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40THCONGRESS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Ex. Doc. 2d Session, No. 338.
AMOUNT PAID FOR LEGAL SERVICES BY THE ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT.
LETTER FROM
THE SECRETARY OF WAR, IN ANSWER TO
A resolution of the House, of February 11, 1868, relative to amounts paid for legal servicesfrom, 1860 to 1868.
JULY17,1868.—Referredto the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington City, July 17, 1868.
SIR : I have the honor to transmit herewith a statement prepared in my office, also statements from the bureaus of the Chief of Engineers and the Chief of Ordnance, United States army, containing information called for by the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 11th of February, 1868, relative to amounts paid for legal services from 1860 to 1868.
No other bureaus of this department, than those above mentioned, have incurred expense or liability for legal services during the period named.
Very respectfully, your obedient, J . M. SCHOFIELD.
Secretary of War. Hon. SCHUYLER COLFAX,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Stat
emen
t sho
win
g am
ount
s pa
id fo
r le
gal s
ervi
ces,
&c.
, cal
led
for
by r
esol
utio
n of
the
Hou
se, o
f Rep
rese
ntat
ives
, Feb
ruar
y 11
, 186
8. 2
Dat
e.
Nam
e.
For
wh
at o
bjec
t.
Ser
vice
s.
Exp
ense
s.
1863
. F
ebru
ary
9 Jo
hn
S
. K
eyes
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or
arre
st
of
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dry
p
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37
19
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ry p
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in
vest
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24
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ter
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25
00
28
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ays
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nit
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ier
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and
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reason
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2
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23
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ton
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vest
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50
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dr
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in W
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29
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S
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er
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r S
imon
C
amer
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late
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tary
of
W
ar,
in
acti
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by
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liam
50
0 00
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. G
atch
ell
and
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rs.
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ne
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nv
estig
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laim
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5th
New
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rk
vo
lun
teers
29
1 0
0
11
6 5
7
17
Wil
liam
M
ead
e A
dd
ison
M
atte
r of
se
izu
re,
in
1861
, of
te
legr
aph
of
fice
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d
pap
ers
at
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tim
ore,
M
d..
650
00
25
S.
C.
Ha
wle
y C
ase
of M
rs.
H.
M.
Woo
d,
poli
tica
l pr
ison
er
74
37
July
11
A
lfre
d
Ru
ssel
l S
tate
of
M
ich
igan
vs
. L
ieu
ten
ant
Jam
es
Pat
ten
, ch
arge
d
of
larc
eny
428
39
Au
gust
8
W.
H.
F.
Gu
rley
H
abea
s co
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ses
of
Lor
enzo
D
. R
obb
ins
and
C
har
les
E.
Mon
ger
20
00
Nov
emb
er
16
Wil
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P
rice
A
dvi
ce
to
Cap
tain
T
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at
tem
pt
of
city
of
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alti
mor
e to
25
00
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pose
fin
e fo
r er
ecti
on o
f ba
y sc
ales
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ecem
ber 9
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F.
Pa
ge C
ase o
f J
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ga
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Da
vid
To
d a
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25
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pris
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9
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2
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21
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gh
am
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50
0
00
18
64.
29
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. H
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an
C
ase
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pla
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an
d
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s
30
0
0
Jan
uar
y 14
C
har
les
Don
ogh
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Ad
vice
on
in
qu
est;
d
eath
of
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ot
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offi
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14th
N
ew
Yor
k
cav-
97
72
alry
.
14
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il
be
rt
D
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n
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d
o
24
3
22
9
C
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lb
rig
ht , C
ase o
f C
arb
on
co
un
ty
, P
en
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lv
an
ia, rioters 500 00
Ma
rch
8
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n
J.
Mc
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re
serv
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t F
ort
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an
co
uv
er
50
0
00
31 E
li C
ook C
ase o
f L
ieute
nant
Colo
nel
J.
V.
Jennin
gs,
trie
d f
or r
esis
ting
offic
er 1
10
00
....
Ap
ril 8
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m S
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ase
of J
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lb
rig
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Case o
f C
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ty
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rio
ters 5
00
00
M
ay
14
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B.
D.
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gsw
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All
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ed
tresp
ass o
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ilit
ary
reserv
ati
on
at
Fo
rt
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ward
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isco
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25
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0 2
5 6
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. G
ray M
atter o
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orenzo S
tew
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5 8
3
18
Jo
hn
A.
Bin
gh
am
Cases o
f S
urg
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en
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am
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mit
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co
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ried
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cou
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arti
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dw
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ente
nced
to
dea
th a
t N
or-
folk
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irg
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, an
d ca
se o
f ex
par
te V
alla
nd
igh
am.
26
Joh
n S
edg
wic
k C
ase
of E
dw
ard
C.
Hal
l vs
. P
atri
ck S
tack
10
0 00
7
43
Ju
ne
6
d
o C
ase
o
f K
oh
nsta
m 2
,5
00
0
0
15
Wil
liam
Pri
ce O
pin
ion
in
case s
ub
mit
ted
by
Cap
tain
T.
C.
Su
lliv
an
, re
sp
ecti
ng
catt
le,
&c.
50
00
15 F
uller &
Randall C
ase o
f C
apta
in E
lija
h D
ennis
, adm
inis
trato
r of W
illiam
Bla
ke, desert
er 25 0
0
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ly 1
2 A
. C
. F
ra
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r M
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er o
f a
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lic
ati
on
fo
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fo
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ha
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ro
m m
ilit
ary
du
ty 5
0 0
0
13 B
row
nin
g &
Bush
nell T
hre
e c
ivil s
uits
again
st D
. L
. Phillips,
mars
hal so
uth
ern
dis
tric
t of Illi- 1,0
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0
no
is,
for
arre
st o
f A
mos
Gre
en a
nd
oth
ers.
