92 SMITHSONIAN BEQUEST. 



£ s. d. 



obtaining report before oflSce closed, and explaining the ne- 

 cessity of giving Madame Batut the means of establishing 



her claim, rather than tile a bill 8 



Attending warrant to proceed on Mrs. Batut's claim, when 



exhibits were left in support thereof 6 8 



Paid lor copy examined, folios 28 3 6 



Close copy 9 4 



July 25. -Attending warrant and interrogatories when the same 

 were finally settled, the solicitors for Madame de la Batut 



having brought in exhibits 6 8 



Drawing and fair copy state of facts as to the death of Henry 



Hungerford, folios 48 1 12 



Warrant on leavins; same, two copies and services f} 



Instructions for atBdavits in support 6 8, 



Drawing same, and fair copy, folios 4 4 



Attending Mr. Hertslet several times to endeavor to get him 



to appoint a time to swear, but could not 6 8 



Attending at the Master's office to examine exhibits with the 



copies, and engaged comparing same, but found one missing 6 8 



Attending Mr. Eusli in a very long conference on the subject 



of this suit 13 4 



August 14. — Attending at the Foreign Office and conferring on 

 the affidavit with Mr. Hertslet, when he rtquested us to 

 leave the report, certificates, and affidavits with him, and 



he would appoint a time to swear affidavit 13 4 



Engrossing affidavit, folios 4 2 



Attending Mr. Hertslet to be sworn 6 8 



Paid oath and exhibit 4 



Paid his charges . 110 



Warrant on leaving copy and service 6 



Postage of letter to Mr. Tannin, in answer to his letter rela- 

 tive to death of Mr. Hungerford 1 8 



Writing very long letter to Mr. Rush, informing him of what 



had taken place 6 



Instructions for further affidavits in support 6 8 



Drawing same, and fair copy, folios 20 10 



Engrossing same 6 8 



Writing Mr. Rush, stating the result of our inquiries touching 

 the property formerly belonging to Mr. Dickinson, under 



whose will Mrs. Batut claimed 6 



Sept. 2. — Attending Mr. Eush, conferring and explaining the 

 position of Mrs. Batut's claim, and theefiect of the informa- 

 tion received from France, from which it would appear that 



such claim was fraudulent 13 4 



Instructions for affidavit of Mr. Whittaker as to verification 



of translated copy of report from Pi. a 



Drawing same, and fair copy, folios 4 



Copy report to annex as exhibit 



Attending Mr. Whittaker, conferring thereon, and getting 



him to settle same 



Engrossing same, folios 4 



Attending him to be sworn 



Paid oaths and exhibits 



Warrant and leaving copy and service 



Paid him for loss of time 



Attending swearing further affidavits in support of plaintiff's 



facts 



P.iid oath, &c 



Term fee and letters 1 1 



