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        Philadelphia April 7th 1862
Messrs. Thomson Hankey & Co.
    Gentlemen,
        I have today
yours of the 22d., ult. inclosing
copy of letter of Mr. Daniel
Prest. R F & P R R Co: of Dec:
12th 1861.   I advised you in
previous letters of my having
written to Mr. Daniel recom-
-mending his remitting you
direct the interest on both
the Sterling and domestic
bonds held in London.
It would seem from his
letter to you of the 12th
of Dec: last, that my letters
to him did not reach him
and it is probably fortunate
 
for the holding of the domestic
bonds that he did not remit
the interest due on them, as it
seems from his letter to you
that they would have been
subjected to a much heavier
loss in Exchange than I
had supposed.   As this interest
must certainly be safe, I
would advise your letting it
be until a more favorable
period for remitting.   The
funds referred to in Mr.
Daniels letter as being in
my hands and out of which
he seems to have thought it
possible I might have paid
the interest on the domestic
bonds due in July, and the
interest on the sterling bonds
due in January, were a draft
on the Post Office department
for mail service remitted
 
me in May last, just before the
interception of [communication]
intercourse between the North
and South, and which under
ordinary circumstances would
have been promptly paid,
but which was refused by
the department.   Of this
Mr: Daniel was advised at
the time but the letter I
infer like others written by
me failed to reach him.
You may rely gentlemen,
as soon as I may be able
to communicate with
Richmond, on my doing
any thing in my power which
may seem to be requisite for
the protection of the
interests there of yourselves
and friends—
        Yours truly
    Moncure Robinson