H. M's Treasury, either through the Commissariat
here
or otherwise The most expedient mode
of making future
an
remittances is nevertheless just now appropriate subject for consideration.
had already anticipated Your Lordship's
wishes by directing
no Bills of longer
date than one month to be purchased Bank. Since then I have
hom
any
conferred with Assistant Commissary General Long on the subject, and agreed (in the absence of special reasons to the contrary) to adopt as the General practice in future, remittances by Bills on the Treasury at the Average rate of Exchange at which the Commissariat may then be making them.
If occasion should arise for remitting at a time when the Commissariat may not be
drawing bills, I have
Bills, I have agreed
to take
Treasury Certificates - paying dollars into
the Treasury Chest here at the rate
1/3 per dollar.
b.
(meet
of
I trust these arrangements may
meet
Your Lordship's approval.
I have the honor to be,
Your Lordship's Most Obedient Servant,
Richard Francis MacDonnell
Governor
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H. M's Treasury, either through the Commissariat
here
or otherwise The most expedient mode
of making future
an
remittances is nevertheless just now appropriate subject for consideration.
[...] had already anticipated Your Lordship's
wishes by directing
no Bills of longer
date than one month to be purchased Bank. Since then I have
conferred with Assistant Commissary General Long on the subject, and agreed (in the absence of special reasons to the contrary) to adopt as the General practice in future, remittances by Bills on the Treasury at the Average rate of Exchange at which the Commissariat may then be making them.
If occasion should arise for remitting at a time when the Commissariat may not be drawing bills, I have agreed to take Treasury Certificates - paying dollars into the Treasury Chest here at the rate 1/3 per dollar.
I trust these arrangements may meet Your Lordship's approval.
I have the honor to be,
Your Lordship's Most Obedient Servant,
Richard Francis MacDonnell
Governor