92 SMITHSONIAN BEQUEST. 



obtaining report before office closed, and explaining the ne- 

 cessity of giving Madame Batut the means of establishing 



her claim, rather than file a bill __,_- 6 



Attending warrant to proceed on Mrs. Batut's claim, when 



exhibits were left in support thereof 



Paid for copy examined, folios 28 



Close copy 



July 25. -Attending warrant and interrogatories when the same 

 were finally settled, the solicitors for Madame de la Batut 



having brought in exhibits 



Drawing and fair copy state of facts as to the death of Henry 



Hungerford, folios 48 



Warrant on leaving same, two copies and services _. 



Instructions for affidavits in support 



Drawing same, and fair copy, folios 4 . 



Attending Mr. Hertslet several times to endeavor to get him 



to appoint a time to swear, but could not 



Attending at the Master's office to examine exhibits with the 



copies, and engaged comparing same, but found one missing 



Attending Mr. Kush in a very long conference on the subject 



of this suit 



August 14. Attending at the Foreign Office and conferring on 

 the affidavit with Mr. Hcrtslet, when he requested us to 

 leave the report, certificates, and affidavits with him, and 



he would appoint a time to swear affidavit 13 



Engrossing affidavit, folios 4 



Attending Mr. Ilertslet to be sworn 6 



Paid oath and exhibit 



Paid his charges -. 1 1 



Warrant on leaving copy and service 



Postage of letter to Mr. Tannin, in answer to his letter rela- 

 tive to death of Mr. Hungerford 1 



Writing very long letter to Mr. Hush, informing him of what 



had taken place 



Instructions for further affidavits in support 6 



Drawing same, and fair copy, folios 20 1 



Engrossing same 6 



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 informa- 

 tion received from France, from which it would appear that 



such claim was fraudulent 13 



Instructions for affidavit of Mr. Whittaker as to verification 



of translated copy of report from Pi. a 



Drawing same, and fair copy, folios 4 



Copy report to annex as exhibit 



Attending Mr. Whittaker, conferring thereon, and getting 



him to settle same 



Engrossing same, folios 4 



Attending him to be sworn 



Paid oaths and exhibits 



Warrant and leaving copy and service 



Paid him for loss of time 1 



Attending swearing further affidavits in support of plaintiff's 



facts 6 



Paid oath, &c. 4 



!Term fee and letters... 1 1 



