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If Captain Cullen is a man of such worth and general good repute as seems probable from the telegram.
Sir: Your reply of the 6th to my letter of the 4th inst. in regard to the employment of counsel for the
As I have already stated, my inquiries addressed to you were made at the request of the Secretary of
Esq.,—undertake the management of this defence, a reasonable compensation, founded on the basis of my
Richardson & Co. for refunding certain Internal Revenue taxes, in which you ask my opinion "as to whether
agreed statement of facts in the papers, and no statement of facts to be assumed by me on which to give my
—I will therefore thank you to so state the questions of law upon which my opinion is desired, as will
I must beg to observe upon this,— supposing of course, it is my Department to which you refer—nothing
It is my rule to give notice to the officer concerned of any charges affecting his reputation as a man
more safely drawn the conclusion, when you learn that charges have been filed, that they did not, in my
entitled to a cancellation of the bond, nor to a discharge from the payment of the tax; and you ask my
—If, on a reëxamination of the case, you still desire my opinion, I shall be happy to give it; but as
it can easily be submitted to a court for its decision, if my opinion of it is not necessary for purposes
On that day, the Solicitor of Internal Revenue came into my office and said to me that the Supervisor
—There is in my Department no list of U. S.
With the facts you state in your letter, I understand very well what impression my telegram made upon
Sirs: On account of my absence from Washington, your letter of the 6th ult, in relation to the case of
Hastings and others, and your claim for a retainer for services therein, has just been brought to my
Sir: On account of my sickness and absence, your letters of September 19th and September 22d instants
to breaches of the Neutrality Laws of the United States, near Brownsville, in Texas, never came to my
You will carry with you my best wishes for your success in life, and my thanks for the efficiency with
Tenn. dated the 8th inst. in relation to his claim for bounty, with your endorsement thereon, asking my
I hope, therefore, that you will excuse me from undertaking a service beyond my official duty.
Commissioner in Michigan, which you referred to me, and which bears the endorsement of my clerk.
My department has no control or supervision of the Commissioners, who are officers appointed by the Courts
There is an impression upon my mind that it was decided at the Rolls that the United States has legal
capacity to take as a Legatee—but I am unable to verify the accuracy of my recollection by a reference
It would give me great pleasure to render you any assistance in my power in regard to your discharge
of your judicial duties, but as it is not my official duty to do so, and as I am doubtful of its propriety
May 21, 1869, from the then Secretary of War to me transmitting those papers, in which he requests my
prohibited by the Act of February 21, 1867, I have to say that, in accordance with your oral request made to my
Sir: I have received your letter of the 31st ult., calling my attention to your claim as informer in
My only wish is, that your rights to be adjudged informer shall be fully and fairly investigated and
No other course will, in my opinion, be satisfactory to the Department of War, and I do not think it
You desire such instructions in the premises as in my judgment shall best comport with the interests
Schley, to whom the interests of the Government in the matter were confided by my predecessor, Mr.
You ask my opinion upon the correctness of these charges. I referred the bill to Benj.
The question you ask me whether further detention of the witnesses is, in my judgment, necessary, I will
Wilkins requests me to send you the enclosed papers from the files of my office—informing me that you
return herewith the papers transmitted to me with your letter of the 7th of April last, requesting my
Annual Report of your Department on the state of the finances for 1870, for which be pleased to accept my
and from the facts which I have ascertained, I do not consider that it requires any further action on my
I have to inform you that the clerkships under my control have either been filled or promised.
the Pacific Railroad to pay interest on bonds, &c. has not been printed, and therefore it is not in my
Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith, with my approval, the account of Albert H.
Tracy, which you refer to me, relates to a matter over which my Department has no control.
Dear sir: I do not see that my being Attorney General requires or enables me to give you assistance or
You will please communicate, as you may have occasion in the future, with the War Department—as my only
I have asked the Secretary of State whether he has any objection to my sending you a copy of the opinion
Under these circumstances I do not think it my duty to interfere. your obde't serv't, &c. A. T.
Mississippi, requesting the employment of assistant counsel in certain cases in his District, I refer you to my
You will please accept my thanks for the manner in which those services were rendered.
Sir: Since my letter of the 18th inst. yours of the 17th inst. has been received.
Department to which they are addressed, I will thank you to inform me whether you have any objection to my
opinion, and should think that I ought to give it, I shall endeavor to do it at as early a date as my
My dear Sir: The case involving the naturalization question was reached to-day in the Supreme Court,
In accordance with what was orally said by you to my Assistant, Mr.
According to my information the compromise proposed by you would reduce that judgment to a little below
I should be glad to give the Committee any aid in my power, if I had any knowledge or opinion upon the
instant, informing me that it will not be in your power to furnish me the information requested in my
Browning, my predecessor in office. That opinion was transmitted to the Hon. J. M.
It is no part of my official duty to vindicate the rights of individual citizens, who have their remedy
Her appeal, by the absence of exaggerations and other commendatory circumstances, has deeply moved my
In my letter to Mr.
believe that this is a sufficient answer to what you ask in your letter, and with the assurance of my
If, upon final investigation I should arrive at a different result, my pleasure in doing so will be much
The case is under the charge of my Assistant, Mr.
appoint a Territorial auditor and Treasurer during the recess of the Legislature, I have to say that in my
that you desire any official action upon the subject by this Department—and, in fact, none occurs to my
It has been my intention, as you are aware, that no inconvenience or expense should be imposed upon you
compromise in the cases against the New York Central Railroad Company, which have been brought informally to my