agent, cash.................. —---------------------------------—.
General agent, checks...................................
8. General agent, checks................................5
General agent, cash......................................
15. General agent, cash......................................
17. General agent, check............................. —------------------—.
18. Corcoran & Riggs, six months' interest, to August, 1853,
on the $10,000 deposited with them............  25
General agent, cash..................................... 
22. General agent, checks...........................1 
29. General agent, checks....................................
General agent, cash........................................
Dec.  6. General agent, cash......................................
General agent, drafts. -...................................
13. General agent, drafts....................................
General agent, cash........................................
20. General agent, cash.... —............................
General agent, checks.................................... 
63
$553   05
490  08
83 39
56 43
2, 387 89
175 62
197 36
80 29
165 56
109 97
167 92
63 11
136 00
12 85
530 00
105 00
201 34
2,221 19
206 00
315 00
120 00
543 25
230 00
400 00
25 00
33 00
726 45
500 00
75 00
1,221 40
30 00
655 50
3 00
47 O0
768 42
557 76
33 00
379 00
102 40
550 35
323 25
112 50
98 40
250 00
78 08
100 26
544 72
228 67
312 50
380 15
490 00
- 56 78
25 (10
80 77
31,721 08
1,000 00
30, 721 08
Deduct on account of bill of exchange, charged twice, (see my
entries of March 9 and 22 of receipts).. —------------------
EXPENDITURES.
3. To cash paid William Dougherty.......................
To cash paid William Dougherty.................
To cash paid J. W: Eckloff...-...................
To cash paid H. Mettle............................ —---------—. —------------------—.
:5. To cash paid J. W. Eckloff............... 
7 To cash paid Campbell & Coyle. -                                    7...
1853. J'an.
$772 24
83.33
83 33
10 00
1 12
92 57 
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
1853. Jan. 7. To cash paid, divount on unctrrent money................ —            19. To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money................
22. To cash paid, discount on uneurrent money................
To  cash  paid  Jillard  &   Son...............................
To cash paid C. Woodward............................... —---------------------------
24. To cash paid Thomas Blagden........................... —---------------------—. 
Feb. 1. To cash paid William Dougherty.........................
To cash paid J. W. Eckloff....................... 8
To  cash  paid  H. Mettle. -.................................
2. To Corcoran & Riggs, on deposit at the interest of 5 per cent.
per annum, and subject at any time to draft..............
4. To cash paid W. S. Roberts..............................     3
5. To cash paid W. F. Bayly................................
6. To cash paid George Watterston, forPettibone..............
To cash paid R. Mills................................25 —
8. To bad note from general agent............................
14. To cash paid George Hilton...............................
18. To cash paid R. Farnham................................ 
To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money................
To cash paid A. J. Joyce................................2
22. To cash paid T''homas Symington.......................1           25. To cash paid J. W. Eckloff................................ 
Mar. 1. To cash paid William Dougherty........................  
To cash paid William Dougherty..........................1   6
To cash paid William Dougherty.......................... 
To cash paid Lenman & Brother............................
To cash paid J. W. Eckloff...............................8 
To cash paid J. W. Eckloff.................................
To cash paid Henry Mettle...............................1 
3. To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money................     -
9. To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money................... 
To cash paid Thomas Fortune...........................2. 5
15. To cash paid Messrs. Schneiders...........................
21. To counterfeit note received from general agent.............
To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money................
30. To cash paid William Dougherty.........................9  2
31. To cash paid Catherine Eckloff...........................
To cash paid Catherine Eckloff..........................
To cash paid Henry Mettle....-..........................3 
Repaid Bank of Washington for 2d of exchange from Califor                 nia, deposited by error on 25th March, 1st exchange being
paid..............................................00     April 1. To cash paid William Dougherty.........................8.
To cash paid William Dougherty..........................  
To cash paid William Dougherty.........................
To cash paid Henry Mettle...............................
To cash paid F. Field....................................
2. To cash paid Green & Scott......-.-. —---—....          6.
4. To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money...................
6. To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money................
To note of broken bank received from general agent........
To cash paid William Dougherty..........................
To cash paid Willian Dougherty..........................
12. To cash paid Thomas Fortune............................4  
13. To cash paid J. W. Thompson............................  
14. To cash paid James Roach................................
To cash paid F. W. Eckloff............... —---------—...-.
18. To cash paid William Dougherty -....     -----—..       6.
19. To cash paid James Halpin........................... —
To cash paid James Parker...............................  
20. To cash paid F. W. Eckloff............... —------
To cash paid B. W. Read................................
To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money..........   -     ---
25. To cash paid John Conner..-.....-......... —-----
27. To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money.....................3.
28. To cash paid William Dougherty..........................75 00
To cash paid Henry Werner..............................
29. To cash paid A. H. Clements..............................
To cash paid Thomas Fortune...........................0
May 2. To cash paid William Doug'herty................
To cash paid William Dougherty.........................
64
$1 70
70
70
21 56
14 10
12 87
660 20
83 33
10 00
10, 000 00
94 36
10 92
45 53
25 00
I 00
30 00
23 50
25
26 50
1, 000 00
16 13
642 50
166 66
51 78
216 62
83 33
5 75
10 00
1 00'
1 00
250 00
80 81
.5 00
2 36
96 20
83 33
250 00
3 25
1, 000 0
.892 11
83 33
82 55
12 00
24 62
69 00
25
50
1 50
233 62
67 14
459 89
58 65
56 75
177 13
65 70
414 05
20 00
4 62
19- 12
50
125 75
30
75O00
4 52
40 50
300O00
83 33
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1853. May  2. To cash paid to F. W. Eckloff............................
To cash paid to H. Mettle.......... —......................
3. To broken bank-note received from general agent.......     2
5. To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money.........2
6. To cash paid R. Mills.....................................
10. To cash paid to A. H. Clements............................  
11. To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money.................           18. To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money................. —--
To cash paid Thomas Fortune............................2
29. To cash paid A. N. Clements..............................
June 1. To cash paid William Dougherty........................
To cash paid William Dougherty..........................
To cash paid F. W. Eckloff............................... 6
To cash paid F. W. Eckloff...............................
To cash paid to H. Mettle..............................12               To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money...................
6. To cash paid William Dougherty......................... 1   8
9. To cash paid A. Hoover..............................238.
10., To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money, 13 cts; counterfeit,
25 cts..... - - --  - - - - - - - - - -
11. To cash paid T. O'Neale............            --—...................
14. To cash paid, discount on uncurrentmoney...................
13. To cash paid William Dougherty...........
17. To cash paid J. T. Given...................................
To cash paid Gales & Seaton. - ----—...... --—.....0 
20. To cash paid William Dougherty...........................
22. To cash paid F. W. Ecklof..............................
30. To cash paid Thomas Blagden............................5
To cash paid Thomas Blagden -...........................
July 1. To cash paid William Dougherty.............1 —.91...              To cash paid Williamn Dougherty..........................
To cash paid F. W. Eckloff................................
To cash paid Henry Mettle................................ 
To cash paid J. F. Wheatley................................
2. To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money..................           6. To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money......................
To cash paid Thos. Fortune.........................-....4 - -
12.  To  cash paid  William  Dougherty..........................
19. To cash paid Thos. Fortune...............................5  
20. To cash paid F. W. Eckloff...............................
22. To cash paid Wm. Dougherty.............................39
28. To cash paid Campbell & Coyle...........................6
Aug. 1. To cash paid Wm. Dougherty.............................
To cash paid Wm. Dougherty................ —----
To cash paid F. W. Eckloff................................ 
To cash paid Henry Mettle................................ 
Sept. 1. To cash paid F. W. Eckloff.................................
To cash paid F. W. Eckloff..............................14
2. To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money..................             To notes of broken banks.................................. 
To cash paid Wm. Dougherty............................8
To cash paid Wm. Dougherty............................60
To cash paid Wm. Dougherty............................ —
To cash paid Wm. Dougherty..........................   
To cash paid R. Mills...............                         
5. To cash paid Geo. Hilton.................................. 
To cash paid Wm. Dougherty.............................. 
To cash paid A. J. Joyce................................
6. To cash paid A. Hoover................................. —--
7. To cash paid F. W. Eckloff................................ 
To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money...................
12. To note of broken bank received from general agent..........
To cash paid H. Richey....................................
14. To cash paid Wm. Dougherty.............................. 
16. To cash paid T. O'Neale....................................
* 20. To cash paid Thos. Fortune...........500..
21. To cash paid J. H. T. Werner..............................   9
To cash paid, discount on uncurrent money.....................
Oct.  I. To cash paid Wm. Dougherty....-........1,630.71
To cash paid Wm. Dougherty............................         33
To cash paid F. W. Eckloff..................66
H. REP. 485 —5
65
0
$66 66
12 00
2 00
2 00
25 00
52 65
75
10
286 98
45 00
1,577 52
83 33
66 66
4 38
12 00
25
191 84
238 20
1 38
500 00
25
48 78
6 50
10 00,
160 0 0
3 24
58 14
9 55
1,525-91
83 33
66 67
12 00
154 20
25
50
400 00
83 1 0
500 00
2 00
39 37
66 50
1,453 16
83 33
66 66
12 00
66 66
1 466
5 00
2 00
83 33
600 00
145 30
1, 546 56
25 00
73 47
296 83
97 96
151 20
99 58
1 05
- 300
42 88 
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
1853.  Oct. 4. To cash paid Win. Dougherty....                                          0
To cash paid, discount on uncurre
10. To counterfeit note received from
To cash paid Thos. Fortune. —---
To cash paid A. Hoover.......... 
12. To cash paid E. T.  Park er & Co.
14. To cash paid Wm. A. Kennedy..
'27. TQ cash paid J. F. Wheatley.....
To cash paid F. W. Eckloff.. —--
Nov.  1. To cash paid Wm. Dougherty..
To cash paid R. Mills.....-..-.
3. To cash paid F. W. Eckloff......
To cash paid, discount on uncurrer
15. To cash paid, discount on uncurrex
16. To cash paid, discount on uncurrel
15. To cash paid William Dougherty
2'.,. To cash paid Lenimon & Bro.. —
To cash paid, discount on uncurrel
29. To cash paid Thom/s Fortune. —     Dec. 1. To cash paid William Dougherty.
To cash paid William Dougherty
To cash paid F. W. Eckloff..
To cash paid F. W. Eckloff......
2. To cash paid T. O'Neale....
5. To cash paid William Dougherty
12. To cash paid Henderson & Co...
13. To cash paid W. Lenox..........
To cash paid, discount on uncurrer
21. To cash paid, discount on uncurrex
.......................... $180 07
ant money.........-... 50
general agent..............I1 00
.......................... 500 00
Tce...........................134 40
.......................... 51 90
*..........................      3  00
e.......................... 115 40
..........................  5 87
.......................... 1, 559  58
.............!....  25 00
f.......................... 66 66
at money..................          5
Tc pu nt money.................     25
nt money..............-....         25
-.         - -----------------......................... 204 17
..........................   91 15
nt money...................    90
..........................  500 00
Tr......................... 1,501 66
.......................... 166  66
- --------------..........................  66 67
* *  * -  -.. W,..,9 l11
2.Tocashp:.. ale..........:    600  00
Tchir............          159 86
12.- To- ca- pd H n  - — 2...... 291 43
.........................    75  80
at money..................         61nt money..................        2 26
40,494 97
J. B.  H. SMITH,  Treasurer.
JANUARY 1, 1854.
WASHINGTON, January 26, 1854.
We do hereby certify that we have been appointed a committee to
examine the accounts of J. B. H. Smith, esq., treasurer of the Washington National Monument Society, for the year ending December 31,
1853; that we have examined the receipts and expenditures of the said
treasurer, with all the vouchers accompanying the same, including the
money on hand, and we find all fairly and accurately stated, and so we i
certify.
THOMAS CARBERY,
BENJ. ()GLE TAYLOE,
ARCH. HENDERSON,
Comminttee.
1854.-Condensed statement of the accounts of J. B. H. Smith, trea  surer of the Washington National Monument Society, showing the
receipts and expenses from January 1, 1854, to December 31, 1854:
Received from the general agent......................................... $20,957 06
Received from George Watterson, collector................................ 16 34
Received from Corcoran & Riggs, half-year's interest on deposit.............   250 00
Received from Corcoran & Riggs, one-half of sum deposited with them....... 5,000 00
Received from Corcoran & Riggs, one-half of sum deposited with them.- - 5, 000 00
Received from Corcoran & Riggs, interest on deposit...................... 237 50
Received from spawl of marble, sold..............................  100 00
Received from superintendent for oxen sold...............................200 00
Received from interest on notes given for marble sold.........................3 03
31,763 93
6 66
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EXPENDITURES.
Paid on'orders of the building-committee and per res
vouchers Nos. 1 to 108)............ —-----------------------
Paid Bank of Washington, balance due said bank,
Paid Bank of Washington, cost of collecting drafts.
Paid discount on uncurrent money and notes of brok
Balance in Bank of Washington to credit of treasur
...........- $30,970 30
January 1, 1854....... 471 42
.......................*        4 88
ken banks received......      44 71
er, January 1, 1855...... 272 62
31,763 93
J. B. H. SMITH, Treasurer.
JANUARY 1, 1855.
1854.-J. B. H. Smith, in account with general agent:
1854. Jan. 9. Amount paid by general agent............................$6 
17. Amount paid by general agent............................2 
24. Amount paid by general agent...........................
Feb. 7. Amount paid by general agent............................     9
Amount paid by general agent............................1 
Amount paid by general agent............................5 
14. Amount paid by general agent............................
22. Amount paid by general agent.............................
28. Amount paid by general agent..
Mar. 7. Amount paid by general agent, (six thousand of this sum paid
Feb. 28).................. —-------------------------------------—..
14. Amount paid by general agent............................1 
28. Amopnt paid by general agent.............................
Apr. 4. Amount paid by general agent............................3 
18. Amount paid by general agent............................1 
25. Amount paid by general agent...........................
May 2. Amount paid by general agent.............................
9. Amount paid by general agent............................
16. Amount paid by general agent............................
23. Amount paid by general agent..  -       -------------    45
June 26. Amount paid by general agent............................
27. Amount paid by general agent.............................
July 11. Amount paid by general agent.......................... —- 
18. Amount paid by general agent.-........................33           26. Amount paid by general agent...........................16
Aug. 1. Amount paid by general agent............................ 
2. Amount paid by general agent............................  25
22. Amount paid by general agent.....................
29. Amount paid by general agent..
2Sept. 5. Amount paid by general agent............................4
12.' Amount paid by general agent............................ 
19. Amount paid by general agent............................
26. Amount paid by general agent...........................1
Oct. 3. Amount paid by general agent............................7 
10. Amount paid by general agent............................ 
17. Amount paid by general agent............................2 
124. Amount paid by general agent.....-......................
31. Amount paid by general agent...........................5. 
Nov. 7. Amount paid by general agent...........................1. 
14. Amount paid by general agent...........................
22. Amount paid by general agent........................310 —
28. Amount paid by general agent...........................
Dec. 7. Amount paid by general agent........................
12. Amount paid by general agent...........................
19. Amount paid by general agent...........................9
$762 61
212 58
660 59
156 90
176 50
50 00
47 20
67 76
197 12
6,1.82 50
140 00
168 00
305 35
165 11
105 00
397 66
82 50
36 00
152 45
1,425 00
225 00
3,099 60
334 35
116 61
264 91
267 25
3, 116 22
48 47
753 40
281 35
127 32
72 00
639 30
264 66
119 00
544 50
130 15
184 79
310 76
29 13
26 00
360 96
51 00
99 00
20,957 06
WASHINGTON, January 18, 1855.
We do hereby certify that we have been appointed a committee to examine the accounts of J. B. H. Smith, esq., treasurer of the Washing
ton National Monument Society, for the year ending December 31,1854;
that we have examined the receipts and expenditures of the said treas
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urer, with all the vouchers accompanying the same, including the money
on hand, and we find all fairly and accurately stated, and we so certify.
BENJ. OGLE TAYLOE, 
THOS. CARBERY,
Committee.
1855.-Statement showing the receipts and expenditures of J. B. HI.
Smith, treasurer of the Washington National Monument Society,
during the year 1855:
RECEIPTS.
1855. Jan. 3. Received from general agent.......... —--------------------------
8. Received from superintendent, collected by him for the use o
the crane.... —----------------------------------------
23. Received from general agent... —-------------------------—.
Feb.   6. Received from general agent, cash.......................
Received from general agent, drafts...... —---------------------
20. Received from general agent... —--------------------------- 
Mar. 11. Received from J. C. Wright, in letter, $2 cash and 33 cents in
letter-stamps............. —-------------------------------------- 
12. Received from J. C. Brent, two notes of $2 each of      bank
and 33 cents in stamps.................,..... 4
Apr.  17. Received from J. C. Brent, uncurrent notes. —---------—.      May  24. Received from proceeds of notes given for sale of two horses
$375 principal and $3.94 interest.......................
