| Cash paid for | repairs and offices | $350 38 |
| ” | furniture and office fittings, | 444 50 |
| ” | rents, firing, &c., | 1,113 92 |
| ” | salaries, | 3,663 20 |
| ” | petty disbursements, | 310 07 |
| ” | advertisements, | 356 73 |
| ” | books, stationery and printing, | 525 75 |
| ” | licenses, | 50 00 |
| ” | transportation of emigrants, | 482 33 |
| Balance of cash on band, | 525 79 | |
| ———— | ||
| $7,822 67 | ||
We do hereby certify that we have examined the books of account of the American and Foreign Emigrant Protective and Employment Society, and audited the above account, and find the same correct.
| Jasper E. Corning, H. Planten, | } | Committee. |
New York, May 22, 1855.
So that “$482,33, for transportation of emigrants,” was every cent (out of the annual receipts of $7,822,67) that was devoted to the legitimate objects of the Society. This is the boldest robbery of a Charitable Society on record, though the following is close at its heels:
Official Statement of the Hunter Woodis Academy of Music Calico Ball.
| Receipts, (rogues’ exhibit,) | $9,202 30 |
| Expenses, (rogues’ exhibit,) | 4,288 72 |
| ———— | |
| Balance disbursed for John Hecker’s Bread, with a very small balance still in the hands of rogues | 4,913 58 |
Peter Cooper was also President of this Ball, and Mayor Tiemann and James W. Gerard the Secondary Managers.
Official Statement of the Crystal Palace Ball, of which Peter Cooper was the President, and Mayor Tiemann and James W. Gerard the Secondary Managers.
| Receipts, (rogues’ exhibit,) | $10,147 38 |
| Expenses, (rogues’ exhibit,) | 6,828 03 |
| ———— | |
| Balance still in hands of the Hunter Woodis Roguish Managers, | 3,319 35 |