18
G
rim
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& W
illi
ams
do
do
1,00
0 00
1
8 J. W
. B
lack
bu
rn
d
o d
o 5
00
0
0
Au
gu
st
19
R.
M.C
orw
ine M
att
er o
f C
olo
nel
Bo
on
e,
11
5th
Oh
io v
olu
nte
ers,
hab
eas c
orp
us 2
50
00
2
2 J
. B
. D
. C
og
sw
ell
Case o
f C
arl
Ab
et,
drafte
d a
nd
arreste
d a
s d
eserte
r,
an
d o
thers 5
0 0
0
Sep
tem
ber
16
Jo
hn
S.
Ho
llin
gsh
end
Tak
ing
depo
siti
ons
in c
ase
of U
nite
d S
tate
s vs
. M
ajor
D.
H.
Has
tin
gs
and
50 0
0 L
ieu
ten
ant
J. B
. D
uff.
17 J
ohn S
. R
ichard
s C
ase o
f C
om
monw
ealth o
f P
ennsylv
ania
vs. W
illiam
T. L
yon, charg
ed w
ith 1
00 0
0
sho
oti
ng
dese
rter
. 17 J. H
azem
an do do 100 00
17
S.
L.
Yo
un
g
do
d
o 10
0 00
N
ov
em
ber
7 G
eo
rge F
. T
alb
ot
Case o
f M
oses A
. S
hack
ley
, ch
arg
ed
wit
h a
ssau
lt i
n a
rresti
ng
desert
er
40
1 0
0
10
H.
F.
Huf
fman
S
uit
of
J. W
. K
eyes
ag
ain
st D
avid
To
d an
d ot
hers
40
0 00
12
Jo
hn
C
. M
orri
s P
rose
cuti
on
case
. U
nit
ed
Sta
tes
agai
nst
C
apta
in A
. P
. H
arri
s, C
hap
lain
A
. 40
0 00
G
reg
ory
, an
d W
illi
am S
cott
; ch
arg
e of
mu
rder
. 14 E
. C
. L
arn
ed C
ase o
f John J. B
rady, C
apta
in H
. O
. Sw
eet, a
nd o
thers
; habeas c
orp
us 5
0 0
0
18
Ed
ward
s P
ierrep
on
t C
ase o
f s
hip
Tu
bal
Cain
; case o
f K
oh
nsta
m 5
,25
0 0
0
30
S
am
uel S
. B
oy
d C
ase o
f U
nited
S
tates v
s. L
in
go
1
5 0
0D
ecem
ber
19
Jo
hn
P.
Hal
o In
ves
tig
atin
g a
t H
alif
ax m
atte
r of
sei
zure
of
two
loco
mot
ives
by
the
gove
rn-
2,0
00
00
men
t in
Au
gu
st,
1861
. 2
0 H
ou
sto
n &
Do
wn
ey
Pro
secu
tin
g W
. H
. M
itch
ell
, L
ex
ing
ton
, K
en
tuck
y,
ch
arg
ed
wit
h b
ein
g a
sp
y.
25
0 0
0
21
H.
H.
Har
din
g A
ssis
tin
g ju
dg
e ad
voca
te n
t N
ebra
ska
Cit
y,
pros
ecut
ion
of a
cit
izen
pri
sone
r 24
4 00
bef
ore
mil
itar
y c
om
mis
sion.
Stat
emen
t sho
win
g am
ount
pai
d fo
r le
gal s
ervi
ces,
&c.
—C
ontin
ued.
Dat
e.
Nam
e.
For
wh
at o
bjec
t.
Ser
vice
s.
Exp
ense
s.
1864
. D
ecem
ber
24
E
. W
. H
awk
ins
Ass
ista
nt
cou
nse
l in
ca
ses
of
alle
ged
il
lega
l ar
rest
s in
K
enlo
n
and
C
amp
bel
l $3
50
00
cou
nti
es,
Ken
tuck
y.
26
Hen
ry S
tan
ber
y d
o d
o 70
0 00
31
C
olem
an
&
Bu
lloc
k
Pro
secu
tin
g Ja
cob
S
. D
yer,
b
efor
e m
ilit
ary
com
mis
sion
, ch
arge
d
wit
h
con
-50
0 00
sp
irac
y to
bur
n st
eam
ers
on M
issi
ssip
pi r
iver
. 18
65.
Febr
uary
15
H. F
. Pag
e Fe
brua
ry 1
5 H
. F. P
age
Cas
e of
J. W
. Key
es M
. Dav
id T
od
100
00 C
ase
of J
. W. K
eyes
M. D
avid
Tod
10
0 00
M
arch
29
J.
Ga
y..
P
rose
cuti
ng
atto
rney
, be
fore
G.
M.
Bec
kw
ith
, U
nit
ed
Stat
es
com
mis
sion
er,
45
00
in c
ases
of
A.
D.
Fol
low
s an
d ei
ght
othe
rs.
30
Sam
uel
B
latc
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rd
Tw
o su
its
by
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es
Car
roll
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Cat
har
ine.
M
cCad
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ain
st
Joh
n
A.
Ken
-30
0 00
n
edy,
sup
erin
tend
ent
of p
olic
e, N
ew Y
ork
; fa
lse
imp
riso
nm
ent.
30
Jo
hn
F
. S
har
key
C
ase
of
Un
ited
S
tate
s vs
. S
mit
h,
Wel
d,
and
M
ahle
r;
char
ged
w
ith
d
efra
ud
-20
0 00
in
g U
nit
ed S
tate
s p
aym
aste
r.
31
Ed
war
ds
Pie
rrep
ont
Cas
e of
Jo
hn
A
. D
ix
vs.