July  6. Received from B Chapman, Tarborough, North Carolina. - -
Oct.   1. Received from J. W. Bryan, North Carolina, per R.  H. Hen
derson............................................... 
Balance in bank January 1,1855...............6
$154 00
f
-   95 26
142 65
189 75
48 28
49 21
2 33
4 33
-'    22 00
378 94
5 00
18 00
272 62
1,382 37 ~
EXPENDITURES.
1855.  Jan.  2. Cash paid F. W. Eckloff, voucher No. 1....................
5. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 2...............
7. Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money..................
24. Cash paid, discount on uncurrent money..... —--------------
26. Cash paid George Waters, voucher No. 3. —-----------------
27. Cash paid J. N. Fearn, voucher No. 4...... —-----------—...
31. Cash paid R. Mills, voucher No. 5 —---------------------— 2.
Cash paid F. W. Eckloff, voucher No. 6-... —-5  75
Feb.  1. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 7 -------------—.
Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 8...............
2. Cash paid F. W. Eck]off, voucher No. 9....................
Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 10..............
3. Cash paid William Dougherty, voucher No. 11. —------------
July 12. Cash paid J. C. Maguire, voucher No. 12...... —---------------—.
Cash paid Bank of Washington, costs of collection..........
Balance on hand.. —...-.... —............................
$66 66
28 81
3 75
1 30
57 60.
35 50
25 00
56 75
205 12
83 33
66 66
337 53
52 62
21 75
51
339 48
1,382 37.
J. B. HI. SMITH, Treasurer.
JANUARY, 1856.
WASHINGTON, January 14, 1856.
We do hereby certify that we have been appointed a committee to
examine the accounts of J. B. IH. Smith, esq., treasurer of the Washington National Monument Society, for the year ending December 31,
1855; that we have examined the receipts and expenditures of the said
treasurer, with all the vouchers accompanying the same, including the
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money on hand, and we find all fairly and accurately stated, and we
so certify.
THIOS. CARBERY,
BENJ. OGLE TAYLOE,
JOHN CARROLL BRENT,
Committee.
In 1855 the Know-Nothing party took violent possession of the monumnent, the office, and papers. There being no receipts or expenditures.
except on account of the latter, the above balance, which was paid-out
on sundry demands remaining due by the society, no general account
was'rendered by the treasurer until that commencing October 1, 1858,
about which time the Know-Nothings abandoned their attempt to hold
the monument.
Account of J. B. H. Smith, treasurer, of receipts and expenditures since
October 25, 1858, to January 1, 1860:
RECEIPTS.
1858.  Oct. 25. Cash received from B. B. French, his contribution..........      Nov.  9. Cash received from S. P. Bell, collected at Patent-Office.    -    ---
20. Cash received from W.  N. Smith, collected at Patent-Office. 
22. Cash received from J. H. Smith, Elbert County, Georgia....
Dec. 14. Cayc received from Bank of Washington, balance left there by
J. M. McCalla...... —------------------------------------      
1859.  Jan.  4. Cash received from General Henderson, his contribution...3
Cash received from J. C. Brent, his contribution..- - —...-..
20. Cash received from J. Varden, collected at Patent-Office      -         67
Feb.  8. Cash received from rent of ground near monument.........
15. Cash received from Morgan, collected at monument... - - - --. 
Mar.  2. Cash received from Morgan, collected at monument..-... --                
April  2. Cash received from Morgan, collected at monument.........
19. Cash received from contribution by Messrs. Fendall & Car                 bery..... —---------------------------------------------
26. Cash collected at Patent-Office....... —-------------------------
May  5. Cash received from Morgan, from monument                                30.:  25 —           17. Cash received from draft from bank in Alabama —----------                 
June 14. Cash received, collected at city of Washington election                1 4
17. Cash received from Morgan, from monument...............
July  6. Cash received from Morgan, from monument. —------
Sept.  8. Cash received from Morgan, from monument.-..-7
9. Cash received from Hodge and others, Louisiana. -----------               
13. Cash received, collected at Patent-Office....... —-----------------
Oct.   8. Cash received from Gallagher, collector for Washington City. 
18. Cash received from McDonald, from citizens of Horsetown,
California..... —----------------------------------------
25. Cash from contribution of R. E. Bugle and others.-.... —-—...
27. Cash from contribution of State of California........:.......
17. Cash from contribution of Washington Lyceum. —----------
Cash from contribution of public school of city.-         -1 —--
Nov. 10. Cash from contribution of J. D. Gardiner... —-----------------
14. Cash from Morgan, from monument..... —-------------------—.
Dec. -. Cash from Gallagher, collector for city...-....... —---
$14 60
80 00
34 90
20 00
285 09,
3 75
3 75
146 76
20 00
116 01
77 75
47 00
7 30
150 30
30 25
40 00
127 43
105 84
82 50
257 00
55 55
99 20
. 28 58
72 00
11 00
1, 000 00
25 00
1 20
5 00
106  05
21 15
3, 074 96
EXPENDITURES.
1858.  Nov.-. Paid balance due Bank of Washington -----—........... -.
Dec.  2. Paid J. C. Brent, per order No. 1. —------------------------
6. Paid F. Taylor, per order No. 2...........................a
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1858.  Dec. 16. Paid Shilling, per order No. 3. - ---
22. Paid Locke, per order No. 4. —-----
28. Paid Galt, per order No. 5........
1859.  Jan. 4. Paid Brent, per order No. 6....... 
11. Paid Howell & Morsell, pe r order
*25. Paid Brent,        per order N o. 8..
Feb.  1. Paid Skirvin, per order No. 9-.. 
5. Paid Galt, per order No. 10....... 
8. Paid Brent, per order No. 11......
12. Paid Klink, per order No. 12.....
15. Paid Morgan, per order No. 13..
Paid Sharkey, per order'No. 14.
20. Paid Jack     son,  per order N o. 15.....
Mar. 2. Paid Morgan, per order No. 16.                       -.
5. Paid Klink,  p er order N o. 17......
7. Paid Sharkey, per orderNo. 18-...
15. Paid King, per order No. 19.-. —      April 2. Paid Morgan, per order No. 20....
19. Paid Kirk, per order No. 21.....
27. Paid Locke, per order No. 22... —
May   3. Paid Clagett & Dodson, per order
14. Paid Morgan, per order No. 23i..
20. Paid Galt, per order No. 24.-. —--
June 17. Paid Morgan, per order No. 25
Paid Wheeler, per order No. 26. -
18. Paid Franklin & Rothrock, per ore
22. Paid Kleiber, per order No. 28 ----
30. Paid Berry, per order No. 29 ------
July  8. Paid Sheppard, per order No.. 30.
22. Paid Morgan, per order No.,31....
Aug. 13. Paid Galt, per order No. 32 -------
Sept. 7. Paid Joyce per order No. 33 -------
8. Paid Morgan, three accounts, per c
Paid Kiing, per order No. 35......
Paid Bryan, per order No. 36. -. —.
Paid Green, per order No. 37 ------
12. Paid Greenwell, per order No. 38 —
16. Paid Freeland, per order No. 39 —            20. Paid Gideon, per order No. 40....
21. Paid Savage, per order No. 41 -
23. Paid Taylor, per order No. 42.
Oct. 21. Paid Clagett & Dodson, per order
27. Paid Polkinhorn, per order No. 44.
Nov. 14. Paid Morgan, per order No. 45. —                Paid Morgan, per order No. 46. —                Paid Coyle & Bro., per order No. 4
15. Paid Brent, per order No. 48..-.            30. Paid McKean, per order No. 49.
Dec. 5. Paid Lenman & Bro., per order No
15. Paid Galt, per order No. 51.
21. Paid Locke, per order No. 52
Balance on hand January 1, 1860.
........................          _ 5 00
.2.... P L...oe  pr...........      10  00
......................              4   75
........ --------------------  50
No.7.................... 3 75
-—..................... 2 45
8 04
........................    16 78
----  ------.........................    50
......................... 48 00
....................... 61 25
........................    28  12
- ----- --- -    -----........................5 50
...................... 35 90
........................            27  00
7.PaidSr.18......................-   14 37
1.......................... 4  25
........................  38 75
. —-—.-. —-.............           211 69
.........................  20  00
No 23..................              1 50
37 75
-- --.. — —...  - --          4   75
* -------------------     -..38   7 5
Paid Wer.26.....":::.. -.         1 63
der No. 27......18  93
2.........................-          I 00
---- -— * —. —-- ---          2    75
......................... 32 7513
* — *-* —                           37 5O
......................            3 25
41 87
drder No. 34. -.-...-              -.80 25
........................     10 00
.3................... 2 12
...................   -...... 22 00
2  _ _ p  e  N3..........................38 50
1.Pa FN.......................         8 00
-.. Paid Gid- pr or  -.. 4. —--    140 00
.........................   6  83
2.P.........................       51 98
No. 43...-.-.-. —........ 14 43
*......................... 26  50.
.......................... 37  50
............................38 75
17..........              3 25
......................... 5  00,
........................... 2  50
i. 50...................... 83 06
- - - - ------------   -.........................28 87
........................           40  00
a....e..................... 1, 645 57
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JA.UARY 1, 1860.
JANUARY 1, 1860.
-WASHINGTON, January 17, 1860.
We certify that we have been appointed a committee to examine the
accounts of J. B. H. Smith, treasurer of the Washington National Monument Society, to January 1, 1860, inclusive of the period to which his
accounts are made up for settlement; that we have examined all the
vouchers and accounts embraced in the foregoing account, and we do
hereby certify the same to be correct, as stated by'the treasurer.
P. R. FENDALL.
M. F. MAURY.
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1860.-Account of J. B. H. Smith,  treasurer, of receipts and
ures from January 1, 1860, to December 31, 1860, inclue
1860.  Jan. 6. Received of S. P. Bell, collector in Patent-Office..............$0
10. Received of Primary School No. ].........................
11. Received of Morgan, collected at monument --------------—.
31. Received of Lieutenant Ives, collected from post-offices......
Feb. 29. Received of George W. Lee, Brooklyn, collected by him.      - ---
Mar.19. Received of Morgan, collected at monument —--------------               
20. Received of J. Shea, rent................. -................ 
Received of Primary School No. 1..I...........
25. Received of citizens of Natchitoches.....
31. Received of employes on Panama road...........
Apr. 14. Received of Mugs Lodge of Masons, Tennessee....       1.
18. Received of Gallagher, collector for city of Washington.-.- ---
28. Received of S. P. Bell, collector at Patent Office —---------—.
30. Received of Lieutentant Ives, collector, from post-offices --—...
Received of Lipscomb, collector for Virginia................           
Received of Primary School No. I.         -. -----.20. —       May  8. Received of Morgan, collected at monument................
14.   Received  of gentlemen  at Dubuque.........................2      0
1. Received of Mrs. Cosby, Ladies' Monument Society —-----—.
29. Received of Richard J. Bush. Pittsburgh.. —------------
June 6. Received of Morgan, collected at monument.. —--------------
9. Received of J. Elder, collector of Kentucky... —---------------
Received, collected at Washington City election —-----. —-...   4.
July 10. Received of Morgan, collected at monument................
Aug. 21. Received of J. C. Brent, secretary.. -..........2
Received of Post-Office Department, from R. L. Cochran              2.
Sept. 3. Received of S. P. Bell, collected at Patent Office —--------—.
Received of Post-Office Department, from Echler post-office.
5. Received of Mrs. King, president of Ladies' Society...             183 —            12. Received of Mount Holly Springs post-office.      ----------------
15. Received of Morgan, collected at monument.. —--------------
25. Received, through J. C. Brent, secretary.........24
Oct.  9. Received of Lieutenant Ives, from post-offices.. —-------------
28. Received of Varden, collected at Smithsonian Institution...0
Nov. 15. Received of Morgan, collected at monument.-.. —---------. 91
20. Received of Prince George's County, collected at polls...
Received of Floride Cunningham, Ladies' Society....... —---------
Received through J. C. Brent, secretary..................            2
27. Received through J. C. Brent, secretary........ —-----------------
Dec.   8. Received of Mrs. Walworth, Ladies' Society.... —-------------
28. Received of S. B. Beck, collected at Patent-Office...    62
Received, through J. C. Brent, secretary..........     2
Received of W. S. Cuddy, Saint Louis..........54
Balance in bank January 1, 1860 -----------------------—.
$90 O0
1 20
89 00
608 11
44 00
' 87 25
20 00
1 20
51 85
]290O00
10 00
15 30
117 00
1,021 73
9 60
1 20
109 50
25 00
30 00
14 00
130 00
63 52
40 11
112 920
21 80
25 25
144 00
55
183 65
54
188 50
24 2.5
237 72
50 00
91 00
3 63
193 35
11 20
33 59
51 50
62 55
21 60
54 20
1,654  57
6, 026 22
EXPENDITURES.
1860. Jan.  3. Cash paid Clagett & Dodson, voucher No. 1   -----------—............... —  
11. Cash paid Morgan, voucher No. 2.... —---------------------—..
Cash paid Morgan, voucher No. 3 ----------------------—.........................- 
Cash paid Morgan, voucher No. 4.........................
Cash paid Oliver, freight, voucher No. 5..... —-----------------
17. Cash paid Hoen & Co., voucher No. 6  -------------------—.....
26. Cash paid W. O. Berry, voucher No. 7 --------------------
Feb.  I. Cash paid Shilling, voucher No. 8............ —-----------------------  
Cash paid Franklin & Rothrock, voucher No. 9..... --------—.
24. Cash paid J. Miller, voucher No. 10... —---------------------
Mar.   2. Cash paid P. Gallant, voucher No.11. ---------------------
19. Cash paid Morgan, voucher No. 12....... —----------------------
April  2. Cash paid J. Skirvins, voucher No. 13.... —---------------------  
17. Cash paid J. C. Brent, voucher No. 14     -------------------—....
May  29. Cash paid J. C. Brent for postage-stamps, voucher No. 15..
30. Cash paid Messrs. Gait, voucher No. 16............ —--------------
June  6. Cash paid Morgan, voucher No. 17..................1.....
July  10. Cash paid Morgan, voucher No. 18.........................
71
$15 -.1 1
37 r- 0
38 75
1 50
1 30
31 25
9 88
1 12
2 87
2 00
8 00
75 00
1 00
8 86
30 00
14 75
121 24
37 60 
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
1860. Sept.  4. Cash paid McCullon, voucher No.
5. Cash paid Walker & Son, voucher
7. Cash paid F. Taylor, voucher No.
Cash paid Polkinhorn, voucher No
15. Cash paid Morgan, voucher No. 29
26. Cash paid Lenman'& Bro., Vouch
27. Cash paid Burch, voucher No. 25
Cash paid Gallant, voucher No. 26
Oct. 12. Cash paid Polkinhorn, voucher Nc
24. Cash paid Lycett, voucher No. 2~
Nov.  6. Cash paid Varden, voucher No. 2!
14. Cash paid Mitchell & Co., vouche
15. Cash paid Morgan, voucher No. 3
20. Cash paid Messrs. Galt. voucher 3'
22. Cash paid Gallant, voucher No. 33
Balance in bank January 1, 1861
19......                $82 JO
r No. 20................  154   0
7. ashpai F.Tayor,vouherNo.1 —------------------- 146 64
21.........       46 64
D. 22..................... 33 00
53............ Ca.78 00
per No. 24..................555 07
..... -----------------------— 57 50
i........................   642 50
o2.   s7.................... 55 50
12 00
9...................... 11 00
or No. 30.... —---------------  21 38
C1.1.......................   85 38
2.........................21 00
3........................159 00
-   -........................ 3,574 32
6,026 22
J. B. H.  SMITH, Treasurer.
JANUARY, 1861.
$,~~ TVWASHINGTON. January 8, 1861.
We certify that we were appointed a committee to examine the ac- 
counts of J. B. H. Smith, treasurer of the Washington National Monument
Society, to January 1, 1861, inclusive of the period to which his accounts
were made up for settlement; that we have examined all the vouchers
and accounts embraced in the foregoing account, and we do hereby
certify the same to be correct, as stated by the treasurer.
THOMAS BLAGDEN,
JAMES KEARNEY,
Committee
1861-Account of J. B. H. Smith, treasurer of the Washington National
Monument Society, from January 1, 1861, to December 31, 1866,
inclusive:
1861. Jan.  12. Received from Ladies' Society...........................-. 
15. Received from State of California, her second installment.           28. Received from Ladies' Society.............................
29. Received from J. C. Brent, secretary.......................
Feb.   5. Received from J. C. Brent, secretary......................             
16. Received from Ladies' Society............................ —
April  8. Received from H. C. Adams, contribution,.....
