82 SMITHSONIAN BEQUEST. 



Paid fee to Mr. Pemberton and clerk thereon 



The like to Mr. Shadwell and clerk 



Attending him 



Writing to Mr. Kush informing him thereon 



Attending consultation, Mr. Rush being present, at Westmin- 

 ster, when it was determined not to make Madame de la 



Batut a party to suit 



Paid for room 



Attending Mr. Shadwell afterwards to procure draught bill 



as settled 



Engrossing bill 



Paid for parchment 



Paid filing bill 



Attending, bespeaking, and afterwards for ofiBce-copy bill to 



serve o(i the attorney general 6 8 



Paid for same 15 



Attending the attorney general therewith 6 8 



Drawing praecipe for subpoena against defendant, Charles 



Drummond, and attending to bespeak, and for same 6 8 



Paid for subpoena, and making copy to serve . 5 10 



Fee on obtaining, and undertaking to appear for defendant, 



Drummond 6 8 



Nov. 20. — Attending Mr. Wray to press for answer of attor- 

 ney general, and explaining to him the reason of our urging 

 the same, when he promised to prepare answer immediately ; 

 Mr. Rush's invariable direction to us being to use all prac- 

 ticable speed touching every point of the proceedings 6 8 



The defendant, Charles Drummond, wishing his answer to be 



taken without oath or signature, the solicitor's fee thereon 6 8 



Drawing and engrossing petition for same 4 



Attending the defendant's clerk in court, and obtaining his 



consent thereto 6 8 



Attending to present the same 6 8 



Paid answering, and for order, and entering 7 



Copy and service of order 2 



Writing to Mr. Rush to inform him when it was likely the 



cause would be heard 5 



Paid for office-copy answer of defendant, Charles Drummond, 



folios 10 18 4 



Close copy 5 4 



Attending Messrs. Derby and Raven to inform them answer 

 of defendant, Drummond, was filed, and to request them to 



lose no time in putting in answer of attorney general 6 8 



January, 1837. — Several attendances upon Messrs. Derby and 

 Raven and ^Ir.Wray to urge the filing of the attorney gen- 

 eral's answer, which was at length done 



Paid for oiEce-copy answer of attorney general, folios 4 



Close copy 



Term fee, clerk in court and solicitor 



Letters and messengers 



Abbreviating bill and answer, folios 50 in all 



Making two briefs of pleadings, 5 sheets each 



Paid for certificate of pleadings 



Attending for same 



Paid for setting down cause and attending 



Drawing praecipe for subpoena to hear judgment, and attend- 

 ing for same 



Paid for same and copy 



Service on the clerks in court 



