84 SMITHSONIAN BEQUEST. 



s. d. 



Writing Mr. Rush, stating the result of our inquiries touching the property 

 formerly belonging to Mr. Dickinson, under whose will Mrs. Batut 



claimed 5 



Sept. 2. Attending Mr. Rush, conferring and explaining the position of 

 Mrs. Batut's claim, and the effect of the information received from 



France, from which it would appe r that such claim was fraudulent 13 4 



Instructions for affidavit of Mr. Whittaker as to verification of translated 



copy of report from Pisa 6 8 



Drawing same, and fair copy, folios 4 4 



Copy report to annex as exhibit 10 



Attending Mr. AVhittaker, conferring thereon, and getting him to settle 



same 8 



Engrossing same, folios 4 1 4 



Attending him to be sworn 6 8 



Paid oaths and exhibits 4 



Warrant and leaving copy and service 8 6 



Paid him for loss of time 1 1 



Attending swearing further affidavits in support of plaintiff's facts 6 8 



Paid oath, etc 4 



Term fee and letters 1 1 8 



MICHAELMAS TERM, 1837. 



Warrant on leaving same, copy and service 6 



Warrant to proceed on Mrs. Batut's charge, copy and service 8 6 



Attending warrant, and proceeding thereon 6 8 



Instructions for affidavit for Mr. Curdy, verifying translation of notarial 



act made at Paris after the decease of Mr. Hungerford 6 8 



Drawing same, and fair copy, folios 4 4 



Copy translation, to annex as an exhibit 8 



Engrossing affidavit, folios 4 1 4 



Attending to be sworn 6 8 



Paid oath, etc 4 



AVarrant on leaving two copies and service 6 



Warrant on leaving further evidence 6 



Attending Mr. Rush in very long conference on the progress of, and advis- 

 ing on, this suit, and taking his instructions thereon 13 4 



Paid for transcript of account 4 



Attending bespeaking, and afterwards for same 6 8 



Drawing request to accountant-general to invest dividends 2 6 



Attending bespeaking investment of dividends 6 8 



Paid fee 4 .0 



Instructions for affidavit of Mr. Hertslet, verifying notarial act as to death 



of Mr. Hungerford 6 8 



Drawing same, and fair copy, folios 4 4 



Attending him to peruse and settle same 6 8 



Engrossing same 1 4 



Attending him to be sworn 6 8 



Paid oath and exhibit 4 



Paid his charge 1 1 



Warrant on leaving two copies and services 6 



Warrant to proceed on state of facts, and charge of plaintiff, as to death of 



Mr. Hungerford, copy and service 6 



Attending warrant, same proceeded with and allowed, and warrant ordered 



to be issued on Mrs. Batut's charge 6 8 