16. Received from Ladies' Society in South Carolina, money..           20. Received from H  D. Morgan, collected at monument —----—.
May   22. Received from H. D -Morgan, collected at monument... -...
Received from -     Muzuer, special agent in California....      8
June  12. Received from Ladies' Society..... —------------------------
July    2. Received from Ladies' Society............................             --
Aug. 13. Received from H. D.Morgan. —------------------------—............................     Sept.   5. Received from S. P. Bell, collector at Patent-Office... —-----.. 2
]8. Received from,H. D. Morgan.. —----------.. —.                  1
Oct.  17. Received from H. D. Morgan.............................2  
Nov.  25. Received from J. C. Brent, secretary...................... 
Dec. 2. Received from H. D. Morgan.............................. - --------------------------- 
Balance in bank January 1, 1861.......................3
$19 309
1,000 00
64 50
24 65
75 51
59 02
1 00
25 51
259 75
21 50
8,029 00
30 00
100 00
68 38
7o 02
14 50
24 00
18 00
13 00
3,574 32
13,491 96
J. B. H. SMITH, Treasurer.
JANUTARY) 1862.
72 
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
Expenditures from January 1, 1861, to December 31, 1861, inclusive:
1861. Jan.   9. Paid William Locke, per voucher N
30. Paid H. W. Frankland, per voucher
April. 2. Paid Messrs. Galt, per voucher No.
9. Paid E. Zell, per voucher No. 4....           19. Paid Riggs & Co., discount on Sou
20. Paid Morgan for November,  Decem
and March, per voucher No. 5 -1
Paid Morgan for sundries, per vouce
May   22 Paid Morgan, per voucher No. 7....
June  12 Paid Morgan, per voucher No. 8.... 
25. Paid Riggs &  Co.  for purchase o
Treasury notes beating 12 per ce
of board, per voucher No. 9 ------
July  —. Paid W. O. Berry, per ditto, per vo
Aug. 13. Paid H. D. Morgan, for June and Ju
Paid uncurrent notes received from
Sept. 18. Paid H. D. Morgan, per voucher No
Oct.  17. Paid H. D. Morgan, per voucher No
Dec.  2. Paid H. D. Morgan, per voucher No
Paid Bank of Washington for colle
Balance in Bank of Washington, J~
.......................    8,624;35
lucher No. I0............  50
uly, per voucher  No.  11 - -    76 25
Morgan... —--------------   10 00
D. 12... —--------------- 38 75
D. 13...-. —-------._.'..   37 50
o. 14..... -.-.- ---------- 38 75
Pctions...  ------------------ I 08
anuary 1, 1862 ---—..        4,260 51
13,491 96
J. B. H. SMITH,  Treasurer.
JANUARY, 1862.
WASHINGTON, January 7, 1862.
The committee appointed for the purpose make the following report:
We certify that we were appointed a committee to examine the accounts of J. B. IE. Smith, treasurer of the Washington National Monument Society, to January 1, 1862, inclusive of the period to which his
accounts were made up for settlement; that we have examined all the
vouchers and accounts embraced in the foregoing account, and we do
hereby certify the same to be correct, as stated by the treasurer.
THOMAS BLAGDEN,
W. A. BRADLEY.
Committee.
1862.-Account of J. B. H. Smith, treasurer of the Washington Monu                                 ment Society:
RECEIPTS.
4. Received from T. P. Bell,collected at Patent-Office —--------             
8. Received from Morgan, collected at monument.. —-----------
13. Received from interest on Treasury notes, 12 per cent.......
Received from Treasury notes redeemed...................
5. Received from Morgan, collected at monument. —------- - 
2. Received from J. C. Brent, secretary......................- - -
12. Received from J. Shea, collected at monument —-----------—.
4. Received from J. Shea, collected at monument.... —------------
7. Received'from J. C. Brent, secretary... —------------------—.
4. Received from J. Shea, collected at monument.. —------------
2. Received from interest on corporation stock................
24. Received from J. Varden, collected at Smithsonian Institution         2
Balance in Bank of Washington on January 1, 1862. —------
$74  75
51 10
1,031 67
8,000 00
14'25
88 52
70 61
11 60
72 75
11 70
232 49
'200  00
4,260 51
14,119 95
J. B. H. SMITH, Treasurer.
JANUARY, 1863.
73
$60 00
36 37
28 50
. 75
4 40
1.88 75  8 -25
. 37 50
38 75
i 862. Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
Sept.
Oct.
. Nov.
Dec. 
. WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
EXPENDITURES.
Jan.  8. Cash paid Morgan, per voucher No
Counterfeit not   e,  r eceived fr om Me
Feb.   5. Cash paid William Locke, per vou
6. Cash paid Messrs. Galt, per vouch
Mar.   I. Cash paid William Locke, p er you
5. Cash paid HD.D. Morgan, p er vouc
Apr.  2. Cash paid T. O'Neale, per voucher
Cash paid Prather, per voucher No
4. Cash paid F. Tayl or,   pe r voucher
June 4. Cash paid J. Shea, per voucher No
18. Cash paid J. Shea, per voucher No
July 18. Cash paid J. Shea,          per voucher N o
Aug. 2. Cash paid Messrs. Galt, per vouche
5. Cash paid J. C. Brent, per vouchel
Cash paid Wm. Morgan, per voucl
13. Cash paid L. F. Perry, per voucher
23. Cash paid P. Gallant, per voucher
Sept. 5. Cash paid Riggs & Co. for $11,26[
ton stock purchased, per vouchel
11. Cash paid J. Shea, per voucher No
Oct. 4. Cash paid J. Shea, per voucher No
Nov. 4. Cash paid J. Shea, per voucher No
9. Cash paid -Schneider, per vouc
Dec. 2. Cash paid J. C. Brent for watchma
3. Cash paid J. Shea, per voucher No.
Balance in bank January 1, 1863.
O. I..................... $76 25
organ, voucher No. 2    -       -.  -   00
cher No. 3............... 60 00
er No. 4... —--—....... -—...... —-  41 00
cher No.   5............... --- - -.-  5 00
cher No.                        6 -.............. 38 75
r No.  7..................   1,000 00
5.8 -..................- 2 50
No. 9...r.g.an.erv         6 40
2. -  0....-.-.-. —----- 38 75
o. s.1..............- 17 50
). IShi.SN.8................... 37 50
erNo.  13     -................ 32 00
r    No. 14..................  11 50
her No. 15...............- 93 75
r No. 15i........................    15 62
No. 16 -------—..19- -5
6 corporation of VWashingr No. 17....-.-.... —---- 10, 008 56
).  18.....................  77   50
. 19....-. -.-.... —------ 37 50
,. 20....................  38 75
her No. 91.-.-.... —---- 33 90
n, per voucher No. 22.....     5 00
23. —------------------ 37 50
.-...-........-..        - 2,380 47
14,119 95
J. B. H. SMITH, Treasurer.
JANUARY, 1863.
The committee appointed to audit the treasurer's report and accounts
made the following report:
WASHINGTON, February 3, 1863.
We certify that we were appointed a committee to examine the accounts of J. B. H. Smith, treasurer of the Washington National Monument Society, to December 31, 1862, inclusive of the period to which
his accounts were made up for settlement; that we examined all the
vouchers and accounts embraced in the foregoing account, and we do
hereby certify the same to be correct, as stated by the treasurer.
THOMAS BLAGDEN.
JOHN CARROLL BRENT.
Memorandum. —Mr. Ingle, the other member of the committee, departed this life yesterday morning.
JOHN CARROLL BRENT.
Account of J. B. H. Smith, treasurer of the Washington National
Monument, for the year 1863:
Jan.  7. Received from J. Shea, collected at monument.............
Received from J. Shea, collected at monument.............
Received from interest on corporation of Washington stock..
Feb.  4. Received from J. Shea, collected at monument.............                 
Mar.  7. Received from J. Shea, collected at monument..............
10. Received from S. Bell, collected at Patent-Office............ -
April 7. Received from J. Shea, collected at monument.............-. —2 - -
Received from J. C. Brent...............................
Received from J. C. Brent...............................
May  9. Received from corporation interest.......................15 
Received from J. Shea, collected at monument..............
June  5. Received from J. Shea, collected at monument..............1 
74
1862.
1863.
620 00
655
186 97
38 50
32 60
207 00
12 40
20 00
16 11
150 97
13 55
15 20 
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
1863. Aug. 27. Received from J. Shea, collected al
Sept. 9. Received from J. Shea, collected a
10. Received from J. Shea, collected a
Nov. 4. Received from J. Shea, collected al
Dec.  2. Received from J. Shea, collected a
Balance in Bank of Washington J~
t monument..                $47 75
It monument.... —------------     13 20
~t monument... -.-.-.-...  24 55
t monument......25 75
t monument.-.-. —------- 19 75
anuary 1, 1863. —----------, 380 47
3,231 32
J. B. H. SMITH, Treasurer.
JANUARY, 1864.
The interest on the corporation stock since April, 1863, not being all
collected, (owing to a mistake in corporation books,) will be carried to
the year 1864.
EXPENDITURES.
1863. Jan. 7. Cash paid J. Sheafer, voucher No. 1.....................7
Cash paid J. Sheafer, voucher No. 2............ —-------------------
Feb. 4. Cash paid T. J. Galt, voucher No. 3......................-     
Cash paid J. Shea, voucher No. 4. --...........         3 
7. Cash paid F. Taylor, voucher No. 5-...........2
Mar.  7. Cash paid J. Shea, voucher No. 6......................... 
April 7. Cash paid J. Shea, voucher No. 7...........................  7 
Cash paid J. C. Brent, voucher No. 8.....................
8. Cash paid Riggs & Co. for purchase of corporation of Wash
ington stock, voucher 9...............................
May  7. Cash paid J. Shea, voucher No. 10......................
l l. Cash paid J. Skirvig, voucher No. 11l.-.-. —---- 
June 5. Cash paid J. Shea, voucher No. 12.......................
20. Cash paid J. C. Brent, voucher No. 13......................
Sept. 1. Cash paid Proster, voucher No. 14........................
Aug. 10. Cash paid J. Shea, voucher No. 15.......................
Sept. 5. Cash paid J. Shea, voucher No. 16........................... 
Oct. 8. Cash paid J. Shea, voucher No. 17........................
Nov. 4. Cash paid J. Shea voucher No. 18...........................  
Dec. 2. Cash paid J. Shea, voucher No. 19.......................... 
Balance in bank, January 1, 1864.......................
$38 75
2 50
37 75
38 75
12 30
35 00
38 75
.10 00
1,515 00
37 50
13 47
38 75
7 50
5 00
76 25
38 75
37 50
38 75
37 50
1, 171 55
3 231 32
JAUAY  184 J_ B. I.MI,Taurr
WASHINGTON March, 1864.
We certify that we were appointed a committee to examine the accounts of J. B. H. Smith, treasurer of the Washington Monument Society, to December 31, 1863, inclusive of the period to which his accounts
were made up for settlement; that we examined all the vouchers and
accounts embraced in the foregoing account, and we do hereby certify
the same to be correct, as stated by the treasurer.
THOMAS BLAGDEN.
JOHN B. BLAKE.
Account of J. B. H. Smith, treasurer, for the year 1864, to December 31,
inclusive:
RECEIPTS.
1864. Jan. 12. Received cash, corporation interest.........................$           
Received cash, corporation canal, interest................. 
5. Received cash, J. Shea, collected at monument -.............
Feb.  1. Received cash, J. Shea, collected at monument...........-             
75
J. B. H. SMITH, Treasurer.
JANUAi?.Y, 1864.
$434 91
72 00
19 95
i22 35 
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
1864. Mar.  3. Received cash, J. Shea, collected at monument....... -------------
Apr.  6. Received cash, J. Shea, collected at monument. —----
May  6. Received cash, corporation interest.. —----------------—.
Received cash, corporation interest.................. 1
7. Received cash, John Shea......... —------------------------------ 
June  3. Received cash, John Shea..........-............ 2
July  5.   Received   cash,   John   Shea...................................
]9. Received cash, corporation interest.... —-----------------—.................... 
Aug.  2. Received cash, John Shea................................
Sept. 3. Received cash, John Shea..... —------------------------------
Oct.  4.   Received  cash,  John   Shea.................................2   
Nov.  3. Received cash, John Shea.................................-.
Dec.  ]. Received cash, John Shea..........................,..... 5
Balance in bank, January 1, 1864.........................
-      $31 05
3Q 50
211   00
144 97
14 50
27 60
18 00
135 07
24 05
18 95
*  22 00
31 90
46 55
'1,171 55
2, 379 90
EXPENDITURES.
1864. Jan.  9; Cash paid J. C. Brent, per voucher No. I... —----------------
Cash paid John Shea, per voucher No  2-............ 3
30. Cash paid Wilson, per voucher No. 3..............     Feb.  1. Cash paid Shea, per voucher No. 4.... —----------------------
Mar.  3. Cash paid Shea, per voucher No. 5 ----------------------— 3   2
Apr.   6. Cash paid, per voucher No. 6. —---—........................... 
21. Cash paid Polkinhorn, per voucher No. 7.... —----------------
May   7. Cash paid Shea, per voucher No. 8.-... —---------------------
20. Cash paid Thomas Blagden, per voucher No. 9.. —---— 3  -
June  7. Cash paid Thomas Blagden, per voucher No. 9..::      1  69
Cash paid W. O Berry, per voucher No. 10.... —-------------—.
3. Cash paid J. Shea, per voucher No. 11. —.. -. ----... —-----------
July  2. Cash paid J. Shea, per voucher No. 12  -------------------—.....
Aug.  2. Cash paid J. Shea, per voucher No.  [3....................
Sept. 3. Cash paid, J. Shea, per voucher No.14....................
Oct. 4. Cash paid J. Shea, per voucher No. 15.......... —------------------
Nov.  3. Cash paid J. Shea, per voucher No. 16....................
Dec.  1. Cash paid J. Shea, per voucher No. 17....................
Balance in }Bank of Washington, January 1, 1865...........
$511 42
38 75
59 48
38 75
36 25
38 75
79 00
37 50
]33 84
17 69
950
38 75
37 50
.38 75
38 75
37 50
3 75
37 50
1,111 47
2. 379 90
J. B. H.. SMITH,  Treasurer.
JANUARY 1, 1865.
WASHINGTON. March 7, 1865.
We certify that we were appointed a committee to examine the accounts of J. B. H. Smith, treasurer of the Washington National Monument Society, to December 31, inclusive of the period to which his accounts were made up for settlement; thatwe examined all the vouchers
and accounts embraced in the foregoing account, and we do hereby certify the same to be correct as stated by the treasurer.
JOHN B. BLAKE.
W. B. TODD.
JOHN CARROLL BRENT.
The account of J. B. H. Smith, treasurer, from January 1, 1865, to De                          cember 31, 1865, inclusive:
1865. Jan. 11. Received for corporation of Washington, interest.............. $270 14
13. Received from J. Shea, collected at monument..............     18 45
Feb.  1. Received from J. Shea, collected at monument... —------------    15 95
Mar. 2. Received from J. Shea, collected at monument..............   30 50
April 4. Received from J. Shea, collected at monument...:............ 38 40
28. Received from corporation of Washington, interest.......     135 07
May  2. Received from J. Shea, collected at monument..................24 25
76 
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
1865. June  2. Received from J. Shea, collected at monument..............
July  3. Received from J. Shea, collected at monument.-... —-----------
19. Received from corporation of Washington, interest... —-------
Aug. 3. Received from J. Shea, collected at monument... —------------
22. Received from Varden's ex., collected at Patent-Office....
Received from interest on 7.30 bon/l.............3 
Sept.  2. Received from J. Shea, collected at monument....... —------------
Oct.  2. Received from J. Shea, collected at monument.. -...-. —1  2
Received from Thomas Blagden, for sales made of old rope  -.
Nov.  2. Received from J. Shea, collected at monument ------------—.
Received from corporation of Washington, interest..........
Dec.  2. Received from J. Shea, collected at monument..............
Balance in Bank of Washington January 1, 1865...........
$63 80
46 25
135 07
119 60
225 00
36 50
20 05
13 20
202 00
26 80
135 07
26 95
1,1]1 47
2, 594 52
EXPENDITURES.
1865. Jan.  3. Cash paid J. Shea, per voucher No. 1.......................
Feb.  1. Cash paid J. Shea, per voucher No. 2.......................
Mar.  2. Cash paid J. Shea, per voucher No. 3.....................   3
21. Cash paid Riggs & Co. for 7.30 bond per order of board, per
voucher No. 4.......................................1 -
April 4. Cash paid J. Shea, per voucher No. 5.......
May  2. Cash paid J. Shea, per voucher No. 6............
June 2. Cash paid J. Shea, per voucher No. 7........................
July  3. Cash paid J. Shea, per voucher No. 8......................
