Orville Hickman Browning to Columbus Delano, 3 April 1868

Approved Accounts, Forwarded to Secretary of Interior for pay for legal services of Assistants to United States District Attorneys. April 3d, 1868. The Honorable, The Secretary of the Interior. Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith the account approved by me, and amounting to Five hundred Dollars, ($500:) of John K. Valentine, for legal services as assistant to Charles Gilpin, Esq. United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, for the quarter ending March 31st 1868, and to request its payment out of the appropriate fund. Very respectfully, your obedient serv't, O. H. Browning, Attorney General ad interim Approvals, of similar form to above, have been issued, in favor of the following named persons, at the dates, on account of services, and for the sums, specified:

Date of Approval:	Name	Services	Amount
April 3, 1868	L. H. Bond	Assistant to Durbin Ward U. S. Attorney, Southern Ohio, for quarter ending March 31, 1868	$500:
April 3, 1868	Geo. W. Miller	Assistant to Wm. Dorsheimer U. S. Attorney for Northern N. Y. for quarter ending March 31, 1868	$625:
Date of Approval	Name	Services	Amount
April 3, 1868	Oscar Folsom	Assistant to Wm. Dorsheimer U. S. Attorney Northern N. Y. for quarter ending March 31, 1868	$500:
April 3, 1868	Spencer Clinton	Assistant to Wm. Dorsheimer, U. S. Attorney, Northern N. Y. for quarter ending March 31, 1868.	$500:
April 3, 1868	L. H. Boutell	Assistant to Jesse O. Norton, U. S. Attorney Northern Illinois for quarter ending March 31, 1868.	$500:
April 4, 1868	John G. Chandler	Assistant to B. H. Smith U. S. Attorney, West Virginia from Oct. 1, 1867 to April 1, 1868	$250:
April 4, 1868	Nathaniel Wilson	Assistant to E. C. Carrington U. S. Attorney, Dist. of Columbia, for quarter ending March 31st, 1868.	$500:
April 6, 1868	J. A.L. McClure,	Assistant to A. S. Ridgely U. S. Attorney for Maryland, for quarter ending March 31, 1868.	$300:
April 11, 1868	G. C. Wharton	Assistant to G. H. Bristow U. S. Attorney for Kentucky, for quarter ending March 31, 1868	$375:
April 13, 1868	H. D. Hyde	Assistant to G. S. Hillard, U. S. Attorney for Massachusetts, from Jan. 1, 1868 to April 1, 1868.	$500:
April 13, 1868.	W. A. Field	Assistant to Geo. S. Hillard, U. S. Attorney for Massachusetts, from Jan. 1, 1868 to April 1, 1868	$500:
Date of Approval	Name	Services	Amount
April 13, 1868.	H. B. Brown	Assistant to Alfred Russell, U. S. Attorney, Michigan for quarter ending April 1, 1868	$250:
May 11.	Wm. C. Bunts,	Assistant to F. J. Dickman U. S. Attorney, No. Ohio, from Feb. 9, 1868 to May 9, 1868	$375:
May 12.	H. B. Brown,	Assistant to Alfred Russell U. S. Attorney, Ea. Michigan for month of April, 1868.	$83:33.
May 13.	Manetho Hilton	Assistant to J. W. Noble, U. S. Attorney Ea. Missouri from March 1, 1868 to June 1, 1868	$375:
July 2	J. A.L. McClure	Assistant to A. S. Ridgely U. S. Attorney, Maryland quarter ending June 30, '68.	$366:66
" "	J. K. Valentine	Assistant to C. Gilpin U. S. Attorney Ea. Penn. quarter ending June 30, '68.	$500:
July 3	L. H. Boutelle	Assistant to J. O. Norton U. S. Attorney No. Missouri, quarter end'g June 30, 1868	$500:
" "	Manetho Hilton	Assistant to J. W. Noble, U. S. Attorney, Ea. Missouri for June, 1868.	$125:
" 6	G. C. Wharton	Assistant to B. H. Bristow U. S. Attorney for Kentucky for 2d quarter, 1868	$375:
