Title: Orville Hickman Browning to Columbus Delano, 3 April 1868
Date: April 3, 1868
Whitman Archive ID: nar.01978
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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 |