Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser

For the Gazette of the United States.

M. Fenno,

A scurrilous writer in your Gazette of Tuesday evening last, under the signature of Phocion, asserts as follows:

"We are informed by the Newspapers that Randolph has been to visit Mr. Jefferson, and has announced his determination to serve if elected President; he has not yet announced his own determination to return to his former Secretaryship, if his friend should be President: but his activity in canvassing for him, leaves no room for doubt as to his wishes and expectations: it is apprehended, however, by some of the friends of both these characters, that a late legal call on one of them, for the immediate settlement of some old accounts and balances, will prove highly injurious to both."

The baseness of Phocion's insinuation, Mr. Fenno, as contained in the above paragraph will be best exposed by publishing Mr. Jefferson's settlement of his public accounts as Secretary of State, made at the Treasury of the United States, the 30th of December, 1793, being the day before he retired from the public service; for which purpose I send you an authentic copy of that settlement, certified by Mr. Nourse, Register of the Treasury, showing that the balance of 4786 dollars, 67 cents, then stated to be due from Mr. Jefferson, was on the said 30th of December 1793, paid into the Bank of the United States by Mr. Jefferson, and passed to the credit of the Department of State with the bank.

October 30.
A SUBSCRIBER.

No. 476.
Treasury Department,
Auditor's office, Dec 28, 1793.

I have examined and adjusted an account between the United States and Thomas Jefferson Secretary of State, for moneys placed in his hands by direction of the President of the United States in pursuance of the several acts of Congress providing the means of intercourse between the United States and foreign nations," and find that he is chargeable on said account,

To amount of sundry warrants drawn in his favor for the purposes above-mentioned, from the 14th August 1790, to the 1st August 1793. as per statement
Dollars 183,000

I also find that he is entitled to the following credits, viz.

By David Humphreys for this amount advanced him on his mission to Madrid, as per statement
By for this amount paid
500
Governor Morris in part for his services, per do. statement
1,000
By John B. Cutting for this amount remitted him, for which he is accountable, per do.
By W. and J. Willink, M. and J Van Staphorst and Hubbard, agents for the department of state at Amsterdam, for this amount remitted them as particularized in
By Nathaniel Cutting advanced him on account of his mission to Algiers, per statement
174,680

By James Blake advanced him on account or his mission to Madrid, per statement
800

Leaving a balance due from the said Thomas Jefferson, Esq. and for which he is accountable, being to the credit of the department of state, in the bank of the United States, the sum of
4,786 67
Dollars 183,000

As will appear from the statement and vouchers herewith transmitted for the decision of the comptroller of the treasury thereon.

R. HARRISON, Auditor.

To Oliver Wolcott, Esq.
Register of the Treasury.

Treasury Department,
Comptroller's office, Dec. 30, 1793

Admitted and certified
OLIVER WOLCOTT, jun. Comp.

To Joseph Nourse, Esq.
Register of the Treasury.

Treasury Department,
Register's office, Jan. 11, 1794.

I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the original, on file in this office.

JOSEPH NOURSE,
Register of the Treasury.

Treasury Department,
Register's office, Jan. 11th, 1794.

Upon a final adjustment of the account of Thomas Jefferson, Esquire (late Secretary of state) as agent for defraying foreign expenditures, by the accounting officers of the treasury of the United States, dated the 18th December 1793, a balance of four thousand seven hundred and eighty-six dollars sixty-seven cents was found due by him, which balance having been paid to his successor Edmund Randolph, Esquire, I do hereby certify that the said account has been finally closed on the books of the treasury of the United States.

JOSEPH NOURSE,
Register of the Treasury.