" "	N. Wilson	Assistant to E. C. Carrington U. S. Atty for Dist. Columbia, for 2d quarter, 1868.	$500:
Date of Approval 1868.	Name	Services	Amount
July 6.	W. A. Field	Assistant to G. S. Hillard, U. S. Attorney for Massachusetts, for 2d quarter, 1868	$500:
" "	H. D. Hyde	Assistant to G. S. Hillard, U. S. Attorney for Massachusetts, for 2d quarter, 1868.	$500:
" 7	O. Folsom	Assistant to Wm. Dorsheimer U. S. Atty. No. New York, for 2d quarter, 1868.	$500:
" 7	Spencer Clinton	Assistant to Wm. Dorsheimer, U. S. Atty for No. New York, for 2d quarter, 1868.	$500:
" 9	J.W Finney	Assistant to Alfred Russell, U. S. Attorney, Ea. Michigan for May and June, 1868.	$166:66
" 23	T. Hennessy	Assistant to L. H. Chandler U. S. Attorney for Virginia for 2d quarter, 1868.	$500:
August 6	L. H. Bond	Assistant to Durbin Ward, U. S. Atty. Southern Ohio, from April 1, to June 10, 1868.	$388:88
" 8	R. F. Morrison	Assistant to Delos Lake, U. S. Attorney for California from April 3 to June 30, 1868	$489:01
September 11.	J. M. Chandler	Assistant to U. S. Attorney W. Virginia from April 1, 1868 to Sept. 7, 1868	$218:05
October 1.	Nathaniel Wilson	Assistant to E. C. Carrington, U. S. Attorney, D. C., from Jul6 1, '68 to Sept. 30 '68	$500.00
October 3	Henry D. Hyde and W. A. Field	Assistants to G. S. Hillard, U. S. Attorney for Massachusetts, for 3d quarter 1868.	$500.00   $500
October 3	Augustus Ward	Assistant to Durbin Ward, U.S Attorney Southern Ohio, from July 27, 1868 to September 30, 1868.	$264.52
October 3	J. W. Finney	Assistant to Alfred Russell, U. S. Attorney Eastern Michigan fro 3d quarter 1868.	$250.00
October 5	L. E. Bleckley	Assistant to Henry H. Fitch, U. S. Attorney for Districts of Georgia for 3d quarter, 1868.	$500.00
" 5	Henry Hooper	Assistant to Durbin Ward, U. S. Attorney, Southern Ohio, from June 7, 1868 to September 30, 1868.	$562.27
" 5	L. H. Bontell	Assistant to Jesso O. Norton, U. S. Atty. North. Dist. of Illinois for 3d quarter, 1868.	$500.00
" 5	Louis Houck	Assistant to J. W. Noble, U. S. Atty. Ea. Dist. Missouri, 3d quarter, 1868	$375.00
Date of Approval 1868	Name	Services	Amount
October 7.	George J. Sicard.	Assistant to Wm. Dorsheimer U. S. Atty. Nor. New York from Aug. 1, '68 to Sep. 30, '68 inclusive.	$333.33
" "	Oscar Folsom	Assistant to Wm Dorsheimer U. S. Atty. Nor. New York, for 3d quarter, 1868	$500.00
" "	Geo. W. Miller	Assistant to Wm Dorsheimer, U. S. Attorney, No. New York, for 3d quarter, 1868.	$625.00
" "	Wm. C. Bunts	Assistant to F. J. Dickman, U. S. Atty. N. Ohio, from May 10, 1868 to Sep. 30, 1868, inclusive	$587.50
" 9	T. Hennessy	Ass't. to S. Firguson Beach, U. S. Attorney for Virginia, for 3d quarter, 1868.	$500.00
" 15	John K. Valentine	Assistant to U. S. Atty. Ea. Dist. of Penna, for quarter ending September 30, 1868	$500.00
" 31	G. C. Wharton	Assistant to B. H. Bristow Dist. of Kentucky, U. S. Att. 3d Qr. 1868.	$378:00
Nov. 18	R. R. Heath	Assistant to S. L. Warren, U. S. A. West Tennessee from Aug 20, 1868 to Sept. 30.	$172:60
Dec. 17	James Neeson	Assistant to S. F. Beach U. S. Att. for Va. during Nov. term U. S. Cir. Ct. Va.	$300:00
Jan. 2. 1869	N. Wilson	Assistant to E. C. Carrington U. S. Atty. D. C. 4th Quar. 1868	$500.00
Jan. 2	A. Ward	Assistant to D. Ward U. S. Atty. for S. Dist. Ohio	$375.00
Jan. 2	Henry Hooper	Assistant to D. Ward U. S. Atty for S. Dist. Ohio	$500.00
Jan. 2	L. H. Bontell	Assistant to J. O. Norton U. S. Atty. Northern Ill.	$500.00
