Mr Beers1 has ^at^ ^in Compliance with^ ^your Request has^ delivered to me the ^an^ Extract from the Albany Register, which you [illegible] for that purpose ^of the 15 of last month—^ which contains the following erroneous Statement of the Expences incurred by the United States for negociating the Treaty with Great Britain, vizt.

	Dolrs.
“Mr. Jay for his outfit to make the Treaty	18000
For his passage to Europe	37802.52
To pay incidental Expences	10000
To Do. in negociating the Treaty	5000
To get papers of Captures	16012.83
	52721.34[”]2

This Statement is not a new one— it appeared in Greenleaf’s Paper in March 1797. It is calculated, and was doubtless designed to impress an opinion that the administration of President Washington was too prodigal of the public money in the negociation with Great Britain, and that I arrived extravagant Emoluments from it—

Calumny my dear Sir! has been an Engine of Partys in all countries, and particularly in elective Governments. It is an Evil which, originating in the Correspondence of human nature, is without Remedy, and consequently, is to be borne patiently. The Esteem of the wise and good is valuable; and to acquire and preserve it, is all that ambition ought to aim at.—

Being at Philadelphia ^on official Business^ in May 1794 President Washington pressed ^desired^ me to go as Envoy to Great Britain. I earnestly endeavoured to fix his attention elsewhere: but he persevered, and I found it impossible to reconcile it with my Duty to persist in declining the Appointment. circumstanced as I was, and aware of the Nature of the Business, of the Temper of the Times, and of the union of certain Interests against any amiable Settlement with Great Britain, personal Considerations opposed my undertaking the Task— when I finally yielded to the Presidents Request, I told him that I declined any Compensation for my Services—that my stated Salary as Chief Justice must be continued—

A Vessel in Ballast was chartered to carry me to England, for you will recollect, that an Embargo was then in operation; but in contracting or paying for this Vessel, I had no Agency—

The Secretary of State gave me a Bill of Eighteen Thousand Dollars, to be applied towards the Expences of the Mission, and for which I was to account. All my Expences of every kind as Envoy to Great Britain, including the Salary of my Secretary, the Expence of my Passage home, and £63 Sterls. paid in Counsel fees respecting Capture Cases , amounted to the Sum of twelve Thousand Dollars and thirty six Cents; which being deducted from the before mentioned 18000 Dollars left on my Hands a considerable Balance due to the united States.

This Balance I accounted for and settle with the Treasury in the following Manner vizt.

By Cash advanced to an American Gentleman in the Service of the United States, and whose Account with the Public was charged with the Treasury	Dolrs.
	233.33
My amount of my order on the Banker in favor of Mr. Pinckney, who was then the American minister at London, towards a fund for Expences respecting Capture Cases, and to be accounted for ^by him^ with the Treasury	5270.22
By Cash paid ^by me^ to the Tresurer	466.09
	5999.64
	12000.36
	18000

these facts are verified by the Treasury Report of the account between the United States, and me, marked No. 7373—by the Auditors Report marked No. 8330, on which is indorsed the Comptrollers Certificate, and by the Register Certificate of the final Settlement of the Account.3 With Sentiments of Esteem and Regard I am Dear Sir your most Obt. Servt