Aug. 3. Cash paid J. Shea, per voucher No. 9 -.. —------- 
Sept. 2. Cash paid J. Shea, per voucher No. 10.....................
Oct.  2. Cash paid J. Shea, per voucher No. 1].....................
Nov.  2. Cash paid J. Shea, per voucher No. 12.....................
Dec.  2. Cash paid J. Shea, per voucher No. 13.....................
Balance in Bank of Washington January 1, 1866...........
$38 75
38 75
35 00
1, 006 80
38 75
37 50
38 75
37 50
38 75
38 75
37 50
38 75
.37 50
1,131 47
2, 594 52
SECURITIES ON ItAND.
Corporation of Washington stock........................................905
United States 7.30 bond.................................................     
$9,005 00
1,000 00
10, 005 00
J. B. H. SMITH,  Treasurer.
JANUARY, 1866.
WASHINGTON, February 27, 1866.
We certify that we were appointed a committee to examine the accounts of J. B. H. Smith, treasurer of the Washington National Monument Society, to December 31, 1865, inclusive of the period to which
his accounts were made up for settlement; that we examined all the
vouchers and accounts embraced in the foregoing account, and we do
hereby certify the same to be correct, as stated by the treasurer.
THOS. BLAGDEN.
W. B. TODD.
JNO. B. BLAKE.
Account of J. B. H. Smith, treasurer, of receipts and expenditures from
January 1, 1866, to December 31, 1866, inclusive:
RECEIPTS.
1866. Jan.  2. Cash from watchman at monument..-. - --... —...-.. —...
12. Cash from J. C. Brent, secretary........ —-------------------------
Cash.from interest on corporation of Washington stock......
77
$16 43
288 00
135 07 
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
1866. Feb.  1. Cash from watchman at monument......................$
Mar. 2. Cash from watchman at monument........................
April 2. Cash from watchman at monument.:.........4.
May  2. Cash from watchman at monument........................
4. Cash from interest on corporation of Washington stock. 15.
June 2. Cash from watchman at monument........................
July 3. Cash from watchman at monument........................
21. Cash from corporation of Washington, interest............
Aug. 2. Cash from watchman at monument.........................9 
Sept. 5. Cash from watchman at monument.........................     6
Oct. 3. Cash from watchman at monument........................1 
Nov. 2. Cash from watchman at monument.......................
Dec. 4. Cash from watchman at monument.........................1
12. Cash from Corporation of Washington, interest.............
Interest on 7.30 bonds.................................. -
Interest on 7.30 bonds................................... 
Balance in Bank of Washington, January 1, 1866.........  
$8 25
30 05
41 50
43 95
- 35 07
41 60
15 73
135 07
19 00
28 60
13 ]8
31 75
16 75
135 07
109 50
36 50
],131 48
2,412 54
EXPENDITURES.
1866. Jan.  2. Cash paid watchman at monument, voucher No. 1...........
Feb.  2. Cash paid watchman at monument, voucher No. 2-3 -75.     Mar. 24. Cash paid Riggs & Co., for United States 7.30 bonds, $1,000,
~   voucherNo. 3..........................................
Cash paid watchman at monument, voucher No. 4...........          
April 2. Cash paid watchman at monument, voucher No.5.......37
May  2. Cash paid watchman at monument, voucher No. 6..........
June 2. Cash paid watchman at monument, voucher No. 7...........           
July 3. Cash paid watchman at monument, voucher No. 8..........            
Aug. 2 Cash paid watchman at monument, voucher No. 9..........
7. Cash paid J. C. Brent, secretary, voucher No. 10............
Sept. 5. Cash paid watchman at monument, voucher No. 11..........
Oct.  3. Cash paid watchman at monument, voucher No. 12.......
Nov. 2. Cash paid watchman at monument, voncher No. 13..........           
Dec. 4. Cash paid watchman at monument, voucher No. 14... --....
Balance in bank January I 1, 1867........................
On hand- 
Corporation of Washington stock........................................  9, 005 00
Two United States 7.30 bonds; each $1,000................................ 2,000 00 A
J. B. H. SMITH, Treasurer.
JANUARY 11, 1867,
WASHINGTON, March 5, 1867.
We certify that we were appointed a committee to examine the accounts of J. B. H. Smith, treasurer Washington National Monument
Society, to December 31, 1866, inclusive, the period to which his accounts
were made up for settlement; that we examined all the vouchers and
accounts embraced in the foregoing accounts, and we do hereby certify
the same to be correct, as stated by the treasurer.
JOHN B. BLAKE.
THOMAS BLAGDEN.
1867.-The receipts and expenditures of J. B. H. Smith, treasurer, from
January 1, 1867, to December 31, 1867, inclusive:
RECEIPTS.
1867. Jan. 11. From J. Shea, watchman at monument....................
Feb. 2. From J. Shea, watchman at monument....................
Mar. 2. From J. Shea, watchman at monument...................... 
78
t
$38 75
38 75
1,022 10
35 00
38.75
37 50
38 75
37 50
38 75
50 00
38 75
50 00
50 00
-50 00
847 94
2,412.54
$8 45
13 45
42 26 
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
1867. April 3. From J. Shea, watchman at monument.....................7
From Corporation of Washington, interest to April 1........
May. 3. From J. Shea, watchman at monument.. —------------------
3. From J. C. Brent, secretary, balance in hand from collections
at office, after paying sundry expenses of same... —----------
June  4. From J. Shea, watchman at monument....................4
July  2. From J. Shea, watchman at monument....................
From corporation of Washington, interestl..............
Aug.  3. From J. Shea, watchman at monument....................-                 9
Sept. 3. From J. Shea, watchlman at monument..................
Oct.  1. From J. Shea, watchman at monument -...: —----.           10. From corporation of Washington, interest..................7
Nov.  2. From J. Shea, watchman at monument...................
Dec.  3. From J. Shea, watchman at monument....................
From sale of $10 uncurrent money received from watchman at
monument August, 1861, see my account for 1861.7 —-5
From half-year interest on $2,000, 7.30 bonds..............
From interest on one 7.30 bond from February 15 to July 1,
1867, when due, and converted into a 5.20 bond..                  27 —--
From interest on one 7.30 bond, due December 15, six months. 
28. From United States, difference in exchangidg 7.30 bond into
5.20 bond........................................... —-------------------
Balance in Bank of Washington January 11, 1867..........
$46 75
270 14
16 70
200 00
17 45
15 45
135 07
11 95
21 75
Il3 l$5
135 07
30 92
14 85
7 75
73 00
27 20
36 50
3 40
847 94
1,989 91
EXPENDITURES.
1867. Jan.  2. Cash paid J. Shea, watchman at monument, voucher No.       I...
Feb.  2. Cash paid J. Shea, watchman at monument, voucher No. 2.
Mar. 2. Cash paid J. Shea, watchman at monument, voucher No. 3...
April 2. Cash paid J. Shea, watchman-at monument, voucher No. 4..
May 3. Cash paid J. Shea, watchman at monument, voucher No. 5.
June 4. Cash patd J. Shea, watchman at monument, voucher No. 6.
July 2. Cash paid J. Shea, watchman at monument, voucher No. 7...
Aug. 3. Cash paid J. Shea, watchman at monument, voucher No. 8..
Cash paid J. C. Brent, voucher No. 9..................            
Sept. 3. Cash paid J. Shea, voucher No. 10..........................5 
Oct.  1. Cash paid J. Shea, voucher No, 11........................
Nov. 2. Cash paid J. Shea, voucher No. 12.........................
Dec. 4. Cash paid S. Shea, voucher No. 13....................... —
Balance in Bank of Washington January 1, 186.8............
7 $50 00
50 00
50 00
50 00
50 00
50 00
50 00
50 00
150 00
50 00
50 00
50 00
50 00
1,239 91
1,989 91
On hand —
Corporation of Washington stock........................................
Two United States 5-20 bonds, each $1,000...............................2  
9,005 00
2,000 00
11,005 00
J. B. H. SMITH, Treasurer.
JANUARY, 1868.
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT OFFICE,
Washington, February 11, 1868.
We certify that we were appointed a committee to examine the accounts of J. B. H. Smith, treasurer of the Washington National Monument Society, to January 1, 1868, inclusive of the period to which the
accounts were made up for settlement  that we'examined all the vouchers and accounts embraced in the foregoing account, and we do hereby
certify the same to be correct, as stated by the treasurer.
W. B. TODD,
THOMAS BLAGDEN,
JOHN CARRQLL BRENT,
Conmmittee.
79 
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
1868.-Account of J. B. H. Smith, treasurer, of the receipts and ex
penditures for the year 1868, from January 1 to Decemcer 31, inclu  sive:
RECEIPTS.
1868. Jan.  2. To cash from J..Shea, watchman.
14. To cash from corporation of Wash
Feb.  1. To cash from J. Shea............        -     -
Mar.  3. To cash from J. Shea.............
April 2. To cash from J. Shea............ 
May  2. To cash from J. Shea.............
June 2. To cash from J. Shea.............
July  2. To cash from J. Shea.............
Aug.  1. To cash from J. Shea..............                              3
Sept. 3. To cash from J. Shea...........
Oct.  3. To cash from J. Shea.............
9. To cash from interest from corpora
To cash from interest on United  E
$35 10 premium..-. —-------
Nov. 3. To cash from J. Shea...........
Dec.  1. To cash from J. Shea............
Balance in bank January 1, 186~
.........................                  $11 75
ington...................     135  07
1..To..a...c....oatio            8 15
.........................                    15  15
.........................                   25 45
......................... 40 96
B........................               29 67
................ —------ 22 57
.........................                 13  15
.........................               10  85
.........................             18 00
~tion of Washington.            -       ----- 450  21
States bonds, $90 principal,
.........................         125  10
........................                   18 79
......................... 11 05
8........................ 1,239 91
2,175 83
J. B. II. SMITH, Treasurer.
JANUARY, 1869.
The treasurer also submits herewith the account rendered him by the
secretary, of the receipts and expenditures in his office.
J. B. H. SMITH.
EXPENDITU(RES.
Jan.  2. Cash paid J. C. Brent, secretary, v
Cash paid J. Shea, watchman, vou     n
Feb.  1. Cash paid J. Shea, watchman, vou
Mar.  1. Cash paid J. Shea, watchman, vo
Cash pid Riggs & Co., for $1,000
6 per cent. stock, purchased by
No. 5..-.-... —-------------
April 2. Cash paid J. Shea, voucher No. 6
May  2. Cash paid J. Shea, voucher No. 7
June  1. Cash paid J. Shea, voucher No. 8
July  2. Cash paid J. Shea, voucher No. 9
Aug. 2. Cash paid J. Shea, voucher No. 1
Sept. 3. Cash paid J. Shea, voucher No. 1
Oct.  3. Cash paid J. Shea, voucher No. l'
10. Cash paid J. C. Brent, secretary,
Nov. 3. Cash paid J. Shea, voucher No. 1
Dec. I. Cash paid J. Shea, voucher No. 1
Balance in bank January l, 1869
........................   927  50
.........................            50 00
1t. 1..............  50 00
...........................  50 00
.........................           50 00
0 ------—'...                       50 00
1                                   50 00
2....... 50 00
voucher No. 13......            136 10
4....................... 50 00
5... ~~~~~~50 00
-........................ 462 23
2, 175 83
J. B. H. SMITH, Treas8urer.
JANUARY, 1869.
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT OFFICE,
/Washington, May 4, 1869.
We certify that we were appointed a committee to examine the accounts of J. B. H. Smith, treasurer of the Washington National Monument Society from January 1 to December 31, 1868, inclusive of the
period to which his accounts were made up for settlement; that we examined all the vouchers and accounts embraced in the foregoing ac
80
1868.
$50 00
50 00
50 00
50 00 
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
count, and we do hereby certify the same to be correct as stated by the
treasurer; and also the accounts of John Carroll Brent, secretary, with
the vouchers, and we do hereby certify the same to be correct, as stated
by said secretary.
W. B. TODD.
* THIOMAS BLAGDEN.
ALEX. R. SHEPHERD.
1869.-The account of J. B. H. Smith, treasurer, of the receipts and ex  penditures of the year 1869, from January 1 to December 31, in  clusive:
RECEIPT'S.
1869. Jan.  2. Cash from J. Shea......................................       
Feb.  3. Cash from J. Shea.................. 
24. Cash from Trinity Church, (Episcopal,) Washington.3 6 —
25. Cash from Methodist Protestant Church, Georgetown...3
Mar. 2. Cash from J. Shea............. —----------------------------------—. 
8. Cash from Zion Church, Long Island......................
April 1. Cash from J. Shlea —----------------------------
15. Cash from Methodist Church South, Saint Louis County   - ---
May  3. Cash from J. Shea.................................   30 —
27. Cash fromn Methodist Episcopal Church, Texas.............
Cash from Reformed Church, Panama, N. Y...............
June 2. Cash from J. Shea..............................      -      -----
Cash from General Jas. C. Robey, Red Bluff, Cal.......
7. Cash from Episcopal Church, Cal........................
July 2. Cash from J. Shea..-.....................................
7. Cash from interest, corporation of Washington, 3 quarters..
Cash firom interest, 5-20 U. S. bonds, $120 in coin, $44.70
premium.............................................
Aug. 3. Cash from J. Shea..................................... —       
Sept. 2. Cash from J. Shea        -. —---
7. Cash from German Evangelical Church, Washington City..      Oct.  2. Cash from J. Shea --.... -....-..................1      Nov. 2. Cash from J. Shea.....................
Dec. 2. Cash from J. Shea...........-.........................      Nov. 16. Cash from interest, 1 quarter, corporation of Washington.
Balance in bank on January 1, 1869......................
$9  15
21 00.
35 67
7 36
27 30
17 57
91 21
4 40
30 05
3  40
36 00
18 00
23 48
23 60
17 8i5,
450 21
161  70
9 55
1 100
25 00
15 07
28 70
13 35
1.50 07
462'23
l, 692 92
EXPENDITURES.
1869. Jan.  2. Cash paid J. Shea, watchman, per voucher No. 1..........
24. Cash paid J. C. Brent, secretary, per voucher No. 2....
Feb. 3. Cash paid J. Shea, per voucher Nq. 3....................
Mar. 2. Cash paid J. Shea, per voucher No. 4....................
April 1. Cash paid J. Shea, per voucher No. 5....................
May  3. Cash paid J. Shea, pei voucher No. 6....................
June 2. Cash paid J. Shea, per voucher No. 7......................
July  2. Cash paid J. Shea, per voucher No. 8....................
Aug.  3. Cash paid J. Shea, per voucher No. 9........................  
Sept. 2. Cash paid J. Shea, per voucher No. 10...................
Oct.  2. Cash paid J. Shea, per voucher No. 11......................
Nov.  2. Cash paid J. Shea, per voucher No. 12.......................
Dec.  2. Cash paid J. Shea, per voucher No. 13...................
I Balance in Bank of Washington December 31, 1869..........10 
$50 00
50 00
50 00
50 00
50 00
50 00
50 00
*50 00
50 00
50 00
50 00
50 00
50' 00
1, 042 92
1,692 9:'
JANUARY, 1870.
H. Rep. 485   6
81
.1
J. B. H, SMITH, Trea8urer. 
WASIIINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT OFFICE,
April 5, 1870.
We certify that we were appointed a committee to examine the ac.
counts of J. B. H. Smith, treasurer of the Washington National Monuinent Society, from January 1, 1869, to l)ecemnber 31, inclusive, of the
period to which his accounts were made  up for settlement; that we examined all the vouchers and accounts embraced in the foregoing account,
and we do hereby certivfy the samre to be correct as stated by the treasurer; and also the accounts of John Carroll Brent, secretary, with
the vouchers, and we do hereby certify the same to be correct as stated
by said secretary.
JOHN B. BLAKE.
W. B. TODD.
First account of Johu Carroll Brent, secretary, with J. B. H. Smith,
treasurer of Washington National Monumenit Society, from January
13, 1866, to Deceniber 24, 1868, inclusive:
DR.
$150 00
6 50
10 00
20 (0
6 00
50 00
60 00
261 75
20 00
5 00
150 00
70 11
5 00
63  00
37 22
50 (0
20 00
5 00.
86 18
136 16
69 51
1,281 03
1,269 35
11 68
1866. Jan. 13. Cash from treasurer —--------............................
Mar.  3. Received from Washington City post-office................
6. Received from Constant Lake, Wooster, Ohio...............
May 12. Received from Shea, rent of lot........ —------------------------—.
Aug   3. Received from a constant reader, Baltimore..................
Aug.'21. Received from treasurer....... —------------------------------
Nov. 15. Received from Henry Horan, agent at Smithsonian Institution
1867. Jan. 25. Received from S. P. Bell, agent at Patent-Office............
June  4. Received from Shea, rent of lot... —------------------------—.