" 4	Henry D. Hyde	Assistant to G. S. Hillard U. S. D. A. for Massachusetts, for 4th qr. 1868	$500:00
" 4	Walbridge A. Field	Assistant to G. S. Hillard U. S.D. A. for Massachusetts, for 4th qr. 1868.	$500:00
" 5	T Hennessy	Assistant to S. F. Beach U. S.D. A. for Virginia, for 4th qr. of 1868.	$500:00
" 5	J. W. Finney,	Assistant to A. Russell, U. S. D. A. ea. d. Michigan for 4th qr. 1868.	$250:00
" 6	J. A.L. McClure	Assistant to J. S. Ridgely U. S.D. A. for Maryland, for 4th qr. 1868	$500:00
Date of approval 1869	Name	Services, Assistant to	Amount
January 6	Geo. J. Sicard	Assistant to Wm. Dorsheimer U. S.D. A. for No. New York, for 4th qr. 1868.	$500:00
" 6	J. K. Valentine	Assistant to J. P. O'Neill U. S.D. A. Ea. Pennsylvania, for 4th qr. 1868.	$500:00
" 5	L. Houck	Assistant to J. W. Noble, U. S.D. A. Ea. Missouri, 4th qr. 1868.	375:00
" 7	Wm. C. Bunts	Assistant to F. J. Dyckman U. S.D. A. for No. Ohio, for 4th qr. 1868	375:00
" 8	Oscar Folsom	Assistant to W. Dorsheimer U. S.D. A. No. Dist. New York, for 4th qr. 1868	500:00
" 8	G. W. Miller	Assistant to W. Dorsheimer U. S.D. A. No. Dist. New York, for 4th qr. 1868	625:00
26	Robt. F. Morrison	Assistant to Delos. Lake, U. S.D. A. for California, from July 1, '68 to Dec. 31, '68.	$1000:00
Feb. 2	L. E. Bleckley	Assistant to H. S. Fitch, U. S.D. A. for Georgia, for 4th qr. 1868.	$500:00
" 11	Arch. L. Williams,	Assistant to S. A. Riggs, U. S.D. A. for Kansas, for Qr. end'g Jan. 26, 1869.	$375:00
March 6.	G. Wharton.	Assistant to B. F. Bristow, U. S.D. A. for Kentucky, for last qr. 1868.	$375:00
" 13	Geo. W. Miller.	Assistant to Wm Dorsheimer, U. S.D. A. No. New York, from Jan 1, 1869 to March 1, inclusive	$416:66
Date of approval 1869.	Name	Services - Dist. Assistant to -	Amount
April 13	R. R. Heath	S. L. Warrlin, W. Tenn. 1st quarter, 1869	$375.00
"	L. W. Bleckley	H. S. Fitch, Georgia 1st Qr. 1869	500.00
"	W. C. Bunts	F. J. Dickman, N. Ohio 1st Qr. 1869	375.00
"	J. A.L. McClure	A. S. Ridgeley, Maryland, 1st Qr. 1869	500.00
Lewis Houck	J. W. Hoble, Ea. Missouri,	1st Qr. 1869.
"	H. H.D. Byron	D. T. Corbin, So. Carolina for mo. of March, 1869	166:66
"	W. A. Field	G. S. Hillard, Mass. 1st Qr. 1869	875:
"	M. F. Dickinson, Jr.	" "	625:
"	E. P. Nettleton	" "	250:
"	Geo. J. Sicard	W. Dorsheimer, N. New York 1st Qr. 1869	500:
"	Oscar Folsom	" "	500
"	Augustus Ward	Durbin Ward, So. Ohio, 1st Qr. 1869	375:
"	Henry Hooper	" "	500:
"	J. K. Valentine	J. P. O'Neill, Ea. Penn. 1st Qr. 1869.	500:
"	L. H. Boutell,	J. O. Norton, No. Ill. 1st Qr. 1869	500
"	Geo. B. Caldwell	N. Goff, Jr. West Va. 1st Qr. 1869	125:
"	T. Hennessey	S. F. Beach, Va. 1 Jan. to 1 March 1869	333:32
"	G. C. Wharton	B. H. Bristow Ky. 1st Qr. 1869.	625:00
J. W. Finney	Alfred Russell, Ea. Mich 1st Qr. 1869	250:
April 15	T. Hennessey	S. F. Beach, Virginia March 1 to April 1, '69	166:
May 1	Arch. L. Williams	S. A. Riggs, Kansas, for Qr. end'g April 26, '69	375:
June 26,	T. Hennessey	S. F. Beach, Virginia Spring session U. S. Courts in Richmond	100:
July 1.	Benj. Butterworth	W. M. Bateman So. Ohio - from May 1, to June 30, 1869	$250
" "	J. H. Boutell	J. O. Glover, No. Illinois, 2d quarter 1869. (end'g June 30.)	$668:77
" "	Louis Houck	J. W. Noble, Ea. Missouri, from 10th April 1869 to 1st May, '69	$232:
July 2.	Jos. E. Elwell,	Wm Dorsheimer No. New York for month of June, 1869	$166:66
