72 SMITHSONIAN UEQUEST. 



IN CHANCERY. 



Between the President of the United States of America, plaintiff, and Charles Prnm- 

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



The bill of costs of the above-named plaintiff' in thin suit and incidental thereto. 



. s. d. 



Sejrt. 16, 1836. 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 6 8 



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



Tuesday at 11 o'clock 5 



Sept. 20. Mr. Clarke and Mr. Fladgate's attendance on Mr. Rush, fully 

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

 the part 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 the 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. :?. Writing to Mr. Rush, in reply to letter from him 5 



Oct. 7. Writing to Mr. Rush, to fix appointment for conference on Thurs- 

 day next 5 



Oct. 10. Mr. Clarke and Mr. Fladgate's attendance on Mr. Rush, by 

 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 1 6 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 6 8 



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



each 1 



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

 mond, also to accompany case, to show the precise position of the funds 



in court 1 1 



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 requesting 

 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 office- 

 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 296 



Attending to get same appointed 6 8 



Fee to Mr. Jacob with case, and clerk 815 



Attending him therewith and thereon 6 8 



