86 SMITHSONIAN BEQUEST. 



HILARY TERM, isas. 



£ s. d. 



Jan. 11. — Attending court, motion made and ordered accordingly 13 4 



Postage of letter to Mr. Truftant, requesting to be furnished with a copy of 



Mrs. Batut's claim 1 2 



Copy same, to send, folios 36 12 



Writing him very fully therewith and thereon 7 G 



Paid for copy minutes 2 



Close copy - 1 



Attending settling ; 8 



Paid for order 10 



Attending register to draw up and pass order 6 8 



Paid entering 1 



Attending to enter same 6 8 



Jan. 23. — Postage of a letter from Mr. Truftant, containing a certificate, 

 signed by the charge d'affaires, which, from his letter, appeared the best 



evidence he could procure for us 2 4 



Writing him that same was not sufficient, and requesting to know, per 

 return, whether or not the stockbroker could make an affidavit as to the 

 fact of instructing him thereon, and if he could not procure such affida- 

 vit, to make one himself - 7 6 



Jan. ;?<).— Postage letter from Mr. Truftant 5 



Jan. 31. — Attending Mr. Rush, fully conferring as to the inquiries touching 

 Mrs. Batut's claim, when he stated he would consider same, and decide 



whether to proceed or not .13 4 



Feb. 5. — Attending Mr. Rush on his wishing to know the result of the pro- 

 ceedings if the claim of Mrs. Batut were resisted, and to what extent the 

 proceedings might be carried by her, and explaining same very fully to 



him, when he wished us to write a letter to him thereon - 13 4 



Writing letter and copy -"i 



Feb. 6. — Attending counsel in long conference on the evidence obtained 

 from Paris, and as to the expediency of bringing same into the master's 



office i:^ 4 



Fee to him and clerk thereon 1 6 



Attending him <> 8 



Copy of Mr. Truftant's affidavit, to keep 2 8 



Warrant on leaving three copies, and services 8 6 



Warrant to proceed on claim, three copies, and services 8 6 



Fe}). 19. — Attending warrant and proceeding on state of facts and affidavits 



in opposition to Mrs. Batut's claim, when claim allowed <> 8 



Warrant to show cause why warrant on preparing draft report should not 



issue, three copies, and services 8 6 



Feb. 21. — Attending warrant, no cause shown 6 8 



Warrant, on preparing three copies, and services 8 & 



Copy will of testator for the master, folios 8 2 8 



Paid for copy draft report, folios 48 G 



Close copy ^^ 



Mar. 1. — Warrant to settle, three copies, and services 8 6 



Attending same *^' ^ 



Attending Messrs. Pemberton, conferring very fully on the draft report 

 and the several inaccuracies therein, and calculating amount of arrears, 



etc., due 6 8 



Attending warrant on charge of Messrs. Clarke & Co., when same allowed- 6 8 



Paid for copy same, folios 6 9 