" "	Geo. J. Sicard,	Wm. Dorsheimer No. New York, from April 10, 1869 to June 30, 1869	$556:25
" "	H. H.D. Byron	D. T. Corbin South Carolina, from April 10, 1869 to June 30, '69, inc.	$655.56
" "	Henry Hooper	W. M. Bateman So. Ohio, from April 10, 1869 to June 30, 1869.	$650:
Date of Approval	Name	services - Time - assistant to	Amount
July 3, 1869	J. W. Finney	A. B. Maynard, Ea. Michigan - Qr ending June 30, 1869	$300:14
July 1st	Walb. A. Field	Geo. S. Hillard, Mass. from April 10, 1869, to April 30, 1869	$552:25
" 6th	R. R. Heath	U. S. Attorney Western Tenn. from April 10, 1869 to July 1, 1869	$491:66
" "	John C. Ropes	G. S. Hillard, Mass. from May 1st 1869, to July 1st, 1869	$502:50
" "	Edw. P. Nettleton	G. S. Hillard, Mass. from April 10, 1869, to June 30, 1869	$330:14
Henry S. Sherman	Geo. Willey, No. Ohio, from April 10, 1869, to June 30, 1869, inc.	$350.00
" "	M. F. Dickinson	G. S. Hillard, Mass. from April 10, 1869, to July 1, 1869.	$761:81
" 8	Geo. B. Caldwell	N. Goff, West Virginia from April 11 1869 to June 30, 1869	$165:08
" "	G. C. Wharton	B. H. Bristow Kentucky from April 10, 1869 to June 30, 1869.	$838:00
" 10	R. F. Morrison	U. S. Attorney for California from April 10, 1869 to July 1, 1869	$669:00
" 10	Benj. G. Lovejoy	E. C. Carrington, D. C. from June 16, 1869 to Jule 30, 1869	$76:38
" 13,	John K Valentine	A. H. Smith Ea. Penn. from April 10, '69 to July 1, 1869.	4653:42.
" 14	J. A.L. McClure	A. S. Ridgeley, Maryland, from April 10, 1869 to July 1, 1869.	$652:04
Date of approval	Name	Services-Time-Assistant to	Amount
1869 July 16	L. E. Bleckley	John Milledge Georgia from April 10 to June 30, 1869	$668:77
" 19	Augustus Ward	Durbin Ward So. Ohio, from April 10, 1869 to April 26, 1869	$223:55
" "	John J. Allen	B. F. Tracy Ea. New York, from April 10 1869 to June 30, 1869	$825:
" 31.	A. D. Anderson	John W. Noble, Ea. Missouri, fro month of June, 1869	$125:00
August 10	Arch. L. Williams	Ass't to U. S. Att'y for Kansas, from April 10, 1869 to June 30, 1869, inclusive	$495:21	" 12	James Nelson	To S. F. Beach, Virginia services during the spring sessions of the U. S. Circuit & Dist. Courts for Virginia	$400:00
" 13	J. A.L. McClure	to U. S. Att'y for Maryland from July 1, 1869 to August 5, 1869	$191:65
Oct. 1.	J. K. Valentine	Ea Penn. 3d qr. 1869	$750.00
" 2	H. S. Sherman	No. Ohio 3d qr. 1869	$375:00
" 2	Henry Hooper	So. Ohio 3d qr. 1869	$500.00
" 2	Benj. Butterworth	So. Ohio 3d qr. 1869	$375.00
" 4	L. H. Boutelle	Nor. Ill. 3d qr. 1869	$625.00
" 4	J. W. Finney	Ea. Michigan 3d qr, 1869	$250.00
5	Geo. J. Sicard J. E. Ewell	No. New York 3d qr. 186	$500:00 $500:00
5	Benj. G. Lovejoy	Dist Columbia 3d qr. 1869	$500.00
Date of approval	Name	Services-Time District	Am't
1869, Oct.	A. D. Anderson	Ea Missouri 3d qr. 1869	$375:
6th	James Neeson	Virginia 3d qr. 1869	$500
8th	John C. Ropes	Massachusetts 3d qr. 1869	$875
"	M. F. Dickinson	Massachusetts 3d qr. 1869	"625
"	Ed. P. Nettleton	Massachusetts 3d qr. 1869	"250
"	l.e. Bleckley	Georgia 3d qr. 1869	"500
"	H. H.D. Byron	S. Carolina 3d qr. 1869	"500
11th	Rob't. Harrison	California 3d qr. 1869	"500
"	G. C. Wharton	Kentucky 3d q. 1869	"625
15	A. L. Williams	Kansas 3d qr. 1869	$375
22	Geo. B. Caldwell	W. Virginia 3d qr. 1869	$125
Nov. 3	Benj. Butterworth	So. Ohio, mo. of October '69	$125
" 10.	A. M. Rogers	Maryland qr. ending Nov. 6, 1869	$500
" 25.	B. B. Andrews	sp. counsel in case of U.S. vs. Smith, Martin & Gill,, No. Florida	$100