July 13. Received from rent of room, lapidarium, base-ball club...
Aug. 13. Received from treasurer...................1 6
Received from Groggin, agent at Patent-Office, net.........
14. Received from rent of room, lapidariuim-.........6
Dec.  13. Received from Horan, agent at Smithsonian InLstituttion, net.
1868 Jan.  2. Received from Groggin, agent at Patent-Office..............
25. Receiyed from treasurer........ —------------------------------—.
May   9. Received from Shea, rent of lot —----------—.............
June 30. Received from rent of room, lapidarium........... 6
July  3. Received from Groggin, agent at Patent-Office..............
Oct. 12. Received from treasurer..................................1
Dec.  7. Received from Horan, agent at Smithsonian Institution..6..
Total receipts....... —----------------------------------
Expenditures.......................................
Balance due, Dec. 30, 1868..........................  
EXPENDITURES.
1866.    Jan.   13.  Wyvill...................................................
15. Franck Taylor................ —--------------—........
16. Prather, messenger, wages................................   6
Feb. 16. Prather, messenger, wages................................
Mar. ]6. Prather, messenger, wages...................4
16. Pratber, putting away coal... —-------------------------------
Apr. -. Green & Williams, repairing office-chairs...................
Jun. 11. Wyvill.....................................
14. Franck Taylor.     -.-...........................9 75 —      May 16. & June 16. Prather......................................
July 3. Galt, fuel............................................. —               Thomas Blagden......................................... 
17. Prather, messenger........................................
19. T. A. Brown............................................. 
Aug. 22. Prather, messenger.......................................
82
CR.
$10 00
5 40
1 400
4 00
4 00
75
4 00
10 00
9 75
8 00
12- 25
80 00
4 00
6 00
4 00 
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
1866. Sept. 16. Prather, messenger...................................... $4 00
Oct. 14. Prather, putting away office-fuel......................... 2  00
Prather, work in office................................... 1 00
17. Prather, messenger....................................... 4 00
ov. 13. Galt, fuel for office....................................... 27 50
ec.  5. Peabody, repairing clock -------------------------------—.  50
Dec. 17. Prather, messenger................ —------------------— 4 00
1867. Jan. 16. Prather, messenger.......................................4   600
Fe7bJa. 16. Prather, messenger ------------------------------------— 4 600
Feb. 16. Prather, messenger...................................4 00
Mar. 16. Prather, messenger.......................................4  00
April 14. Prather, messenger --------------------------------------- 4 00
16. Franck Taylor, stationery................................-5 03
May  4. J. B. H. Smith, treasurer................................  200 00
10. R. S. Charlton...........................................9   28
18. Desks for office..........................................  1 25
Prather, messenger.......................................4   00
June 18. Inkstand for office..............-..............'.........-3  00
Prather, messenger......................................4    00
Aug. 16. Balluff................................................ 182 00
Prather, messenger..................................... —4   00
19. Franck Taylor..........................................4   65
Sept.  4. Prather, messenger-services, extra.........................2 00
16. Prather, messenger, wages...............................4  00
26. J. W. Fitzhugh.... 70 00
Oct.  17. Prather, messenger.......................................4   00
Nov. 16. Prather, messenger........................................4   60
Dec.  3. Galt, fuel............................................... 44  75
17. Prather, wages and extra work..............................4  50
1868. Jan. -. Rothrock, papering office................................ 25 15
8. English...............................................- 20  00
George Harvey, painting office..............-............ - 17 25
16. Martin & Shanahan.................................... 10 61
18. Truman Ross..........................................27 00
20. W. S. Mitchell & Co.....-..................... 34 92
Peabody, repairing lock in office..........................  50
Feb. 16. Prather, wages..........................................94   0
Feb. 17. Prather, wages...........................................4   00
20. Dodson, rg for office......................................4 50
Mar. DodsPrater n, fand extra-work......................... 4  50
16. Franck Taylor,   s tationerya.................................3   53
April 16. Prather, messenger.......................................4   00.
May  16. Prather, messenger...................................... 4   00
June  3. Mending window-panes in office....................          1 50
15. Dodsou, matting for office...............................  34 6'2
16. Prather, wages and extra work.............................5  00
Broom and bucket for office.............................. 1  600
July  8. Wyvill.................................................. 15 50
16. Prather, messenger......................................4    00
Aug. 10. Gait & Co., fuel for office.................5 25
17. Pratber, messenger.......................................4 60
Oct. Freight oa box for office..................................3  75
12. Fitzpatricke..............................................8  30
14. Perkins & Holmes............................... 1,36 ]80
Sept. and Oct.16. Prather, wages and extra work....................... 13 9 60
Nov.  3. Brown & Co., fuelxforkoffice............................. -24 75
5. Bowie..........................................         1 00
16. Prather, messenger........................4..............4  0
Dec.  9. Peabody, for office-key..................................  50
14. Brown & Co., fuel for office.............................. 22 25
Prather, messenger.......................................4 600
24. McCarthy, repairing offic.chirs........................... I4   00
Aug.  6. Mohun & Bestor, stationery................................JO 40
May. 16. Mohun & Bestor, stationery...............................6  26
Total expendituresy. —---------------------—.   16269 35
Second account of secretary with treasurer, for 1869:
DR.
$11 68
50 00
1869.  Jan.  1. To balance on hand from last account.....................$
24. Received from treasurer...................................60
83
.1 
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
1869.  Feb. 11. Received from Groggin, agent at Patent Office.............
May  18. Received from W. Blagden, sale of oldiron, Monument Plac
June  2. Received from Shea, rent pf lot.. -...... -.. —-..-..-...
16. Received from Horan, agent at Smithsonian Institution.     -  -        8
Oct.  1. Received from l-oran, agent at Smithsonian Institution.....
Total receipts.....................................
Total expenditures................................
Balance due January 1, 1870......................
EXPENDITURES.
1869. Jan. 16. Prather, wages............................... --—.......... —--------
Feb. 13. Postage-stamps...................... —-------------------------------------—.
16. Prather, wages.........................................
Mar. 16. Prather, wages and extra work..........................
W. T. Berry, stove for office.......... —--------------------------—.
Peabody.. —--------------------------------------------
April 16. Prather, wages.........................................
May  16. Prather, wages.........................................
18. Bartlett, Robbins & Co.................................. 
21. Repair of office-clock...................................
June I. Galt & Co., fuel for office................................
16. Prather, wages and extra work...............
Pitcher for office.........................................
Aug. 16. Prather, wages..........................................
Sept. 16. Prather, wages. —-------------------
Postage-stamps —---------------------------------------- 
29. Prather, putting away coal......... —------------------------------ 
Oct. 16. Prather, wages -... —--------------------------------------
30. Prather, putting away fuel —---------------------------—.
Iron vase for stove.. —------------------------------------
Nov.  6. B. Campbell, coal for office...............................
16. Prather, wages..........................................
Dec. 16. Prather, wages —.-...................4
16. Bestor & Mohun, stationery for office......................
Total expenditures................................1
Third account of John Carroll Brent, secretary, with J. B. H. Smith,
treasurer of Washington National Monument Society, for the year
1870:
DR.
$78 63
13 64
95 00
16 43
1 83
20 00
10 00
5 00
70`25
5 00
5 00
10
321 88
115 92
205 96
1869. Dec. 31. By balance from 1869....................................$           6
1870. Jan.  3. Received from agent at Smithsonian Institution............
8. Received from agent at Patent-Office.............9
April 1. Received from agent at Smithsonian Institution............
June  6. Received from agent at Smithsonian Institution....             4. Received from Shea, rent of lot, Monument Place..........
Received from Shea, arrears for same... —--------------------
7. One month's rent of rooms at Monument Place, Arlington
Base-Ball Club........................................
July  7. Received from agent at Patent-Office......................
8. Received rent of room, Arlington Base-Ball Club..,........
Aug.  8. Received rent of room, Arlington Base-Ball Club..- -..... -..
Oct. 27. Contribution from "Xerxes "................................
Receipts...........................................
Expenditures.......................................
Balance January 1, 1871.............................
EXPENDITURES.
870. April 8. Mohun & Bestor, stationery for office......................... 
28. D. R. Waters...........................................
June 11. Campbell, fuel for office..................................
84
0
$74 45
1 29
20 00
35 80
14 36
1
207'58
128 95
78 63
400
I00
400
450 -
925
300
400
400
. 310
-1 50
525
500
50
400
400
I00
I00
400
50
50
44 75
. 400'
400
650
128 95'
2 75
2 50
87 
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
1870. April 8. Peabody, key for office..................... —--------------------------------
July    7.  Mohun  &   Bestor,  stationery.............-.................2 
Sept. 28. Dodson, matting................ —------------—.......................
Oct.  11. Brush and shovel for office......................... —-----------------------------  
Nov. 13. Campbell, fuel for office.........._.............4
25. Envelopes.-..... —--------------------------------------------
Dec. 31. Prather, wages as messenger for year, &c.................
Total expenditures...........f......................
Fourth account of John Carroll Brent, secretary, with J. B. H. Smith,
treasurer Washington National Monument Society, for the year 1871:
By balance due January 1, 1871. —-------............
1871. Jan. 30. Received from agent at Smithsonian Institution.......6
30. Received from H. Glenville, of New York...............
April [6. Received from Professor Cromwell, proceeds of art entertain
ment................................................
18. Received from agent Smit!sonian box....................
May   5. Received from Professor Cromwell, art exhibition at Harris
burgh. -....................................7'
27. Received from ditto, at Pittsburgh...... —--         -------
June  5. Received from Shea, rent of lot, Monument Place..........
Received from proceeds sale of cow and heifer, estrays    -    ---
Received from box, Monument Place......       3
21. Received from pupils of Mrs. Goodrich's school............
July  3. Received from agent at Smithsonian Institution. —----------
Aug.  3. Received from agent at Patent-Office..........5.
Oct.  2. Received from agent at Smithsonian Institution...........
9. Received from agent at Patent-Office.....................
Total. —--------------------------------------------            
Expenditures.......................................
Balance due December 31, 1871. -.. -.. --—... -.. —...
EXPENDITURES.
1871. Feb. 22. Mohun & Bestor, stationery for office....................
Mar.  3. Ehrardt, repairing chairs..................................
April 14. Ink for office. - -—............ —......... —---
May 11. D. B. Hammond & Co., work at Monument Place.........
Sept. 8. Dodson, matting for office - - -...-... -----------------------
Nov. 10. Kirk, painting office............. —-------------------------—.
Dec.  6. Bogus, coal for office —----------------------------------         
7. Hammond & Bettinger, carpenter-work at monument.21.
Laborer, putting away coal for office.. —--------------------
16. Prather, messenger for 1871, at $4 per month...............
Metallic pens...............................-.........
Account of J. B. H. Smith, treasurer of Washington National Monument Society, from January 17 1871, to December 31, 1871, inclusive:
RECEIPTS.
Jan.  3. Cash from J. Shea, at monument..... $..............
Feb.  2. Cash from J. Shea, at monument.. —-----------------------   
Mar.  2. Cash from J. Shea, at monument..............1
13. Cash from J. H. Kauffman, president.....................
Aug. 4. Cash from Shea..................................... —-----------------------------------—...
May 3. Cash from Shea............................... —-------------------------------------—.
June 3. Cash from Shea................................ —-------------------------------------
July 3. Cash fironom Shea................... —-------------------------------------—................... 
Aug. 3. Cash from Shea....................................... —---------------------------------------..
Sept. 2. Cash from Shea... —--------------------------------------
30. Cash from interest on United States 5-10 bonds, ($2,000,) for
December, 1871, and June, 1871,-$120, and premium on
same, $14.55, ($134.55)............................... 
Oct.  3. Cash from Shea.........................................
OW
85
$0 50
9-.90
,6 25
2 00
40 50
50
50 00
115 92
$205 96
6 80
1 00
. 8 75
1 13 38
7 50
13 25
20 00
44 65
3 00
3 26
11 00
58 50
11 23
61 25
469 53
367 06
102 47
. 275
125
60
33 50
30 71
22 00
17 00
210 00
I00
48 00
25
367 06
Total expenditures..................................
1871.
$11 00
19 05
61 52
14 7.li
18 48
21 85
25 95
13 00
14 3-2
15 10
134 55
30 45 
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1871. Oct.  3. Cash from corporation interest. --------------------—.................-   
Nov.  3. Cash from Shea.........................................  
Dec.  2. Cash from Shea.........................................
$600 28
22 80
4 98
1,008 00
1,389 65
2, 397 65
Balance in January 1, 1871................................ 6
EXI'ENDITURES.
1871. Jan.  3. Paid J. Shea,watchman..................................  $50 00
Feb.  2. Paid J. Shea........................................... 50 00
Mar. 2. Paid J. Shea............................................- 50 00
28. Paid J. Shea............................................ —------------------------------------------ 50 00
Paid Wheelright, Mudge & Co........................... 290 00
Apr.  4. Paid J. S h ea.-........................................- 50 00
May.   Paid J Shea.............................................  50 00
June.   Paid J. Shea............................................ 50 00
July.   Paid J. Shea —.........................................- 50 C0
Aug.    Paid J. Shea........................................... 50 00
Sept.    Paid J. Shea............................................ 50 00
Oct.    Paid J. Shea............................................ 50 00
Nov.    Paid J. Shea............................................ 50 00
Dec.    Paid J. Shea........................................... 50 00
890 00
Balance in Bank of Washington, 31, 1871............... 1,507 65
2,397 65
J. B. H. SMITH, Treasury.
The undersigned, committee on accounts, appointed at a meeting of the
managers, held in January, 1872, having carefully examined the foregoing accounts of the treasurer and secretary, find the same correct,
with vouchers annexed.
W. B. TODD.
ALEXANDER R. SHEPHERD.
FEBRUARY 7, 1872.
APPENDIX F.
Account of J. B. 11. Smith, treasurer, showing expenditures and receipts
from lst January, 1872, to 31st December, 1872, inclusive:
RECEIPTS.
Cash fromJ. Shea, collected at monument.................    do.       do.             do..                                3...........
do.        do.             do.................. 
do.       do.             do.................
do.       do.             do..................
do.       do.              do.................
do.       do.             do................
do.       do.              do......4.. —--
do.       do.             do..........
do.      J. C. Brent, secretary..
do.             do.       do......... —----------------------
'    Interest from corporation of Washington stock..0
J. Shea, collected at monument...........       7
"    J. Shea,      "             I...............
939 99
1,507 65
2,447 64
Balance in Bank of Washington, 31 December, 1871..'.......       5
January 7, 1873....................................................
1%
86
1872. Jan. 4.
Feb. 1.
. Mar. 2.
April 2.
May 4.
June 4.
July 2.
Aug. 3.
Sept. 3.
14.
Oct. -.
2.
Nov. 5.
Dec. -.
88 15
18 35
23 30
25 05
26 90
23 15
12 65
20 40
6 61
130 70
13 15
600 28
17 10
5 30 
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EXPENDITURES DURING 1872.
1872: Jan.    Cash paid J. Shea, collector at monument, No. 1... —-. —---
Feb.     Cash paid J. Shea, collector at monument, No. 2... —----------
March.    "         "             "            No. 14...... 0
1. Riggs & Co., for U. S. bond for $1,000 purchased by order
of the board, voucher No. 3................11
1. Paid for copying treasurer's reports from the beginning of the
Society, per order and resolution No. 4.... —---------------
April   Paid J. Shea, collector at monument, No. 5... —---------------
May.     "    "              "           No. 6............ —---------------
June.    "    "                          No. 7 -----------------
July.     "    "                         No. 8.................
Aug.      "    "                         No. 9. —-..... -—...-.:..
Sept.     "    "             "           No. 10... —------------—.
Oct.      "    "                         No.  11................
Nov.' "                                 No. 12............          5
Dec.      "'                         No. 13............. —--------------
$50 00
50 00
50 00
1, 118 75
15 400
50 00
50 00
50 00
50 00
50 00
50 00
50 00
50 00
50 00
1,773 75
713 89
2, 447 64
713 89
270 27
984 16
Balance in Bank of Washington, 31 December, 1872...............9
Balance from the above statement —-—... --... -.....-..-...-....... 7
Interest on U. S. bonds, as per his note of January 11, herewith......
Balance in his hands for the year 1872 —.. ——.. --... —   -.1
FEBRUARY 24.
We have examined the foregoing account, and find it to be correct.
JOHN B. BLAKE,
ALEX'R R. SHEPHERD,
Committee on Accounts
John Carryll Brent, secretary, in account with J. B. IT. Smith, treasl
of Washington National Monument Society.
RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand, January 1, 1872..
