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Show English Bank Hold Relic of Washington In the archives of Barclay's bank In London Is a draft for 5 pounds sterling ster-ling drawn October 2, 1720, on "James I'.arclay, banker, of Lombard street" and remitted for the account of one Patrick Barclay In Jamaica. It tears on Its back the signature of George Washington as part of an Indorsement. Indorse-ment. The draft is In fairly good state of preservation. Was It the Father Fa-ther of His Country who put that Indorsement In-dorsement there? Not long ago Robert L. Barclay made inquiries in the United States from which it appeared that the great George Washington's signature when he was eighteen years old (his age to the date of the draft) was not materially different from this one. It Is not improbable that the draft was sent to Virginia or Carolina, which in those days were in close commercial touch with Jamaica. Barclay's bank was not aware until a yc:;r or so ago of its precious pos session. The draft was discovered by two girl students from Philadelphia win n inspecting some old portfolios in ilif hank. Great Lawyer Prolific John B. Moore, in his "Life of Marshall," Mar-shall," states: "During his period of service, 195 cases of International law-were law-were decided. Marshall delivered tho opinion on 80 of these." Mr. Moore alsd states that of 62 opinions on constitutional con-stitutional law handed down during Marshall's period of service, 1801-1835, Marshall delivered 80 written opinion, j |