Gov
ern
or
Sey
mou
r an
d
pri
vate
p
arti
es
750
00
31
W
.
M.
E
va
rt
s
do
d
o
75
0
00
31
C
ha
rle
s
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Bla
ke
d
o
do
1
,05
0
00
31
H
enry
Sto
ckb
rid
ge
Cas
es o
f st
eam
er
Car
olin
e,
and
of
go
ods
seiz
ed
fron
t st
eam
ers
Roh
ler,
25
0 00
Au
ker
, an
d M
eyer
. A
pri
l 26
C
. A
. S
ewar
d
Sp
ecia
l ju
dge
ad
voca
te,
case
of
F
erry
an
d
Don
ogh
ue,
fr
aud
s in
re
fere
nce
to
50
0 00
$1
09
75
sold
iers
' vo
tes,
New
Yor
k St
ate
elec
tion
. Ju
ne
9 Jo
hn
Sed
gwic
k C
ourt
-mar
tial
of
Bri
gadi
er G
ener
al F
. B
. Sp
igno
la,
Un
ited
Sta
tes
volu
ntee
rs.
1,67
5 00
D
o C
ourt
-mar
tial
of
W
illi
am
Val
lan
ce,
assi
stan
t q
uar
term
aste
r 67
5,
00
17
A.
Q.
Kea
sly
26
E.
C.
Lar
ned
C
ase
of
Tim
oth
y O
'Don
ogh
ue,
so
ldie
r;
ind
icte
d
for
mu
rder
45
0 00
C
ase
of
Car
ver
vs.
J.
R.
Jon
es,
Un
ited
S
tate
s m
arsh
al
250
00
28
L.
C.
Bak
er
Cas
e of
D
r.
Gw
in
vs.
Bak
er
; p
aid
b
y B
aker
2,
50
0 00
55
8 50
30
Jo
hn
A
. B
ingh
am
Pro
secu
tin
g as
sass
ins
of
the
Pre
sid
ent
5,00
0 00
Ju
ly
20
F.
C.
Inga
lls
Cas
e of
W
illi
am
D.
Car
rier
vs
. J.
R
. Jo
nes,
U
nite
d St
ates
m
arsh
al,
Illi
nois
...
230
00
Sep
tem
ber
30
E
dw
ard
s P
ierr
epon
t C
ase
of
Mad
dox
1,
000
00
Oct
ober
5
Bra
dy
&.
Tra
phag
eu
Tw
o su
its
agai
nst
Gen
eral
W
ool
by
Mor
ria
F.
Sude
man
an
d
Hen
ry
Rop
er...
54
0 00
27
G
rim
shaw
&
W
illi
ams
Suit
s ag
ains
t b
y h
im.S
tate
s m
arsh
al
sout
hern
di
stri
ct
of
Illi
nois
, fo
r ar
rest
s 1,
000
00m
adeU
nite
d 27
J.
W
. B
lack
bu
rn
Su
its
agai
nst
U
nit
ed
Sta
tes
mar
shal
so
uth
ern
d
istr
ict
of
Illi
noi
s,
for
arre
sts
500
00
mad
e by
him
.
No
ve
mb
er 6
Re
sc
on
Co
ak
lin
g S
pe
cia
l ju
dg
e a
dv
oc
ate
, p
ro
se
cu
tio
n a
t M
ajo
r J
oh
n A
. H
ad
do
ck
20
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5
9 .
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o..
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rv
ice
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am
e c
as
e .
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3,0
00
00
9 B
row
ning
&
Bus
hnell
S
uit
s ag
ains
t U
nite
d St
ates
mar
shal
, so
uthe
rn d
istr
ict
of
Illin
ois,
fo
r ar
rest
s 1,
500
00
28
Sch
uyl
er H
ubba
rd
30
S.
W.
Pin
ney
1866
. Ja
nuar
y 22
W
eigl
ey &
. M
cCle
llan
F
ebru
ary
6 L
yman
Tre
mai
n
8 D
elos
Lak
e
Feb
ruar
y 9
Eb
en W
. K
imb
all
Mar
ch
5 D
avid
Tod
9 F
red.
A.
Wh
ittl
esey
9
Fla
man
Hal
l &
Isa
ac M
. Jor
dan
10
Hen
ry S
tanb
ery
15
do
21C
olon
el H
. P. B
urn
ham
W
. R
. H
arri
son
22
31
R. J
. Mat
thew
s
May
4
Pit
kin
&
Dav
is
and
Wil
liam
H
. C
arpe
nter
. 5
Wal
ter
S.
Cox
7
Rou
ntr
ee &
Fog
le
14
Alf
ied
Ru
pel
l Ju
ne
22
W.
J. J
ones
Au
gust
14
B
. D
. Sil
lim
an
17
F. P
. Sta
nton
Se
ptem
ber
4 Jo
hn H
anna
mad
e b
y hi
m.
Subp
oena
ing
wit
nes
ses
in c
ase
of c
ourt
-mar
tial
of
Maj
or J
ohn
A.
Had
dock
H
abea
s co
rpus
, ca
se o
f Se
th D
. H
iggi
ns,
rec
ruit
, 1s
t W
isco
nsi
n ca
valr
y, a
nd
oth
ers.
Ret
aine
r as
cou
nsel
for
Jon
es,
Was
hb
urn
e, a
nd o
ther
s P
aid
plai
ntif
f in
set
tlem
ent
of
suit
by
M.
C.
G.
Nic
hol
s ag
ain
st C
apta
in
S.
H.
H.
Par
son
s, p
rovo
st
mar
shal
fo
urth
dis
tric
t, N
ew
Yor
k,
for
alle
ged
fals
e im
pris
onm
ent.