Feb.  5. Received from agent Smithsonian..... —-----------------
March 8.     "    "  G. R. Brown, Frankford, Pike Co., Mo., c
citizens of that town on 22d Februar
May  18.      "    "  Shea, rent of lot ——......-..2 
25.     "    "  Robert Goggin, collector at Patent Office
29.     "    "  Horan,           "         Smithsonian
Aug. 30.          6' ".                     "3
Total.................................... —------ 
Disbursed......-..: —-........ -— 1 
January 1, 1873, on hand..-..... —-. —-...
EXPENDED.
5. Mohun & Bestor, voucher No. I..................
24. George Bogus, fuel,   "    2.. ——.............
27. Jas. B. Dodson,     "      3... —----------------------------  
4. Postage-stamps............... —----------------.........
5. Freight on parcel from treasurer..........
21. Bogus, fuel, voucher No. 4..................................
24. Ehrart, repairingoffice-chairs........ —--------------------------------
20. Peabody, key to lock................ —---------------------------------------
19. Ink -----------------------------------------------------—.
21. Peabody, repairing lock..........................
20. Laborer, putting away fuel.....................1.
6. George Bogus, coal for office, voucher No. 6............ —-----------------—.
6. Prather, messenger, ($4 per month,) wages as messenger, $48;
extra services, $2. Voucher No. 7.... —--------------------------
5 50
17  00
7 00
50
25
5 7.5
50
1 00
65
1 00
1 00
37 50
50 00
127 40
87
$1-02 52
5 28
1 50
20 00
loo 00
6 95
6 03
242 28'
127 40
114 83
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
May
June
Oct.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Dec. 
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
FEBRUARY 24, 1873.
We have examined the foregoing account of the secretary with the
treasurer, for the year ending December 31, 1872, and find it correct.
JNO. R. BLAKE,
ALEX. R. SHEPHERD,
Committee on Accounts.
Account of J. B. H. Smith, treasurer of the Washington National Mon   umenlt Society, for the year 1873, to the 31st December, inclusive:
RECEIPTS.
Cash received from J. Shea, collected at monument.........
Cash received, interest on two United States bonds,
each for.$1,000, due 24th December, 1872....... $60 00
Premium on same.............................. 8 10
Interest on three of said bonds, due 24th June, 1872.  90 0(
Premium on same.. —-----------............................. 11 8'
Interest on three of said bonds, due 24th December,
1872................ —-----------------------------------—. 90 0
Premium on same.............................. 10 3
Interest from corporation of Washington stock......... —-----------
Cash from J. Shea, collected at monument................
"  H. N. Corbett, contribution to monument........
"  John Shea...................................  
"  John Shea..................................
---.............................. 
July  g................................                
,...........................
..................................
Nov~~~~~~. 3......X...............................   75
Dec~~~~~~~~~. 2.........................................20
-   270 27
]50 07
7 50
9 80
130 40
41 00
15 62
12 05
8 20
6  15
6 70
9 18
9 75
2 00
685 44
713 89
1,399 33
Balance in bank 1st January, 1873..............-.........  
EXPENDITURES.
Shea, watchman    1
11
F.
11
1s
March 1.  "                         N.3................50 0
April 1  "                     "   No4...............50 0
May  1.  "                          No.5...............50 0
June 1.  "                          No.6.........         50 001
July  1.  "                         No.7..............50 0
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
33
~3
Balance in Bank of Washington, 1 st January, 1874..........
e foregoing account, we certify it as correct.
EDWARD CLARK,
WALTER S. COX,
Auditing Comnmittee.
FEBRUARY 10, 1874.
88
1873. Jan. 4.
. I].
$6 75
13.
Feb. 1.
March 1.
21.
April 1.
May 3.
June 4.
July 1..
Aug. 2.
Sept. 2.
Oct. 1.
Nov. 3.
Dec. 2.
.A
Cash paid to J.
t       1,
11
,g
11
11
i,11
11
.11
11
11
1873. Jan. 4.
Feb.' 1.
March 1.
. April 1.
May 1.
June 1.
July.1.
Aug. 1.
Sept. 1.
. Oct. 1.
Nov. 1.
Dec. 1. 
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONTMENT.    -
John Carroll Brent, secretary, in account, with J. B. H. Smith, treasurer
Washington National Monument Society for the year 1873.
RECEIPTS.
Jan. 1. By balance........ —--------------------------—.. —------------
Feb.  4. Received from Noran, agent at Smithsonian...................
Received from Goggin, agent at Patent-Office....................
April 1. Received from Shea, rent of lot, (rent to cease, the Commissioner
of Public Buildings having taken possession)... —.. —... ——..
April 14. Received from Washington Library Association, through General
Chipman.............. —------------------------------------------------ 
May   3. Received from Henry, agent at Smithsonian. ----------------------
June  9. Received from Goggin, agent at Patent-Off ic e. —------------------
July 29. Received from the Hon. A. Comingo. -... ----------------------------
Sept. 20. Received from Gault, agent at Smithsonian.... —--------------------
Receipts, total..............................................
Disbursements..................... —------------------------------------------- 
December 31, 1873, balance.... —-------------------------------- 
EXPENDITURES.
Feb. 24. Two copies of Globe, (proceedings of 22d in House of Representa
tives on report of Committee of Thirteen)...................$
Feb. 26. Freight on blocks from city of Philadelphia.. —-------------------
June  3. Paid metallic pens for office.........................'  -—..........
July 12. Paid Hammond & Gettinger.... —--------------------------------
Aug. 1. Paid postal cards..... —-------------------------------------------
Sept. 11. Paid for putting-away coal............................. -
Nov. 5. Paid Bogus, coal..... —-------------------------------------------
13. Paid John S. Benson........ —-------------------------------------—.
]5. Paid for putting away wood.-......................
27. Paid for postal cards... -—.... -—... -. -. —---------------------
Dec. 10. Paid for basin for office............................ —------
23. Paid Mohun & Co. —------------—. —-------------------------
30. Paid Wm. J. & Charles A. Acker................ —-.3
30. Paid Prather, messenger, wages $4 per month, for year, and 2
cents extra.................................................
Total...............................................     
rrectness of the foregoing account.
ED WARD CLARK,
WALTER S. COX,
Auditing Commintttee.
FEBRUARY 10, 1874.
APPENDIX G.
Organization of the society under the charter.
The meeting for the organization of the Washington National Monument Society, under the act of incorporation- granted by Congress at
its recent session, took place on Tuesday evening, 22d March, 1859, in
the aldermnen's chamber, in the city-hall.
The chair was taken at a few minutes past 7 o'clock by the President
of the United States, as ex-officio president of the society.
Mr. Fendall then rose and said:
Mr. PRESIDENT: The illness and consequent absence of a distinguished
member of this society devolves on me the unexpected duty of wel
89
$114 83
6 01
75 00
20 00
51 95
603
60 00
100 00
11 96
445 78
241 31.
04 47
$0 20
20 35
67
14 60
00
. I 00
35 50
63 30
50
20
75
17 90
38 00
48 25
241 31 
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coming you to this chamber. Here, more than a quarter of a century
ago. a few patriotic citizens assembled and founded the Washington
National Monument Society. Of those individuals only four, it is
believed, now survive. On the death of Washington, Congress passed
a resolution to erect a monument to the memory of that greatest and
best of men; but years rolled on and this sacred duty remained undis charged. The object of this society was to waken the hearts of the
people to fulfill the neglected promise of their representatives, and to
redeem the republic from the reproach of ingratitude to its founder.
The earnest efforts of an association of private individuals to effect this
purpose have been sustained by their fellow-citizens and apToved by
Congress.  The monument has been elevated to about one-third of its
proposed height.  A committee of the House of Representatives, after
a careful examination of the proceedings of the society, reported an
emphatic approval of its conduct, and recommended a liberal subscription on the part of Congress toward completing the monument; and,
more recently, Congress has given the society the power of self-protection by granting to it a charter of incorporation. It has now here
assembled for organization under this charter; and on an occasion so
interesting to its future prospects it was deemed proper to request the
presence of the President of the United States as ex-officio president
of this society. Oppressed as the Chief Magistrate of this great nation
must be with the cares of state, his compliance with this request is felt
by the society to be a gracious -act, which cannot fail to exert an auspicious influence on their labors. They look forward to the effect of
this high example in stimulating their fellow-citizens to unite in the
vigorous prosecution of a work dear to patriotism and to national
honor. Undoubtedly the proudest of all monuments is that already
raised to the fame of Washington in the hearts of his countrymen, in
the applause of all mankind, and in a memory which will descend to
the last posterity. But all history shows that the erection of national
monuments in honor of great national benefactors is a form of public
gratitude so universal as to be closely allied to the sentiment itself;
and that, when a nation forgets the glory of its great men, it ceases to
be worthy of them.  The completion of the monument now in progress
is far more important to the fame of the American people than to the
fame of Washington.
In the name and on behalf of the society, I take leave, sir, to thank
you for your presence and co-operation on this occasion.
The President said that before proceeding to the business of organization, he would make a few remarks in reference to his connection
with this matter, when, thirty-foutr or thirty-five years ago, he was a
member of the House of Representatives. At that time a young man
and a new member, he offered a resolution, the object of which was to
redeem the plighted faith of the country to erect a monuiment to him
to whom  its warmest gratitude was due.  He did not remember at
whose instance he did this, but it was undoubtedly at the instance of
some respectable citizens of Washington, who remembered the obligations which had been incuirred by the previous action of the national
legislature. All must recollect that after the death of Washington
Congress passed a resolution to erect a monument to his memory, and
a respectful coinmunication was addressed to Mrs. Washington requestimg the body of the deceased to be placed within it. WVhat was the
reply he (the President)did not now recollect; but so the matter remained until 1823 or 1824, when he himself brough~ it before Congress.
He was a young man then, and perhaps there was something of the
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sophomore in his dealings with the subject, but he pressed it with all
the ardor of youth. No doubt if any one were to examine the files of
the National lntelligencer of the year 1823 or 1824, his speech would
be found there reported. It was considered at that time, and was so
remarked in Congress, that it was rather an indignity that any effort
should be made to raise a monument to the honor and memory of
Washington beside that which existed in the hearts of his countrymen. The President did not remember what was done, but he did
remember the extreme mortification which he suffered from the ill success of his movement. To attempt to pronounce any eulogy on Washitgton would be vain.  Not only in this country is his name loved
and revered beyond that of all other men, but abroad, where he had
been a good deal, in foreign lands our country is illustrated by him,
and his name is never mentioned but as that of the purest, most unselfish patriot that ever lived: not only the most unselfish, but the most
self-sacrificing of whom history kept record. It is vain to say that no
painting or no sculpture of such men should be preserved. It is a duty
the people owe to themselves to see that this work shall go on; and
while he would not say it is a reproach, it is a reflection on the people
of this country that the resolution of Congress made sixty years ago
should have been permitted to lie a dead letter upon the statute-book.
The President thought in his remarks made in the House of Representatives in 1824 or 1825, some of the objects and advantages sought to be
secured by the present society were alluded to. He would now proceed
to organize the society.
On motion of Mr. Lenox, Mr. J. C. Brent was chosen secretary of
the meeting:
On motion of Captain Carbery, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted:
1. Resolved, That the charter granted to this society by the act of
Congress passed on the 22d and approved on the 26th of February, in
the year 1859, and entitled " An act to incorporate the Washington
iNational Monument Society," be accepted, and that said charter be the
constitution of this society.
2. That this society shall hold an annual meeting on the 22d day of
February, in every year, and such other meetings as may hereafter be
prescribed or called.
3. That the officers of this society, in addition to those prescribed by
the charter, shall be a first vice-president, who shall be the mayor of
Washington for the time being ex officio, and a second and third vicepresidents, a treasurer, and a secretary, to be now elected, and to continue in office till the annual meeting of the 22d day of February next.
4. That the second and third vice-presidents, the treasurer, and the
secretary shall be elected at the annual meeting on the 22d of February of every year: Provided, That all officers shall continue in office
till their successors are, respectively, duly appointed.
5. That a committee of three members be appointed to prepare and
report at a meeting of the society, to be held on Tuesday, the 12th of
April next, a plan for carrying out its objects, and by-laws and regulations for the conduct of business, and defining and prescribing the
duties of officers and agents.
6. That a committee of three members be appointed to prepare and
report at the meeting named in the fifth resolation an address to the
people of the United States.
7. That the secretary shall forward a copy of the charter to each cor
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porator, and request him to state whether or not he accepts the trust,
and will be able punctually to attend the meetings of the society.
On motion of Mr. William A. Bradley, the blanks in the resolutions
appointing committees were filled each with the number three, when, it
having been agreed that the committees should be appointed by the
President, the following gentlemen were appointed, viz: on the committee to prepare a constitution, by-laws, &c., Colonel Force, Mr. J. B.
II. Smith, and Mr. John C. Brent; on the committee to address the pub
lic, Mr. Fendall, General Walter Jones, and Mr. Walter Lenox.
Mr. J. B. H. Smith moved that the society proceed to elect officers
for the purpose of organizinig the corporation, when, it having been resolved to elect by ballot, the following officers were elected:
General Winfield Scott, second vice-president.
Thomas Carbery, third vice-president.
J. B. H. Smith, treasurer.
John C. Brent, secretary.
Mr. Richard S. Coxe said that for some reason or other he had never
become connected with this society.  He had, however, always sympathized with it, and he acknowledged the warmest wishes for its futherance and success.  He was aware that difficulties and disputes had
arisen in the course of its history, but with them he had never had any
connection. The only objection he had ever heard to the society was
just the one the President had alluded to in his remarks, namely, that
the only proper monument for Washington is a monument in the hearts
of his countrymen. This objection he deemed one of the most puerile
and ridiculous he had ever heard uttered.  Is it because a man stands
high in the world's respect; because he is embalmed in its memory, that
he deserves no testimonial of this sort? Is it for this that no national
monument is to be raised to tell mnen of his worth and glory.? Such
reasoning would imply that we are to erect monuments only to those
who are undeserving.  Is it not the highest ground to take that the
memory of the man first in the world's respect should be perpetuated
to them that did not know him and did not live in his time?
Mr. C. hoped the project now in hand would be carried out and terminate in complete success. It had been said by orators of Great
Britain, to which country Washington was opposed, against which he
warred, that of all the men of history the purest and most disinterested
was Washington. Mr. C. earnestly wished all prosperity to the institution, and was delighted at its resuscitation. and was also delighted at
hearing the narrative of the part already taken by'the President in
furtherance of the object for which tlhe meeting was now assembled.
' Mr. Lenox rose to move that the society now adjourn, when,
The President asked to say a few words in connection with the
remarks of Mr. Coxe. The day had gone by when the monument of
Washington should be left to rest alone in the hearts of his countrymen. This is the city called by him into existence-called by his nameand the most appropriate place in the world for a monument to his
memory, to tower to the skies. The appeal to build this monument
will never be made to the American people in vain.  In the mountains,
in the valleys, the appeal will be answered with cheerfulness, as each
one of the people of the whole nation will feel the honor he does himselfin contributing toward a becoming testimonial to the Father of his
Country.               *
The society, said the President, has been organized under the happiest auspices, and he had no doubt that in less than ten years the
monument would be completed. If Congress will not regard the
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wishes of the people in helping to raise this monument, the people will
do it themselves.  The cause ought not to be allowed to slumber.  Let
us, therefore, said the President, like faithful sentinels, make  proper
appeals, and mny life for it such appeals will be successful.
Mr. Lenox renewed his motion to adjourn, which was passed, and the
society adjourned, to meet at its next regular period.
JAMES BUCHANAN
President of the Uniited States, and ex-offcio President of the Society.
JOHN CARROLL BRENT, Secretary.
REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION-REPORT No. 94.
Monument to the memory of Washington.-[ To accompany joint resolution
No. 58.J-February 22, 1855.
On the 13th of July, 1854, it was resolved that a select committee of
thirteen members be appointed to consider the memorial of theWashington National Monument Society, and the following gentlemen were
appointed members of the committee: Mr. May, of Maryland, chairmall; Mr. J. Glan(cy Jones, of Pennsylvania; Mr. Reese, of Georgia;
Mr. Puryear, of North Carolina; Mr. Hastings, of New York; Mr. Eliot,
of Massachusetts; Mr. Oliver, of Missouri; Mr. Pratt, of Connecticut;
Mr. Ellison. of Ohio; Mr. Vail, of New Jersey; Mr. McMullen, of Virginia; Mr. Macy, of VTisconsin; and Mr. Dowdell, of Alabama.
REPORT.
Mr. MAY, from the Select Committee on the Washington National Mon                  ument, made the following report:
The select committee of thirteen, to whom was referred the memorial of the
board of managers of the Washington National Monument Society, beg
leave to report:
That this memorial states That in the year 1833 an association of individuals was formed in this city for the
purpose of raising funds, by appeal to the patriotism of the people, for the erection of a
monument, in the national metropolis, to the memory of the Father of his Country.
