In these Circumstances it is with reluctance I find myself under the necessity of applying for the same Allowance from the Crown,
which has been made to other persons in Office under it, in the like Situation.
I am Sir &ca.
Thos. Foxcroft.
Anth. Todd, Esqr.
Treasury authorized £100 a year from 5th April, 1775, "until he may be reinstated in the office or otherwise provided for."
No. 3.
General Post Office,
February 15th, 1793.
Sir,
In your letter dated the 1st instant which we did not receive till the 8th, We have the honor to inform you that after much difficulty We have but lately obtained Mr. Finlay's accounts as Deputy Post Master General in America the first Statement of which was for the period between the 5th of April 1786 and the 10th of October 1790 and exhibited a balance due to the Office up to that date of £1809.19.4 Sterling but the Account was inadmissible in point of form for reasons hereafter mentioned.
We are satisfied Sir that you will form no Opinion without having read the full state of the question on both sides and the proofs and documents by which Our Conduct towards Mr. Finlay may be judged and that you will form no hasty conclusion from his statement of his own case, which you will find to be greatly misrepresented.
In support of this assertion We have ordered Copies of the letters that We have lately written to Mr. Finlay upon the Subject of his Debt to be laid before you, And We shall if you will permit us Order our Deputy Accountant General and desire Mr. Callender to wait upon you and to explain the particulars of all that have passed.