P
rose
cuti
on o
f T
. E
. H
ogg,
an
d si
x ot
hers
, at
San
F
ranc
isco
, fo
r vi
olat
ion
of u
sage
a of
civ
iliz
ed w
arfa
re,
&c.
C
ase
of G
eorg
e W
. Jo
nes
aga
inst
C
olon
el A
. J.
War
ner
for
fals
e im
pris
on
men
t.
Rei
mb
urs
emen
t am
oun
t fo
r ex
pen
ses
grow
ing
out
of s
uit
of D
r. O
lds
agai
nst
him
self
. T
rial
of
Doy
le v
s. M
arsh
al;
fals
e im
pris
onm
ent
Cas
e of
Tob
ias
Wes
son
vs.
Ben
jam
in B
. R
un
kle
; al
lege
d m
alic
ious
arr
est
Sp
ecia
l co
un
sel,
self
an
d E
. H
. H
awk
ins,
d
efen
din
g su
its
pros
ecut
ed
by
Ken
tuck
y d
islo
yali
sts
agai
nst
Pro
vost
Mar
shal
Gas
saw
ay,
and
othe
rs.
Ret
ain
er i
n de
fenc
e of
cas
es w
hic
h m
ay b
e pr
osec
uted
aga
inst
off
icer
s of
the
W
ar D
epar
tmen
t.
Tak
ing
dep
osit
ion
s in
cas
e ag
ain
st L
ieu
ten
aut
H. H
. Hin
o D
efen
din
g C
apt.
A.
D.
Cu
mm
ing
on c
harg
e of
mur
deri
ng L
ouis
Pro
sper
, in
B
row
ne
cou
nty
, In
dian
a.
Cas
e of
B
reve
t B
riga
dier
G
ener
al
Joh
n W
olle
y,
Lu
ther
S
. S
and
s,
and
Ale
xan
der
Kir
klan
d,
dese
rter
s ta
ken
fr
om h
is c
ust
ody
on
wri
t of
ha
beas
co
rpus
. S
uit
of
Jam
es
Don
ohue
, a
dese
rter
, ag
ain
st C
apta
in J
. M
. T
row
bri
dge
, 16
th
Un
ited
Sta
tes
infa
ntry
, fo
r fa
lse
impr
ison
men
t.
Def
end
ing
ejec
tmen
t su
it o
f W
illi
am B
. T
odd
Def
end
ing
Cap
tain
Jam
es M
. F
idic
e; i
ndic
tmen
t fo
r is
suin
g p
ass
to c
olor
ed
wom
an.
Ser
vice
s in
52
case
s of
hab
eas
corp
us a
nd o
ther
s D
efen
din
g B
reve
t B
riga
dier
G
ener
al
Joh
n W
olle
y,
habe
as
corp
us,
Ral
ph
Abe
crom
bie.
M
atte
r of
Che
pud
vs.
Pil
lsb
ury
, su
peri
nten
dent
Alb
any
peni
tent
iary
C
ase
of B
lair
vs.
Bak
er,
supr
eme
cou
rt o
f th
e D
istr
ict
of C
olum
bia
Cas
e of
Kil
burn
B.
Osb
orn
for
fals
e im
pris
onm
ent
126
00
152 5
8
100
00
500
00
125 0
0
200 0
0
3,96
1 00
1
37
00
200
00
8 1
3
51
80
100
00
28
00
300 0
0
5,00
0 00
5,000
00
187
25
1,00
0 00
230
00
350 0
0
3 1
2
100
00
100
00
2, 1
00 8
0 50
00
500
00
121
00
300
00
400
00
Stat
emen
t sh
owin
g am
ount
pai
dfor
leg
al s
ervi
ces,
&c.
—C
ontin
ued.
Dat
e.
Nam
e.
For
wha
t ob
ject
.
1866
. N
ovem
ber
8 T
. T
. E
cker
t P
aid
Geo
rge
H.
Shar
p fo
r se
rvic
es t
o be
ren
dere
d in
rel
atio
n to
sei
zure
of
toba
cco,
by
orde
r of
Gen
eral
Gra
nt, a
t Fr
eder
icks
burg
, Vir
gini
a, c
laim
ed
by J
osep
h H
. M
addo
x.22
Cox
& B
ostw
ick
Cas
e of
Joh
nson
vs.
How
ard
and
othe
rs,
for
inju
nctio
n to
pre
vent
rem
oval
of
Uni
ted
Stat
es p
rope
rly.
28 F
lam
an B
all &
Isa
ac M
. Jor
dan.
C
ase
of J
ohn
A. P
enn
agai
nst
Will
iam
Fag
ely,
dep
uty
prov
ost
mar
shal
6th
di
stri
ct,
Ohi
o, fo
r tr
espa
ss.
Dec
embe
r 31
C
. W.
Rau
d H
abea
s co
rpus
cas
e of
Edw
ard
T.
Pik
e ag
ains
t G
eorg
e B
. E
lliot
t an
d Jo
hn
B. W
atso
n.
31 Ja
mes
Spe
ed
Def
endi
ng s
uits
aga
inst
mili
tary
offi
cers
in
Ken
tuck
y co
urts
for
act
s do
ne i
n th
e lin
e of
the
ir d
uty.
31
D
. C. D
enni
son
Cas
e of
Bea
n vs
. Hen
ry a
nd B
eckw
ith,
and
Wal
ker
vs. C
rane
31
Jo
hn B
. W
atso
n C
ase
of E
dwin
S.
Pik
e ag
ains
t C
apta
in A
ntho
ny
Col
by,
prov
ost
mar
shal
se
cond
dis
tric
t N
ow H
amps
hire
, for
arr
est.
1867
. Ja
nuar
y 8
R.