That your memorialists, and  their predecessors, elected managers of the association, have
gratuitously given their services, at great personal sacrifice, to the promotion of its objects;
that they have been enabled to raise the proposed monument to the height of 170 feet; that
347 feet remain yet to be erected; that the funds of the association are entirely exhausted;
and all recent efforts on the part of your memorialists to obtain means for completing the
work have proved abortive, and that your memorialists are unable to devise any plan more
likely to succeed.
Under  these circumstances, they feel it to be their duty to bring to the notice of the representatives of the States and people of the Union these facts, in order that such action may
be had on them as to the assembled wisdom anrid patriotism of the nation may seem meet.
ARCH. HENDERSON, First Vice-President.
ELISHA WHITTLESEY, General Agent.
JOHN CARROLL BRENT, Secreta?r.
It will be seen that no specific prayer is presented; but upon the
facts stated above, the society submits it to the wisdom of Congress to
provide such measures as may be appropriate to the subject.
Your committee conceive that the duty is devolved upon them, on
the part of the House of Representatives, to recommend such measures;
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and being deeply impressed with all the associations attending so interesting and hallowed a subject, they have well considered it.
As early as 1783 Congress ordered that an equestrian statue of
Washington should be erected, " to testifv the love, admiration, and
gratitude of his countrymen," and again, when the mourifil intelligence
of his death was communicated, on 24th December, 1799, that a marble
monument, with suitable inscriptions, should be.erected in the Capitol
to the memory of Washington, and that it be " so designed as to commemorate the great events of his military and political life." It is painful to observe that these resolutions have not yet been executed. Perhaps the claims of kindred, and of his native State have prevailed
against that resolution, which ordered that his remains should be entomibed beneath the monument to be erected in the Capitol. We know
that his honored widow consented that this should be done; yet Mount
Vernon still holds the sacred remains of him who was " first in war,
first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen." Your committee could not but feel that these obligations, resolved upon, as they
were, by the great and good men who were witnesses of his sublime life
and character, and who were also associates of his fame, yet remain
upon Congress.
Aware that a marble statue has been erected within the grounds of
the Capitol, and an equestrian statue ordered by the last Congress to
be raised, yet your committee think that these testimonials are not
adequate to fulfill the obligation so solemnly assumed.
States and cities have raised their grateful tributes, in marble, to
Washington.  Maryland, near forty years ago, undertook her part in
this patriotic duty, and her noble monument, at Baltimore, attests the
love and gratitude of her people toward a chief whose steps their
fathers so faithfully followed through the trying scenes of the Revolutioii.  And Virginia, with gratitude unsatisfied by a faithful statue, is
now raising, at Richmond, a monument proportioned to the greatness
of her son. And North Carolina, too, invoked the highest living art
to present at Raleigh, the image of the Father of his Country to the
admiring eyes of her patriotic children.  And memorials of public and
private love aind gratitude toward him are to be found throughout the
land, commemorating a universal veneration. But no national tribute
of adequate design has yet been raised-no offering fit to denote a country's gratitude has been constructed. Yet who shall deny that the fame
of Washington deserves the grandest of human monuments, or say that
such tributes can be multiplied beyond the measure of his claims?
A voluntary association of patriotic citizens of Washington, as early
as 1833, conceived the-purpose of erecting a national monument to the
memory of Washington at the metropolis of the Republic.  This association was organized under the name of "The Washington National
Monument Society."  Chief-Justice Marshall was its first president,
and after him Ex-President Madison. The proposed monument was intended to be raised by the voluntary contributions of the Americanii
people. The society was organized on ah admirable plan, and its officers undertook the duties assigned to them by its constitution, and
have, as your committee are well satisfied, faithfully performed them.
The funds were to be collected in all parts of the United States; and
agents, as competent and as faithful as could be found, were appointed,
after giving bond for the performance of their duties.
These agents were sent to all parts of the country, and contributions
were commenced and continued by the subscription of $1 for each person.  This plan was adopted in order that all might have the opportunity to contribute.
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In the appointment of these agents a carefuil scrutiny was exercised
by the society, and undoubted recomnmendations of both character and
capacity were in every case required; and, though an opinion may prevail in some parts of the country to the contrary, your committee are
satisfied that these agents generally proved to be worthy of the confidence reposedin them.
Of the large number employed, but two of them failed to account for
the money collected, and legal measures, resorted to promptly by the
society against their bonds, have, in one of these instances, obtained
the full amount of the liability.
It may well be questioned if any society executing a plan for collecting money so extensively has met with equal success in justifying the
integrity of its agents; and it is pleasing to state that not one cent of
the funds received by this society has at any time been lost by investments or otherwise.
The sum of $28,000 having been raised upon this plan, it was juLdiciously invested in safe funds yielding interest; and then the pulpit,
the press, and the ballot-box were all invoked to aid the work; and
days of sacred and patriotic associations were employed to invite a
general contribution.
The restriction as to the amount of subscription being removed in
1845, the whole funds amounted by accumulations of interest then to
$62,450, and the work of building the monument was at length begun
in the year 1848.
An appropriate site on the banks of the Potomac was selected out
of the public reservation, uinder a grant from Congress. Its location
is most eligible. IHere the first light of the morning sun will salute,
and the last rays of evening rest upon its lofty head.  The coincidence
is striking and interesting, that the monument now in progress is on
the same site which is marked on Major L'Enfant's map for the equestrian statue of Washington ordered by Congress in 1783; and that the,
map, after General Washington had examined and approved it, was
presented by him to Congress.
Near this unfinished monument is the Smithsonian Institution. Its
edifice is completed, its system in practical operation, and its annual
income thirty thousand dollars. So much easier has it been found to
give effect to the bounty of a benevolent foreigner than to the gratitude of a nation to its founder.
The first object to meet the view, and inspire the patriotic feelings
of the visitor to the national metropolis, the Washington Monument
will stand before the eyes of the resident or sojourner as a perpetual
memorial of him whose whole life was so signal an example of public
virtue and patriotism.
On the 4th of July, 1848, the corner-stone was laid. A plan had
been selected, after careful consideration of many that were proposed,
and your committee highly approve of the design.
It is a noble monument, altogether worthy of the sublime character
of which it is to be a grateful testimonial
Its foundations are deeply, broadly, and securely laid, and are sufficient to support the entire superstructure.
The work, so far as it has been performed, has been faithfully d(lone.
It appears to be plain, yet beautiful; and your committee are satisfied
that it will be enduring.
Each State and two of the Territories of the UniOn have contributed
a block of marble or stone, inscribed with its arms or some suitable
device, and a great many others have been offered by various institu
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tions and societies throughout the land; and several foreign governments have testified theirdesireto unite in this great work of humanity,,
intended to conmmemorate the virtues of its chief ornamenet and example.  The boundaries of Christendom do not limit his fame, which
reaches to the remotest parts of the earth, and the most distant and
isolated nations have testified their veneration toward his memory.
Switzerland, Rome, Bremen, Turkey, Greece, China, and Japan, have
piously united to pay their homage to our Washington. Such tributes
are our highest trophies. The history of mankind affords no parallel to
this.
We feel bound, in this place, especially to commend the zeal and
liberality of the Masonic societies, the order of Odd Fellows, the various fire-companies, and the touching contributions of the children of
the schools of the country-all regularly dedicating their affectionate
tributes.  And the Cherokee and Chickasaw Nations of Indians also
deserve to be honored for their very liberal donations of money; commemorating also in this, the eloquent sentiment of the great chief,
Cornplanter, delivered to Washington in 1791: " The voiceof the Seneca
Nation speaks to you, the great Councilor, in whose heart the wise
men of all the thirteen Fires have placed their wisdom."
The shaft of the monument now reaches to the heiglit of 170 feet. It
is intended to be raised to the full height of 517 feet; so that, when
completed, this monument will be proportionate to the character of its
subjectthe loftiest in the world.
The sum of $230,000 has been already expended upon the work, and
the sutm of $322,000 will be needed to complete the shaft; while the
cost of the whole work, including shaft and pantheon, or base, is estimated to be $1,122,000.  Let the present generation at least complete
the shaft, and we may then permit those who come after us to finish
the whole work.
Your committee have derived- this information from competent officers
of the society, its architect, and its agents, who have charge of the
work, and who have attended the sittings of the committee, explained
the subject, and produced before it their plans, books, accounts, and
other evidences of their transactions. 
The duties of this society have demanded the constant attention of
its members; and it is very gratifying to the committee to state, that
neither the president, vice-presidents, treasurer, secretary, nor any of
the managers or members, have, from its institution, received or desired
any comnpensation whatever.  Their services have been, and will continue to be, wholly gratuitous.
We unanimously approve the plan of this monument, and of the
work that has been already done; and we bear cheerful testimony to
the energy, integrity, economy, and patriotic love which have animated
and governed the transactions of this society, and especially we commend the design of building this monument by the voluntary contributions of the people of the United States.
VWe do not intend to disturb this happy arrangement, or to withdraw
from the exclusive jurisdiction and control of so faithful a society the
completion of a work so well begun and  prosecuted; we trust, and
doubt not, that it will go on, with continued attention on the part of
the board of managers, and of the people of the whole country.
But, at the same time, your committee think that a subscription to
aid the work is due by Congress.  By the faith of obligations which we
have before recited, by the fact that his commissiofi as Commander-in
Chief was bestowed on Washington by Congress, and all his glorious
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military services performed under their orders and authority, and by
the further consideration that a sum subscribed by Congress will probably be the only mode by which each and all of the people of the United
States can be said to add their share to his grateful memorial, your
committee recommend that the sumtn of two hundred thousand dollars
should be subscribed by Congress on behalf of the people of the United
States, to aid the funds of the society.  This was the sum devoted to
the monument ordered by the resolutions of 1799, and voted by the
House of Representatives on the 1st of January, 1801.
In making this recommendation we expressly disclaim engaging for
any further aid by Congress to the work, on the distinct ground, that
while it is proper Congress should make a liberal subscription toward
it, yet it is both the right and duty of the people of the United States
to complete it.
We cannot doubt that their disposition will prove more than adequate
to this result, and that this holy work should hereafter be exclusively
committed to them-to the several States, cities, towns, and other
organized communities of the whole country.
Assur'ing them, as we again do, of its noble proportions and beauty;
of its solid and enduring plan and materials; of the fidelity of the
work done; of the integrity, economy, energy, and system that have
marked the duties pf the members of this society, and of their disinterested and patriotic zeal, we commen(l to the care of our countrymen
this tribute of a republic's love, admiration, and gratitude toward him
who, under the providence of God, was the chief author of its freedom
its dignity, and its happiness.
We report herewith a joint resolution, and sub)join the names of the
officers and board of managers of the society.
TEIE CHARTREP.
AN ACT to incorporate the Washington National Monument Society.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representativtes of the United
States of America in Congress assembled, That for the purpose of completing the erection now in progress of" a great national monument to
the memory of Washington at the seat of the Federal Government,"
Winfield Scott, Walter Jones, John J. Abert, James Kearney, Thomas
Carbery, Peter Force, William A. Bradley, Philip R. Fendall, Walter
Lenox, Matthew F. Maury, and Thomas Blagden, (being the survivors
of the persons mentioned in a certain grant bearing date on the twelfth
day of April, in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, by
James K. Polk, then President of the said United States, in virtue of
a joint resolution of Congress, approved on the thirty-first day of January, in the same year, of an authority to erect a monument to the
memory of George Washington, on reservation numbered three, in the
said city of Washington,) and also Jonathan B. H. Smith, William W.
Seaton, Elisha Whittlesey, Benjamin Ogle Tayloe, Thomas H. Crawford, William W. Corcoran, and John Carroll Brent, and their successors, to be elec,3d in the manner hereinafter directed, shall be, and are
herebyi created a corporation and body politic, by the name and style
of " The Washington iNational Monument Society."
SEc. 2. And be it firthter enacted, That all the easements, and all and
singular the rights and privileges, conveyed in the aforesaid grant,
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shall be, and the same hereby are, vested in and confirmed to the corporation and body politic hereinbefore created; and that any and all
property and right of property of any and every kind and description
whatsoever, whether in possession, or in action, or in expectancy, which
may at any time before the passing of this act have been acquired by
the voluntary association heretofore known by the name of the Washington National Monument Society, or which may hereafter be acquired
by the corporation and body politic hereinbefore created, shall be and
the same hereby are vested in and confirmed to the corporation and
body politic hereinbefore created; and that the said corporation and
body politic may apply to its uses, and for the purpose of completing
the erection of the monument aforesaid, according to such by-laws,
rules, and regulations as it may, from time to time, hereafter make
and ordain, any and all property, of any and every kind and description whatsoever, which is now  app-ertaining to said monument, or
which the corporation and body politic hereby created may hereafter
acquire by purchase, gift, or other lawful means.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall be competent for the
persons hereinbefore named and described as constituting the corporation and body politic hereby created, and their successors, to remove,
by a vote of four-fifths of the said persons, any of their number; and
the person so named shall no longer be a member of said corporation
and body politic, nor have any authority therein: Provided, That for
any other act within the legitimate objects of this corporationi a quorum
of five shall be sufficient for the transaction of business: Provided,
That notice of all meetings which masy not be provided for in the bylaws and ordinances of the corporation shall be given to all members
thereof residing within the District of Columbia.
SEC. 4. And be itfurther enacted, That when anly vacancy shall happen
in the said corporation and body politic, front death or resignation, or
otherwise, the remaining members thereof shall elect and appoint a
successor to fill the same, within ten days after the happening of such
vacancy;  and that on failure to fill the same within thirty days, it
shall be the duty of the attorney of the United States for the District
of C(3olumbia to proceed against the said corporation and body politic,
by a writ of scire facius, for a forfeiture of the charter hereby granted,
before the circuit court of the District of Columbia, and the adjudication of that court thereon shall be conclusive. And should this charter
be so adjudged forfeited, the monument and other improvements and
property held under the same shall be placed by the President of the
United States under the care and custody of the Commissioner of Public Buildings, or such other officer of the United States as he may designate or appoint for the time being. 
SEC. 5. And be itfurther enacted, That the said corporation and body
politic, hereinbefore created, shall, by the name and style of the "Washington National Monument Society," have perpetual succession, shall
be capable to sue or to be sued, to plead or be impleaded in any court
of law or equity in the United States; may have and use a common
seal, and the same may destroy, alter, and renew at pleasure,'and shall
have power to purchase, take, receive, and enjoy, to them and their
successors, any and all property, of any kind and description whatsoever, for the purpose of completing the erection of said monument; to
dispose of the same as they shall deem most conducive to the object of
completing the erection now in progress of the monument aforesaid;
to elect, so soon after the passage of this act as any be convenient,
such officers as they may deem proper, and to make and ordain such
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constitution, by-laws, ordinances, and regulations, consonant  to the
objects of this charter, as they may deem expedient and proper, and
which shall not be repugnant to the Constitution and laws of the United
States; and to repeal, alter, and amend the same: Provided always,
That the President of the United States for the time being shall be exofficio president, and the governors- for the time being of the several
States of the United States shall be respectively ex-officio vice-presidents of the said society, corporation, and body politic, and that all
meetings thereof shall be held and all records and papers thereof kept
at the said city of Washington.
SEc. 6. And be it further enacted, That this act may at any time be
altered, amended, or repealed by the Congress of the United States.
SEc. 7. And be it further enacted, That all laws, acts, or resolutions,
or any part of any law, act, or resolution, inconsistent with this act,
shall be and the same are hereby repealed.
SEc. 8. And be it further enacted, That this act shall be in force from
and after the passage thereof.
SEc. 9. And be ittfurther enacted, That nothing in this act shall be so
construed as to authorize this said corporation to issue any note, token,
device, scrip, or other evidence of debt to be used as a currency.
SEc. 10. And be it further enacted, That each of the corporators in
the said corporation shall be held liable, in his individual capacity, for
all the debts and liabilities of said corporation, however contr,acted or
incurred, to be recovered by suit, as other debts or liabilities before
any court of competent jurisdiction: Provided, however, That nothing
herein contained shall be so construed as to render said corporators
in said corporation individually liable for any debt or liability colitracted in the name or behalf of the Washington National Monument
Society at any time prior to the twentieth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight.
[Passed February 22, 1859.] Approved February 26, 1859.
PRESENT OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY.
Officers.-President: U. S. Grant, President of the United States,
(ex-offcio.) First vice-president. Alexander R. Shepherd, governor of
the District of Columbia, (ex-officio.) Second vice-president: General
W. T. Sherman.  Third vice-president: Wm. W. Corcoran.  Treasurer:
Jonathan B. H. Smith.  Secretary: John Carroll Brent.
Members.-Dr. James C. Hall, Hon. Jas. G. Berrett, Wm. J. McDonald,
Fitzhugh Coyle, George W. Riggs, Hon. James Dunlop, James M. Carlisle, Dr. John B. Blake, Alex. R. Shepherd, Dr. C. H. Nioc!ils,  lon.
