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[handwritten in top left corner: 9430 / 21]
( No. 70. ) Post Office Department, FINANCE OFFICE, Washington, May 14, 1866.
Sir:
The sum of $50 67/100 has this day been duly reported to the Auditor of the Treasury for this Department for entry to your credit in general account, that being the amount of stamps and stamped Envelopes returned
You are hereby authorized to make a corresponding entry in your account.
Respectfully, yours,
A. N. Zevely, Third Assistant Postmaster General.
A A Welch Late P. M. High Point N. C.
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G. N. B. In your reply, please quote above initials.
Office of the Auditor of the Treasury FOR THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Washington, February 19th, 1882.
Sir: I have the honor to return, herewith, circular letter from the Post Office Department in the case of A. A. Welch, late Postmaster at High Point, N. C. and to call your attention to letter addressed to you under date of January 19th. '82, in which you were informed that payment of balances due to late Postmasters in the late insurrectionary States, is prohibited by joint resolution of Congress approved March 2d, 1867.
I am, Sir, Very Respectfully, J. H. Ela Auditor.
Hon. Clement Dowd. House of Representatives Washington, DC
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Washington D C Feby 21 '82
A H Welch Esq
Dr Sir;
When I laid befor the Auditor the enclosed letter of May 14. 66, he seemed to be in doubt whether the am't could not be paid, and after some conversation asked me to leave it, that he might get official advice &c. I suppose he consulted the Atty Genl & you see what the reply is. Don't destroy the paper. It is a wrong that I do not think the U S Govt can afford to persist in & I think that Congress will yet take [illegible] action with reference to this & kindred matters - Yrs truly C Dowd