74 SMITHSONIAN BEQUEST. 



B. d. 



Attending the defendant' a clerk in court and obtaining his consent thereto. 6 8 



Attending to present the same 6 8 



Paid answering, and for order and entering 7 



Copy and service of order 2 



Writing to Mr. Rush to inform him when it was likely the cause would be 



heard 5 



Paid for office-copy answer of defendant, Charles Drummond, folios 16 13 4 



Close copy 5 4 



Attending Messrs. Derby and Raven to inform them answer of defendant, 

 Drummond, was filed, and to request them to lose no time in putting in 



answer of attorney-general 6 8 



January, 18S7. Several attendances upon Messrs. Derby and Raven and 

 Mr.Wray to urge the filing of the attorney-general's answer, which was 



at length done 13 4 



Paid for office-copy answer of attorney-general, folios 4 3 4 



Close copy 1 4 



Term fee clerk in court and solicitor 16 8 



Letters and messengers 5 



Abbreviating bill and answer, folios 50 in all 16 8 



Making two briefs of pleadings, 5 sheets each 1 13 4 



Paid for certificate of pleadings 3 4 



Attending for same 6 8 



Paid for setting down cause and attending 1 5 8 



Drawing praecipe for subpoena to hear judgment and attending for same... 6 8 



Paid for same and copy 5 10 



Service on the clerks in court 5 



HILARY TERM, 1837. 



Affidavit of service, etc 3 4 



Oath 1 6 



Paid filing affidavit 6 2 



Copy title and prayer of bill for judge 2 6 



Attending to bespeak, and afterwards for certificate of funds in court in orig- 

 inal suit 6 8 



Drawing observations to annex to plaintiff's briefs, 4 brief sheets 1 6 8 



Two briefs copies thereof 168 



Two copies order on further directions in original suit, to accompany briefs, 



7 sheets each 268 



Attending Mr. Rush on his handing us the act of Congress authorizing him 

 to act, and on his instructing us to let a copy of the same accompany the 



briefs 6 8 



Two brief copies same, 3 sheets each 100 



Drawing proposed minutes of orders 5 



Fee to Mr. Shadwell, to settle same 136 



Attending him 6 8 



Two fair copies minutes to annex to briefs 5 



Two fair copies minutes to annex to briefs, for defendants 5 



Attending them therewith and thereon 6 8 



Attending the defendant's solicitors; obtaining their consent to have cause 



heard short 13 4 



Attending Mr. Shadwell, and obtaining his certificate thereof 6 8 



Attending registrar therewith, and getting cause marked short, and put in 



the next short-cause paper 6 8 