H.D
ana,
j r
Serv
ices
ren
dere
d Ju
dge
Adv
ocat
e G
ener
al
22
R. B
rink
crho
ff
Pro
secu
ting
cas
e U
nite
d St
ates
aga
inst
Pet
er F
alk
and
othe
rs
Feb
ruar
y 7
Wal
ter
S. C
ox
Suit
of B
. M
acka
ll, j
r.,
agai
nst
Cap
tain
Moo
re
8 H
. S.
Fit
ch
Hab
eas c
orpu
s ca
se;
petit
ion
of T
. M
. B
row
n an
d C
. C
. R
eed,
con
vict
ed o
f m
urde
r.
Do
Cas
e of
J. B
. Elk
in v
s. L
ieut
enan
t Col
onel
E. B
. Car
lin
11
R.H
. D
ana,
jr
Mat
ter
of M
ary
E. O
sbor
n, p
etit
ion
for
disc
harg
e of
Pri
vate
Ebe
n O
sbor
n...
12
H. L
. Moo
re
Cas
ehab
easc
orpu
s, J
ohn
A.
Pry
or,
char
ged
wit
h m
urde
r 23
W
. A
. Dar
t C
ase
Cap
tain
Hyr
am S
mith
vs.
Joh
n G
raha
m
Mar
ch
6 R
. H
. D
ann,
jr
Mat
ter
of J
ohn
Kir
lan
and
Dan
iel
Con
zlem
an—
habe
as c
orpu
s 26
H
enry
Sta
nber
ry
Bal
ance
acc
oun
t se
lf a
nd
E. W
. Haw
kin
s, d
efen
ce o
f su
its
in K
entu
cky
agai
nst l
oyal
cit
izen
s.
29
Rob
ert L
each
man
E
xam
inin
g ti
tle
to N
atio
nal C
emet
ery
in M
issi
ssip
pi a
nd o
pini
on th
ereo
n Ju
ne
3 H
iram
Wil
ley
Cas
e of
Car
low
L. K
ibbe
y vs
. Eug
ene
C. S
helt
on, s
uper
ior
cour
t T
olla
ndco
untr
y, C
onne
ctic
ut.
3 B
. W. S
illim
an
Def
endi
ng l
ibel
in C
ase
of s
choo
ner
Oth
ello
3
A.
Bur
wel
l C
ase
of S
tate
of
Mis
siss
ippi
vs.
A.
B. M
orey
25
Jose
ph H
. B
radl
ey
Def
ence
of
Col
onel
Geo
rge
Wal
lace
, cha
rge
of f
alse
im
pris
onm
ent
Serv
ices
. E
xpen
ses.
$500
00
200
00
180
00
100
00
$255
55
1,50
0 00
100
00
75 0
0 10
5 00
200
00
1,00
0 00
10
0 00
50
00
100
00
25 0
0 3
00
200
00
100
00
25 0
0 25
00
7,00
0 00
250
00
162
00
1,00
0 00
20
0 00
50
00
6 05
29
Sa
mu
el
Bta
tch
ford
C
as
e
of
Ro
be
rt
Mu
rra
y
an
d
Wil
lia
m
Hu
nte
r a
ga
ins
t A
lle
n
W.
Pa
trie
1
,34
6
89
30 J
am
es H
. Pa
rso
ns M
att
er o
f a
pp
lica
tio
n o
f G
eo
rge
Mille
fo
r a
ha
be
as c
orp
us fo
r d
isc
ha
rge
of
20 0
0
re
cru
it
he
ld
At
Fo
rt
Ad
am
s,
Rh
od
e
Is
la
nd
.
July
11
L
. H
. C
han
dle
r S
uit
vs.
Vin
cen
t P
alm
2
50
00
Aug
ust
7
Wil
liam
Dor
shei
mer
D
efen
din
g ca
se o
f ap
plic
atio
n, f
or d
isch
arge
of
one
Wil
liam
Rey
nol
ds,
ali
as
75 0
0 W
illi
am S
loan
, a
dese
rter
.
30
D. H
. B
rist
ow
Su
its
Hal
l vs
. J.
M.
Pal
mer
, S
mit
h v
s.
Boa
rd o
f E
nro
lmen
t fi
fth
K
entu
cky
300 0
0
dis
tric
t, a
nd L
oom
is v
s. s
ame—
acti
on
for
dam
ages
. Se
ptem
ber
9
Joh
n M
cSw
een
ey
Def
ence
of
Will
iam
Cru
tchf
ield
, in
Ash
lan
d c
oun
ty (
Oh
io)
cou
rt,
on c
harg
e 300 0
0
19
Ch
arle
s F
. Bla
ke
of s
hoo
tin
g, &
c.
Su
it o
f H
awle
y D
. C
lap
p v
s. I
nst
itu
tion
for
Sav
ings
of
Mer
chan
ts'
Cle
rks
1,00
0 0
0 an
d o
ther
s.
26
Jam
es R
. B
ooth
H
abea
s co
rpu
s ca
ses
of C
raw
ford
Key
es a
nd
oth
ers
500 0
0
26
Jo
hn
M.
Pal
mer
C
ase
of
Jam
es
Rab
urn,
in
dic
tmen
t fo
r f
alse
im
pris
onm
ent
of
Pas
cal L
. 1,
000
00
8
Jam
es T
. B
rady
R
etai
ner
an
d p
rofe
ssio
nal
serv
ices
as
cou
nse
llor
at
law
2,
500
00
Ree
der
, of
Mac
oupi
n c
oun
ty,
Illi
noi
s.
26
Wil
liam
Dor
shei
mer
D
efen
ce o
f Ja
mes
O.
Tri
mb
le,
a so
ldie
r, t
ried
fo
r m
urde
r in
su
pre
me
cour
t 5
00
00
N
ew Y
ork.
26
B
vt.
Bri
g. G
en. E
. G. B
eck
wit
h.
