72 SMITHSONIAN BEQUEST. 



Lv Chancery. 



Between the President f)f the United States of America, plaintiff, and Charles Dnim- 

 niond and Her Majesty's attorney-general, defendants. 



Tlie hill of costs of (he above-named jjlaini iff in tJiis suit and incidental thereto. 



.£ s. d. 

 Sept. KJ, lSS6.—Mr. Fladgate's attendance on Mr. Rush, on the part of the 

 United States, at the Portland Hotel, by appointment, when Mr. Rush 



requested that two of the firm should at least attend <> 8 



Writing to Mr. Rush, fixing appointment for conference with him on 



Tuesday at 1 1 o'clock 5 



Sejit. 80.— Mr. Clarke and Mr. Fladgate's attendance on IMr. Rush, fully 

 explaining to him the course which it appeared to us should he taken on 

 the i)art of the executors to bring the claim of the United States under 

 consideration, and also the necessity of making Madame de la Batut and 

 the attorney-general parties; and reading to him tlie case laid before Mr. 



Stuart, and his opinion, of which he wished to have a copy 1 8 



Copy case and opinion for him 1 



Attending him therewith 6 8 



Oct. S. — Writing to Mr. Rush, in reply to letter from him 5 



Oct. 7. — Writing to Mr. Rush, to fix appointment for conference on Thiu-s- 



day next 5 



Oct. 10. — Mr. Clarke and Mr. Fladgate's attendance on Mr. Rush, l)y 

 appointment, to peruse case drawn out by him for counsel to advise the 

 American Government as to course to be pursued to obtain payment of 

 the fund in court, and advising as to the counsel to be retained, and 



received directions to submit case to Mr. Pemberton and Mr. Jacob 16 8 



Paid coach hire 1 6 



Oct. 11. — Looking through the papers in our possession, to compare them 

 with statement in Mr. Rush's case, and altering the latter in one or two 



particulars, engaged two hours 1 1 



Two copies of case for counsel, four sheets each 1 G 8 



Two copies of act of American Congress, to accompany same, three sheets 



each 10 



One copy of order on further directions in the cause of Hungerford v. Drum- 

 mond, also to accomj^any case, to show the precise position of the funds 



in court 110 



Attending at Doctor's Commons to bespeak an office-copy will of Mr. Smith- 

 son for Mr. Rush, at his request 6 8 



Attending afterwards to examine and procure same 6 8 



Paid for same 6 4 



Oct. 13. — Writing to Madame de la Batut, as to her demands, and retjuesting 

 her to appoint a solicitor here to act in the suit about to be instituted by 



the United States 5 



Attending Mr. Rush with the fair copies of cases for his perusal and signa- 

 tures, and we also returned him his authority, and handed him ofiice- 



copy will 13 4 



Attending Mr. Pemberton with case 6 8 



Fee to him therewith, and clerk 11 6 



Fee to him for conference with Mr. Jacob, and clerk 2 9 6 



Attending to get same appointed 6 8 



Fee to iVIr. Jacob with case, and clerk , 8 15 



Attending him flierewith and thereon 6 8 



