82 SMITHSONIAN BEQUEST. 



£ s. d. 



Paid postage of foreign letter from Mr. Berri 4 1 



June i6\— Attending INIr. Ganlner to pres8 him to bring in tlie particulars 



of proof of Mrs. Batut's claim, and conferring on claim 6 8 



June 19. — Paid for copy affidavit in support of charge of Mrs. Fitall, folios 8. 1 



June 20. — Attending warrant to proceed on charge of Mrs. Fitall's, same 



allowed 6 8 



Paid for warrant for Mrs. Batut to bring in evidence in support of charge, 

 otherwise it would be disallowed, copy and service (no clerk in court) . . 5 6 



Writing Mr. Rush as to Fitall's annuity 5 



June 2S. — Writing Mr. Rush, at defendant Drummond's request, touching 

 an application made to him by Mr. Batut, and requiring his instructions 



thereon 5 



Having received from Leghorn an official certificate of the death of ]\Ir. 

 Hungerford, authenticated by Mr. Falconer (the consul), attending at 

 the Foreign Office, to ascertain what gentleman connected with the office 

 could verify the signature, and found Mr. Hertslet was known to him, 



but he was from town 6 8 



June 23. — Attending Messrs. Pemberton & Co., on their stating they were 

 preparing instructions for the interrogatories, l)ut previous to completing 

 them, they were anxious to examine some papers belonging to the testa- 

 tor, in a black trunk in our possession — going through same with him — 



but they afforded him no information; engaged two hours 13 4 



June 26. — Attending Mr. Gardner this morning, upward of two hours, on 

 the subject of Mrs. Batut's claim, endeavoring to come to some arrange- 

 ment and to ascertain if her claim was really founded in justice 13 4 



June 29. — The master having required evidence of the insertion of the for- 

 eign advertisements and as to their correctness, instructions for affi- 

 davits 6 8 



Drawing same, and fair copies; folios 14 14 



Fair copy for perusal 4 8 



Attending Mr. Deacon and Mr. Whittaker, severally, therewith, and finally 



settling same 13 4 



Engrossing same 4 8 



Attending Mr. Deacon to the public office to get sworn to the same; Mr. 



Whittaker could not attend 6 8 



Paid two oaths 3 



July 1. — Attending Mr. Whittaker to get sworn 6 8 



Paid oath 1 6 



Paid Mr. Whittaker and ]\Ir. Deacon for loss of time and trouble 2 2 



Attending jiaying same and keeping receipt 6 8 



Warrant on leaving two copies, and services (i 



Attending Mr. Gardner, pressing him to support a claim of Mrs. Batut's; 

 informing him, if not done forthwith, we should exclude her altogether 

 from the report; when he informed us, if we did, he should innnediately 



file a bill (> 8 



Attending v/arrant as to Mrs. Batut's evidence in support of her charge, 



when Mr. Gardner undertook to have interrogatories on the following day . (i 8 



Paid for copy of interrogatories — for twelve close copies I 6 



Carriage of parcel from Pisa 4 



Inclosing certificate 7 8 



Having received the above certificate of the death of Mr. Hungerford, attend- 

 ing Mr. Whittaker to get same translated 6 8 



Paid his charges 2 14 



