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My dear chief,

There is no trouble whatsoever on our part relative to Charley's funds.  The last letter I received from him was dated June 30: Berlin in which he stated his wish to purchase certain apparatus and asking an increase of his past apprnn for the year. Before he left I informed him the Secy had decided that expenses should be paid in gold and salaries in currency. In accordance with his expressed wish I have had placed to his cr. at his bankers in Boston #2.500 with an additional monthly deposit of #700 to be continued until the total amt assigned for the expenses of his part of #9.500 is reached as you will see by the enclosed copy of a letter to him dated July 26. A few days since he telegraphed from Paris asking if expenses were to be paid in gold or currency. I at once answered addressing him Paris, he having sent me no other address, supposing , supposing of course he had given instructions to the tel. office in Paris where to deliver answers. The Paris