John M. Brodhead, Hon. David A. Watterston.
APPENDIX H.
Description of the design of the Washington National Monument, to be
erected at the seat of the General Government of the United Sta,tes of
America, in honor of" The Father of his Country," and the worthy com  patriots of the Revolution.
The design embraces the idea of a grand circular colonnaded building,
250 feet in diameter, and 100 feet high, from which springs alii obelisk
shaft 70 feet at the base and 500 feet high.  This will be constLucted
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The vast rotunda, forming the grand base of the monument, is sur  rounded by 30 columns of massive proportions, being 12 feet in di  ameter and 45 feet high, elevated upon a lofty base or stylobate of
.20 feet elevation and 300 feet square, surmounted by an entablature
of 20 feet high, and crowned by a massive balustrade 15 feet in
height.
The terrace outside of the colonnade is 25 feet wide, and the pronaos
or walk within the Colonnade, including the column space, 25 feet. The
walks.inclosing the cella, or gallery within, are fretted with 30 massive
ante (pilasters) 10 feet wide, 45 feet high, and 7~ feet projection, an swering to the columns in front, surmounted by their appropriate ar chitrave.  The deep recesses,formed by the projection of the antoe pro vide suitable niches for the reception of statues.
A tetrastyle portico, (4 columns in front,) in triple rows of the same
proportions and order with the columns of the colonnade, distinguishes
the entrance to the monument, and serves as a pedestal for the tri umphal car and statue of the illustrious chief; the steps to this portico
are flanked by massive blockings, surmounted by appropriate figures
and trophies.
Over each column, in the great frieze of the entablatures around the
entire building, are sculptured escutcheons, (coats of arms of each State
in the Union,) surirounded by bronze civic wreaths, banded together by
festoons of oak-leaves, &c., all of which spring (each way) from the
center of the portico, where the coats of arms of the United States are
emblazoned.
The statues surrounding the rotunda outside, under the colonnade,
are all elevated upon pedestals, and will be those of the glorious signers
of the Declaratlion of Independence.
Ascending the portico outside to the terrace-level, a lofty vomitoria
(door-way) 30 feet high leads into the cella (rotunda gallery) 50 feet
wide, 500 feet in circumference, and 68 feet high, with a colossal pillar
in the center 70 feet in diameter, around which the gallery sweeps.  This
pillar forms the foundation of the obelisk-column above.
Both sides of the gallery are divided into spaces by pilasters, elevated on a continued zocle or base 5 feet high, forming an order with
its entablature 40 feet high, crowned by a vaulted ceiling 20 feet highdivided by radiating archevaults, corresponding with the relative positions of the opposing pilasters, and inclosing deep-sunken coffers enriched with pailntings.
The spaces between the pilasters are siunk into niches for the recep
tion of the statues of the fathers of the Revolution contemporary with
the immortal Washington; over which are large tablets to receive the
national paintings commemorative of the battles and other scenes of
that mnemorable period.  Opposite to the entrance of this gallery, at the
extremiity of the great circular wall, is the grand niche for the reception
of the statue of the "Father of his Country," elevated on its appropriate pedestal, and designated as principal in the group by its colossal proportions.
This spacious gallery and rotunda, which properly may be denominated the "national pantheon," is lighted in four grand divisions from
above, and by its circular form presents each subject decorating its
walls in an interesting point of view, and with proper effect, as the
curiosity is kept up every moment, from the whole room not being
presented to the eye at one glance, as in the case of a straight gallery.
lute~r~i~g th  center pier through an arched way, you pass into a
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spacious circular area, and ascend with an easy grade, by a railway, to
the grand terrace, 75 feet above the base of the monument.   This terrace is 700 feet in circumference, 180 feet wide, inclosed by a colonnaded balustrade 15 feet high with its base capping.  The circuit of this
grand terrace is studded with small temple-formed structures, constituting the cupolas of the lanterns, lighting the pantheon gallery below;
by means of these little temples, fromn a gallery within, a bird's-eye view
is had of the statues, &c., below.
Through the base of the great circle of the balustrade are four apertures at the four cardinal points; leading outside of the balustrade,
upon the top of the main cornice, where a gallery 6 feet wide and 750
feet in circumference encircles the whole, inclosed by an ornamental
guard, forming the crowning member on the top of the tholus of the
main -cornice of the grade colonnade. Within the thickness of this
wall, staircases descend to a lower gallery over the plafond of the pronaos of the colonnade lighted from above. This gallerv, which extends all
round the colonnade, is 20 feet wide-divided into rooms for the records of the monument, works of art, or studios for artists engaged in
the service of the monument. Two other ways communicate with this
gallery from below.
In the center of the grand terrace, above described, rises the lofty
obelisk shaft of the monument, 70 feet square at the base, and 500 feet
high, diminishing as it rises to its apex, where it is 40 feet square; at
the foot of this shaft, and on each face, project four massive zocles, 25
feet high, supporting so many colossal symbolic tripods of victory, 20
feet high, surmounted by falcial columns with their symbols of authority.
These zocle faces are embellish'ed with inscriptions, which are continued
around the entire base of the shaft andl occupy the surface of that part
of the shaft between the tripods. On each face of the shaft above this
is sculptured the four leading events in General Washinigton's eventful
career, in basso relievo, and above this the shaft is perfectly plain to
within 50 feet of its summit, where a simple star is placed, emblematic
of the glory which the name of Washington has attained.
To ascend to the summit of the column, the same facilities as below
are provided within the shaft by an easy-graded gallery, which may. be
traversed by a railway, terminating in a circular observatory 20 feet in
diameter, around which, at the top, is a look-out gallery, which opens a
prospect all Around the horizon.
With reference to the area embraced by the foundations and basement of the monument, and the uses to which they may be applied, the
underspace outward, occupied by the lower terrace and colonnade, may
be appropriated to the accommodation of the keepers of the monument,
or those having charge of it and attending on visitors.
These apartments, which are arched, are well lighted and aired, as
they are all above ground, the light being disposed in the sunk panels
of the stybolate (base.) The principal entrance to all these apartments
will be from the rear, or opposite side of the portico entrance. The inner
space, or that under the grand gallery or rotunda, may be appropriated
to catacombs for the reception of the remains of such distinguished men
as the nation may honor with interment here.  This subterranean gallery is so large and lofty that it would accommodate many catacombs.
In the center of the monument is placed the tomb of Washington, to
receive his remains, should they be removed thither, the descent to
which is by a broad flight of steps, lighted by the same light which
illumines his statue.
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APPENDIX I.
A RESOLUTION authorizing the erection on the public grounds, in the city of Washing                  ton, of a monument to George Washington:
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled, That the Washington National Monument Society be, and it is hereby, authorized to erect the proposed
monument to the memory of George Washington upon such portion of
the public grounds or reservations within the city of Washington, not
otherwise occupied, as shall be selected by the President of the United
States and the board of managers of said society, as a suitable site on
which to erect the said monument, and for the necessary protection
thereof.
Approved January 31; 1848.
APPENDIX K.
Deed or donation.-Recorded 22d day of Februtary, 1849.
Liber J. A. G., No. 2, folio 12.
Jaimes K. Polk, President of the United States, to the Washington
National Monument Society.
To all to whom these presents shall come greeting: Whereas, a certain joint resolution of the two Houses of Congress of the United States,
with the following title, to wit: "Joint resolution authorizing the erection on the public grounds in the city of Washington of a monument
to George Washington," and in the following words, to wit:
" Resolved by the Senate and -Houtse of Representatives of the United
States of America, in Congress assembled, That the Washington National
Monument Society be, and is hereby, authorized to erect the proposed
monument to the memory of George Washington upon such portion of
the public grounds or reservations within the city of Washington, not 
otherwise occupied, as shall be selected by the President of the United
States and the board of managers of said society, as a suitable site on
which to erect the said monument, and for the necessary protection
thereof," was, on the thirty-first day of January, in the year eighteen
hundred and forty-eight, approved by James K. Polk, President of the
said United States, in the words and figires following, to wit: " Approved January 31, 1848.  James K. Polk."
And whereas, also, under the authority and in pursuance of the
aforesaid joint resolution, on the second day of February, in the year
aforesaid, the said James K. Polk, President of the United States, and
a majority of the board of managers, the whole board consisting of
WVinfield Scott, Nathan Towson, John J. Abert, James Kearney, Walter
Jones, Thomas Carbery, Peter Force, William A. Bradley, Philip R.
Fendall, Thomas Munroe, Walter Lenox, Mathew F. Maury, and Thomas
Blagden, being the board of managers of the said Washington National
Monument Society, did select from and among the public grounds and
reservations in the said city of Washington, not otherwise occupied,
reservation numbered three, (3,) as laid down and distinguished on the
plan or plat of the said city of Washington, as a suitable site on which
to erect the said monument, and for the necessary protection thereof:
::ow.l4oyv ye that the said Washington National Monument Society
is';el'bly a4p.  by virtue of the aforesaid joint resolution authorized to
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erect a monument to the memory of George Washington, and for the
necessary protection thereof. on the aforesaid reservation, numbered
three, (3,) as laid down and distinguished on the plan or plat of the
said city of Washington, and to use, possess, and enjoy, quietly and
peaceably and free from all let or hinderance, the aforesaid reservation
numbered three, (3,) as laid down and distinguished as aforesaid for
the purposes aforesaid, and according to the true intent and meaning
of the aforesaid joint resolution.
In testimony of all which the said James K. Polk, President of the
United States of America, has hereto set his hand and the seal of the
said United States; and in testimony of the selection, as aforesaid, of
the said reservation, numbered three (3) for the purposes aforesaid, the
said Winfield Scott, Nathan Towson, John J. Abert, James Kearney,
Walter Jones, Thomas  Carbery; Peter Force, William A. Bradley,
Philip R. Fendall, Thomas Munroe, Walter Lenox, Mathew F. Maury,
and Thomas Blagden, managers, as aforesaid, ofthe said.Washington
National Monument Society, have hereunto set their respective hands
and seals, at the aforesaid city of Washington, on this 12th day of April,
in the year 1848.
JAMIES K. POLK.
WM. BRENT,
1st Vice-President.
W. W. SEATON,
2d Vice-President.
ARCIID. HENDERSON,
3d Vice-President.
J. B. H. SMITH,
Treasurer.
GEO. WATTERSTON,
Secretary..
PETER FORCE.
In presence of    WINFIELD SCOTT.
NATHAN TOWSON.
JOHN J. ABERT.
WALTER JONES.
THIOMAS CARBERY.
W. A. BRADLEY.
P. R. FENDALL.
THOMAS MONROE.
WALTER LENOX.
M. F. MAURY.
THOS. BLAGDEN.
APPENDIX L.
In the architectural department of the South Kensington Museum,
London, is a very large colored drawing showing the most remarkable
buildings and structures in the world, drawn to a uniform scale, and presenting the comparative heights as well as the outline appearance of the
buildings. This was designed by Mr. Cockrell, R. A., and drawn by
J. E. Goodchild.  The committee found in "'The Builder" of May, 1861,
an engraving of this drawing, with a list of the buildings represented.
The table is thought to be of sufficient interest to warrant its publicaion at length.                      -:..:
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Feet high.
325
282
200
85
1. Victoria tower, Westminster..-.......-..........................
2. Boston churbch-tower, Lincolnshire-..........
3. West front of York cathedral, built 1500......
4. Alexandrian column at Saint Petersburg; the shaft in a single stone, 21 feet
diameter...........................................................
5. Column at Paris in commemoration of the events of July, 1830............
6. Tomb of Theodoric at Ravenna, Prince of the Ostrogoths and King of Italy.
The dome is a single stone 38 feet in diameter, 15 feet thick..............
7. Temple of Bacchus, erected B.C. 650..........-... —---------
(a) Tope Mehal, at Agra, India........................................
(b) Spire of Chichester cathedral......................................
(c) Porcelain tower at Nankin...........................
(d) Saint George's Hall, Liverpool.....................................
8. Spire of Friburg in the Brisgau; finished 1330...........................
9. S. W. spire of Chartres, finished 1514..................................
10. Tower of Saint Mark's, at Venice; commenced A. D. 902, finished in the six      teenth century......................................................
] 1. Saint Genevieve, at Paris, A. D. 1780, to the ball above the dome..........
12. Coliseum at Rome, A. D. 79; length 620 feet, width 513 feet, oval plan; cov      ers six acres —------------------------------------------------------
13. Temple at Boalbea, 117 feet wide by 227 feet long.. -
14. Temple on the Ilissus.................................................
15. Portico of the Erectheum, at Athens....................................
(e) Asinelli tower, Bologna, erected 1109...............................
16. Pyramid of Chepheren, Egypt; 707 feet square at the base................
17. Saint Stephen's, at Vienna.............................................
18. Central spire of Amiens-...-.... —..... —.................................
19. Spire at Thunn....................................................... 
21. Church of the Invalids, at Paris; A. D. 1700. - 
22. Temple of the Giants, at Agrigentum; length 360 feet by 173 feet; the col      umns thirteen feet diameter-.                                               -----
23. The Parthenon, at Athens, B. C. 450; length 227 feet by 101 feet; columns
six feet two inches diameter..........................................
(f) Terracio tower, Cremona cathedral.................................
(g) Monument of London......................................
(h) Waltham Cross..-..-.
24. Spire of Cologne, not yet complete; the church commenced 1248..........
25. Spire of Old Saint Paul's, London; destroyed by lightning 1561..........
26. Pyramid of Cheops; 764 feet square at the base ------------------------—.............
27. Saint Peter's, Rome; commenced 1513, completed 1614; to top of cross....
28. Strasbourg; finished 1439.............................................
29. Spire at Landshut, Germany —-------..................................
30. Saint Paul's cathedral, London, comlrienced, 1675, finished 1710...........
31. Bow church, London —-------—.... —-.. —......-.2
32. Baptistry of Pisa, (A. D. 1152)...-.........................
33. Propylon of Luxor, Egypt; the obelisk to the right has been removed  to
Paris; that to the left is still standing in a single stone.................
(k) Rouen spire.  (Burnt down).....................................
(1) Spires of Lubeck cathedral........................................
(m) Tomb at Mylasa...................................................
34. Antwerp cathedral, commenced 1422, finished 1518......................
35. Saint Peter's, at Hamburg -.....
36. Saint Maria, at Florence, commenced 1229; the dome finished in 1444......
37. Hotel de Ville, Brussels, (A. D. 1455)...................................
38. Saint Sophia, Constantinople, (A. D. 550)...............................
39. Pantheon at Rome.............
40. Central tower of Canterbury cathedral...................................
41. Tower of the Winds at Athens, (B. C. 350)..............................
42. Chapel of Saint Peter on the Mount, Rome.................-.........
43. Choragic monument of Lysicrates, at Athens, (B. C. 330).-...... —---
44. Salisbury spire, (A. D. 1350)...........................................
45. Cathedral tower at Frankfort................................-....
46. Pyramid of Mycerinus.......................................-.
47.    Bell-tower   at  Florence,   (A.   D.   1326)........................................
48. Saint Nicholas, Newcastle.....................-..-.-..............
Column of Trajan at Rome. The column with the cap and base is composed
of nineteen stones, each about 5 feet high, the plinth being 16 feet 8 inches
square, and the abacus 14 feet square................................
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51. Temple of Jupiter Stater, at Rome, (B. C. 103)...........................  
(n) Obelisk carried to Rome by Augustus; the shaft is a single stone... 
52. Litchfield cathedral: the central spire 252 feet high; the western spire 192
feet...............................................................
53. Spire of Norwich cathedral, (A. D. 1400)...................................
54. Saint Isaac's, at Saint Petersburg, (A. D. 1840)...........................
55. Bell-tower at Pisa, (A. D. 1174).......................................
56. Tower at Malines....................................................
57. Pompey's Pillar at Alexandria. The shaft is a single stone of rock-granite,
9 feet 3 inches diameter..................................
58. Arch of Septimus Severus, (A. D. 205).................................
59. Tomb of Absalom at Jerusalem.......................................
(o) Tower of Ivan Velike, Moscow...........................
(p) Temple of Vesta, at Tivoli.......................................
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APPENDIX.
List of contribution blocks at lapidarium.......................
Letter of Secretary of War transmitting report of Lieutenant
Marshall...........................................
Letters of John Carroll Brent, secretary of the society...........
Statement of receipts and expenditures of the society...........
Organization of society under charter........................
Report of Select Committee of House of Representatives in 1855.
The charter act...........................................
List of officers and members of society..-.....................
Description of the design of monument as originally prepared...
Resolution of Congress authorizing erection of monument......
Deed of conveyance to monument grounds.....................
Comparative height of noted publicbuildings, obelisks, statues,&c.
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