Rei
mbu
rsem
ent
coun
sel
fee
and
exp
ense
s pa
id i
n C
ourt
of
Cla
ims,
in
vest
iga-
90
00
tion
of
caus
e of
los
s in
Vir
gin
ia of
$778
su
bsi
sten
ce f
unds
Un
ited
Sta
tes
arm
y, A
ugu
st 2
2,18
62.
Oct
ober
14
E.
J.
Est
ep
Def
ence
of
Cap
tain
W.
L.
Kel
log,
10t
h U
nit
ed S
tate
s in
fan
try,
Haw
kin
s vs
. 59
0 0
21
E.A
.Oti
s K
ello
g, f
or m
uste
ring
on
e J
ohn
Haw
kin
s.
Def
end
ing
Maj
or G
ener
al C
. R
. W
ood
s an
d o
ther
of
fice
rs,
sued
in
Un
ited
500 0
0
Sta
tes
circ
uit
cou
rt s
outh
ern
dis
tric
t A
lab
ama
by e
x-T
reas
ury
Age
nt
T.
C.
A.
Dex
ter,
for
fal
se i
mpr
ison
men
t.
21
Rob
ert
Mu
rray
F
or f
ees
and
exp
ense
s ca
se A
lber
t P
atri
e vs
. Rob
ert
Mur
ray,
for
arr
esti
ng
said
2,3
00 0
0
21
Alfr
ed
Ru
ssel
l P
atri
o, c
harg
ed w
ith
dis
cou
ragi
ng
volu
nte
er e
nli
stm
ents
. F
or a
ppre
hens
ion,
tri
al,
and
con
vict
ion
of
Geo
rge
Bis
hop
, pr
ivat
e 17
th U
nit
ed
500
00
S
tate
s in
fant
ry,
for
mur
der
of F
red
eric
k F
red
eric
kso
n,
corp
oral
sam
e re
gi-
21
Joh
n H
. B
ack
m
ent.
Hab
eas
corp
us
case
of
Will
iam
Rey
nol
ds,
all
eged
des
erte
r 130 0
0
27
Wil
liam
Dor
shei
mer
D
efen
ce
of J
ames
T.
Bro
wn,
Pat
rick
S
. M
oon
ey,
Cha
rles
H
ub
bel
l, D
avid
50
0 0
0 T
. T
rask
, A
vela
rd D
eres
hin
es,
com
pan
y B
, 42d
inf
antr
y, f
or m
urde
r of
on
e W
illi
am C
. R
eid
. 18
68.
Jan
uar
y 21
Ebe
n W
. K
imb
all
Cou
nse
l fo
r C
apta
in R
eyn
old
s in
su
it o
f Jo
nes
vs.
Hov
ey,
Rey
nol
ds,
War
-50
0 0
0 re
n, a
nd
McD
onal
d.
30
Geo
rge
S.
Hil
liar
d
Cas
es o
f M
icha
el T
oulo
n
and
L
ou
is B
. J
oy
, fo
r d
isch
arge
fr
om a
rmy on
50
00
wri
t of
hab
eas
corp
us.
206
292 0
3
10 5
0
117
00
22
9 1
9
61
75
12
22
2
24
51
23 6
3
Sta
tem
ent
show
ing a
mou
nt p
aid
fo
r le
ga
l se
rvic
es,
&c.
—C
onti
nu
ed.
Dat
e.
Nam
e.
For
wha
t ob
ject
.
1868
. Ja
nuar
y 30
A
. Q.
Kea
sby
Cas
e of
Web
er v
s. E
ly,
Stat
e vs
. Ely
, fo
r cl
osin
g dr
inki
ng s
aloo
n in
New
Je
rsey
. 31
B
eckw
ith, A
yer
&. K
ales
C
ase o
f Joh
nson
and
She
ahan
vs.
Jon
es, U
nite
d St
ates
mar
shal
nor
ther
n di
str
ict
Illin
ois,
for
arr
est.
WA
RD
EPA
RTM
ENT,
Jul
y 17
, 18
63.
All
allo
wed
and
ord
ered
to
be p
aid
by
the
Secr
etar
y of
War
.
Serv
ices
. E
xpen
ses.
$200
00
1,00
0 00
$8
0 35
BY THE ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT 9
HEADQUARTERS CORPS OF ENGINEERS, Washington, D. C., March 5, 1868.
SIR : I have the honor to transmit herewith resolution of the House of Representatives, February 11, 1868, calling for amount paid by the Secretary of War for legal services each year since 1860, which was referred to the Chief of Engineers for report, and to submit herewith a tabular statement giving the information called for.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant, A. A. HUMPHREYS,
Brigadier General of Engineers, Commanding. Hon. E. M. STANTON.
Secretary of War, Washington, D. C.
Stat
emen
t of
am
ount
s pa
id
by
offic
ers
of
the
engi
neer
de
part
men
t du
ring
ea
ch
year
sin
ce 1
860
for
lega
l se
rvic
es,
whe
ther
as
fics
, co
sts,
co
mm
issi
ons,
spe
cial
al
low
ance
s,
or t
rave
lling
or
oth
er e
xpen
ses,
with
th
e na
mes
of
the
pers
ons
to w
hom
pay
men
t ha
s be
en
mad
e;
the
amou
nt p
aid
to e
ach,
and
spe
cifi
catio
n of
th
e ca
ses
or b
usin
ess
in w
hich
suc
h se
rvic
es h
ave
been
ren
dere
d.
Dat
e of
pa
ymen
t.
To
who
m p
aid
.
1862
. Ja
nuar
y 19
C
alho
un B
euha
m
1863
. F
ebru
ary
4 E
dw
ard
s P
ierr
epon
t
26
Hen
ry C
. M
urph
y
27
Wal
do
Hut
chin
s
Am
oun
t A
mou
ntIn
wh
at c
ase
or f
or w
hat
serv
ices
. pa
id f
or
paid
fo
r ex
pen
ses.
se
rvic
es.
For
ser
vice
s w
hil
e em
ploy
ed b
y th
e co
mm
and
ing
offic
er o
f th
e de
part
men
t of
Cal
ifor
-$7
,500
00
nia
as
asso
ciat
e co
unse
l "
in d
efen
ce o
f an
act
ion
of e
ject
men
t br
ough
t un
der
the
Arg
enti
p
aten
t to
re
cove
r th
e P
resi
dio
tra
ct,
near
San
Fra
nci
sco,
in
whi
ch J
ohn
Cen
tro
and
othe
rs
wer
e pl
aint
iffs
, an
d
S.
C.
Mer
chan
t an
d ot
hers
w
ere
defe
nd-
ants
."
Jud
gmen
t in
fav
or o
f th
e U
nit
ed S
tate
s.
An
d F
or
serv
ices
w
hil
e em
plo
yed
b
y C
apta
in J
. K
. G
ilmer
, co
rps
of e
ngi
nee
rs,
unde
r sp
ecia
l in
stru
ctio
ns
from
Pre
sid
ent
Buc
hana
n an
d Se
cret
ary
Flo
yd,
thro
ugh
the
chie
f en
gin
eer,
to
con
du
ct t
he p
roce
edin
gs f
or t
he c
onde
mna
tion
of
Lim
e P
oint
, a
trac
t of
lan
d ow
ned
b
y S
. R
. T
hroc
kmor
ton,
and
fo
r w
hich
he
ask
ed t
he s
um o
f $2
00,0
00
for
purp
oses
of
fort
ific
atio
n, a
nd
for
addi
tion
al s
ervi
ces
in t
he
sam
e ca
se
in d
efen
din
g "
a su
it i
n eq
uit
y to
enj
oin
Cap
tain
Gilm
er f
rom
fur
ther
pr
ocee
ding
s fo
r th
e co
nd
emn
atio
n,
&c.
" F
or s
ervi
ces
as c
ouns
el i
n th
e m
atte
r of
the
pet
itio
n o
f th
e U
nite
d St
ates
to
acqu
ire
1,00
0 00
ti
tle
to c
erta
in
land
s ne
ar F
ort
Ham
ilto
n,
in t
he S
tate
of
New
Yor
k, p
ursu
ant
to
two
acts
pa
ssed
by
the
legi
slat
ure
of t
he S
tate
—on
e da
ted
on
the
18th
of
Apr
il,
1861
, an
d th
e ot
her
on t
he 2
0th
of
July
, 18
62.
For
se
rvic
es a
s co
unse
l of
Ch
rist
ian
B.
Mor
riss
on a
nd S
arah
, h
is w
ife,
in
the
mat
ter
1,00
0 00
of
the
Un
ited
Sta
tes
to a
cqui
re l
and
at F
ort
Ham
ilto
n,
at t
he N
arro
ws,
New
Yor
k,
un
der
an
act
of t
he
legi
slat
ure
of
New
Yor
k, p
asse
d o
n th
e 18
th d
ay o
f A
pril
, 18
61,
chap
. 31
3, p
age
732,
of
law
s of
th
at y
ear,
and
the
act
am
enda
tory
the
reof
, pa
ssed
on
th
e 20
th o
f F
ebru
ary,
186
2,—
Ses
sion
law
s of
tha
t ye
ar,
chap
. 12
, pag
e 20
. F
or s
ervi
ces
as c
ouns
el o
n be
half
of
the
Un
ited
S
tate
s, a
ssoc
iate
d w
ith
the
dist
rict
2,
364
86
atto
rney
for
the
sou
ther
n di
stri
ct o
f N
ew Y
ork,
in
the
mat
ter
of t
he
Uni
ted
Stat
es
to a
cqui
re l
and
at
For
t H
amil
ton
, at
the
Nar
row
s, N
ew Y
ork,
und
er a
n ac
t of
the
le
gisl
atur
e of
New
Y
ork,
pas
sed
on t
he 1
8th
day
of A
pril,
186
1, c
hap.
313
, pa
ge
732,
of
sess
ion
law
s fo
r th
at y
ear,
and
the
act
am
enda
tory
the
reof
, pa
ssed
on
the
20th
of
Feb
ruar
y, 1
862.
—S
essi
on l
aws
for
that
yea
r, c
hap
. 12
, pa
ge 2
0.
Dec
embe
r 2
Geo
rge
F.
Tal
bot
, U
. S.
dis
-F
or h
is s
ervi
ces
in i
nves
tiga
ting
the
tit
le t
o ce
rtai
n la
nds
adjo
inin
g th
e la
nd o
f th
e 85
00
tric
t att
orne
y.
Sta
te,
at F
ort
Pre
ble.
28
1861
. Ja
nuar
y 9
Oct
ober
23
,
25
1866
. N
ovem
ber
9
1867
. N
ovem
ber
15
15
Geo
rge
P.
Tal
bot.
U
. S
. di
str
ict
atto
rney
.
Win
gate
Hay
s, U
. S.
dis
tric
t at
torn
ey.
Win
gate
Hay
s, U
. S.
dis
tric
t at
torn
ey.
Win
gate
Hay
s, U
. S.
dis
tric
t at
torn
ey.
H.
S. M
cCom
b
Del
os L
ake
Del
os L
ake
and
Sam
uel M
. W
ilson
.
For
hi
s p
rofe
ssio
nal
se
rvic
es
and
exp
ense
s i n
th
e m
atte
r
o f
obta
inin
g ti
tle
to
hu
rl a
t H
un
ne
we
ll' s
P
oin
t,
at
mon
th
of
Ken
neb
ec
riv
er
, as
si
te
for
per
man
ent
for
t at
th
at
pla
ce
.
For
inve
stig
atin
g th
e tit
le t
o la
nd r
equi
red
for
site
of
the
fort
at
Dut
ch
isla
nd, a
nd
prep
arin
g a
deed
for
con
veya
nce
of t
he t
itle
to th
e U
nite
d St
ates
. Fo
r ex
pens
es in
curr
ed in
pro
curi
ng c
opie
s of
sun
dry
reco
rds
of d
eeds
, will
cor
res
pond
ence
, &c.
, rel
atin
g to
title
of
Dut
ch is
land
. Fo
r se
rvic
es
in p
repa
ring
fro
m t
he a
bove
cop
ies
a sy
nops
is
of a
bstra
ct
of t
itle
of
Dut
ch i
slan
d.
For
expe
nses
in
curr
ed
in i
nves
tigat
ion
of t
itle
to p
ropo
sed
site
for
a f
ort
oppo
site
Fo
rt D
elaw
are,
kno
wn
as t
he R
eybo
ld f
arm
.
For
prof
essi
onal
ser
vice
s in
exa
min
ing
and
pass
ing
upon
titl
e to
Lim
e Po
int
trac
t of
land
a n
d su
peri
nten
ding
tra
nsfe
r an
d co
nvey
ance
. Fo
r pr
ofes
sion
al s
ervi
ces
as a
ttorn
ey a
nd c
ouns
el i
n th
e ca
se o
f Em
ile G
risa
r ag
ains
t M
ajor
Gen
eral
Irw
in M
cDow
ell,
brou
ght
to r
ecov
er A
larg
o po
rtion
of
the
mili
tary
rese
rvat
ion
at P
oint
San
Jos
e or
Bla
ck P
oint
, in
San
Fra
ncis
co,
Cal
iforn
ia.
Tot
al
$539
28
425
86
350
00
22 3
0
75 0
0
70 0
0
815
00
2,.5
00 0
0
25 0
0 4,
000
00
1,20
1 58
19
,299
86
12 AMOUNTS PAID FOR LEGAL SERVICES
HEADQUARTERS CORPS OF ENGINEERS, Washington, D. C. March 13, 1868.
SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith a supplemental statement of amounts paid for legal services by officers of this department, which were omitted in statement transmitted to your office on the 5th instant, in accordance with resolution of the House of Representatives, February 11, 1868.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant, A. A. HUMPHREYS,
Brigadier General of Engineers, Commanding. Hon. E. M. STANTON,
Secretary of War, Washington, D. C.
Supplemental statement of amounts paid by officers of the engineer department during each year since 1860 for legal services, whether as fees, costs, commissions, special allowances, or travelling or other expenses, with the names of the persons to whom payment has been made, the amount paid to each, and specification of the cases or business in which such services have been rendered.
Date of Amount Amount
payment. To whom paid. In what case or for what service. paid for paid for expenses. services.
1867. October 26. G. S. Hillard, For examining and certifying title $73 00 $800 00
U. S. attorney. to Long island, Boston harbor, Massachusetts.
73 00 80000
ORDNANCE OFFICE, W A R DEPARTMENT, Washington, July 10, 1868.
SIR : In compliance with the resolution of the House of Representatives of February 11, 1868, communicated to this bureau on the 27th ultimo, I have the honor to submit herewith a statement of payments made by this department for legal services, since 1860.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant, A. B. DYER.
Brevet Major General and Chief of Ordnance Hon. J. M. SCHOFIELD,
Secretary of War.
Statement of payments made for legal services by the ordnance department since 1860.
In 1862, to Beach & Smith, for services in examining title and preparing deeds for land purchased adjacent to Watervliet arsenal $500 00
To L. R. Babcock & S. W. Waterman, for recording deeds from S. Wandell and Joseph Hackett 4 20
Total in 1862 504 20
In 1806, to Andrew Alexander, for services in examining title and preparing deeds, searching records, procuring copies of deeds, &c., for land purchased adjoining Watervliet arsenal' $652 54
In 1860, to Giles. R. Winn, for recording deeds and searching record of lots purchased adjoining Watervliet arsenal 18 25
Total in 1866 670 79
BY THE ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT. 13
In 1967, to Wm. Dorsheimer, United States attorney northern district New York, for examining title to property purchased at Watervliet arsenal and certifying correctness of same ... $50 00
To Henry Snively, recorder, for recording deed for lot purchased at Allegheny arsenal, Penn 2 75
To George S. Willard, United States attorney, district of Massachusetts, for examining title of Sears' estate in Watertown, Mass., purchased by the United States, and preparing abstract of same...................................... 600 00
To C. B. Stevens & J. H. Tyler, for copies of records and deeds relating to the Willard estate, at Watertown arsenal 80 90
Total in 1867 733 65
In1868,to W. R. Sutton & S. Garrard, for copies of papers relative to title of United States to Harper's Ferry property $24 80
ToJ. O. Norton, United States attorney, northern district Illinois, for legal services in connection with payment of award of commissioners for property taken by United States on Rock Island .' 440 00
Total in 1868 464 80
Recapitulation of sums paid for legal services.
1862 $304 20 1866 670 79 1867 733 65 1868 464 80
Total . . 2,373 44
The foregoing embraces all payments made for legal services by the Ordnance department since 1860, and all were in connection with titles to land purchased or held by the department.
It is not known to this bureau, that any other amounts arc claimed for similar services, nor that any other persons than those authorized by law are now employed as counsel by any officer of the Ordnance department.
A. B. DYER, Brevet Maj. Gen., Chief of Ordnance.
ORDNANCE OFFICE, July 10, 1868.