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Brooks, Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

Gents: Enclosed I send you Nine, (9) dollars, for subscription to the "Daily American" from Jan'y 28,

I am unable to understand under what precise authority you acted, or were expected to act, in representing

Sir: I beg leave to enclose a determination and order respecting the claim of Nott & Company, American

What that compensation would be for such services as were rendered by Mr.

Scudder, a respectable lawyer in New York City, well-known to me,— a copy of which I enclose.

propounding certain questions relative to the arrest of three colored British subjects at Key West, who were

William Fullerton, 11 Pine street New York City.

of your letter, I called your attention to this statement of the extent of the protection which you were

defendants, as made to you, had not furnished directly or indirectly the evidence for the indictments, and were

Samuel Blatchford, United States District Judge, New York City Sir: I have the honor to ask your attention

in the case of William Muller, now in prison under your sentence for contempt of court, and which were

Samuel Blatchford, Judge United States Court, New York City. Sir: The case of John H.

attention to that point, as doubtless at the time of the conviction the grounds of this discrimination were

that by an order made at the last term of the court, they stood assigned for argument to-day, and were

revenue system of the United States is concerned, would be subjected to forfeiture in favor of the American

invited to aid the investigations of the government into alleged frauds upon the Internal Revenue of the city

New York City. Dear Sir: The record in the Rosenberg case was not printed until Monday last.

No. 61 Wall street New York City Sir: I enclose a duplicate original of the determination & order which

While I would be very happy to give my individual opinion upon this subject, if I were possessed of the

Western District of Pennsylvania relative to the case of Arthur Ballou, and the instructions which were

Letcher, came to my hands only this morning, in consequence of my absence from the city.

City The subject to which your letter refers had received my official attention some days since, and

that I shall be pleased to see you there, but can make no more definite appointment until I reach the city

Butler in the Superior Court of the city of Baltimore.

directed the suspension, delay, or discontinuance of proceedings against parties prosecuted in New York City

The prosecutions referred to in my letters were for frauds upon Internal Revenue, as I then understood

Fullerton to ascertain whether the charges were to be duly submitted, or would be withdrawn.

Attorney Courtney— and these, and these alone, were the reasons for my direction of the suspension or

Murray were immediately advised thereof, and their presence required to meet these charges.

fines in each case; & who of such persons, have been pardoned by the President, & when such pardons were

resolution is, as to "who of such persons have been pardoned by the President, & when such pardons were

Gen. are replies, were returned with those replies to the Interior Dept. or the counsel by whom they

were transmitted.

New York City.

Wilson, Chief Justice, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Robinson, of Cook Co., Ill., which you were pleased to refer to this office on the 4th inst.

Pratt, and which you were pleased to refer to me on the 8th inst., respecting the conveyance of certain

and deeds given therefore—and that, when the sales transpired, neither the vendor nor the purchasers were

If they can now be supplied by you at rates not exceeding those mentioned on said list, you are requested

New York City.

Phelps will be in New York City by the time this letter reaches you, and is of counsel in the case against

Wilson, though it may be in this city.

If you can now supply the books mentioned on this list at rates not exceeding the prices there intimated

These papers were sent to this office by the Secretary of the Treasury, accompanying his letter of the

Akerman were reasonably acc't of A. T.

Akerman were rendered while he was United States Attorney.

If they were not, he can, of course, be paid a reasonable compensation out of any appropriation made

I sent to the Attorney of the United States at New York City, a telegram, of which a copy is enclosed

I have today received a telegram from the Marshal of the United States at New York City, of which a copy

received your letter of the 22d inst., and should be happy to answer the questions asked in it, if it were

As you represent that your services in the case were retained by that Department, the Attorney General

Maynard to me enclosing these papers states that Thomas Barr was in jail in the city of Detroit, in June

his assistant to Windsor, Canada, to institute proceedings for his extradition—that two examinations were

suits, and of all liability on account of the violations of law, on which these proceedings in Court were

The charge on which these suits are brought, is, that the gloves were entered at Boston by means of invoices

in which they were fraudulently undervalued.

—The Depositions were sent by the Consul to the Department of State with his bills of fees attached.

the "Cuba," her armament, &c, to clear for New York.,—and also that you authorize the issue of an American

Whether the vessel is entitled to an American register I have no knowledge, and express no opinion.

Sir: By telegram received last night from Marshal Barlow of New York City, I am informed that the steamer

represented that the facts on which the application for an amendment of the agreed statement was made, were

office, over and above his necessary office expenses, the necessary clerk-hire included, a sum not exceeding

No. 7 Warren street, New York City Sir: I have received your letter of the 22d of December, enclosing

preferred to exercise his judgment upon the reasonableness of the amount charged, after the services were

Talbot said to me that there were reasons why he could not properly argue the case before the Court of

I do not think that they were much impressed by the historical view of the subject The following are

African Americans could join the Union army beginning in July 1862 when Lincoln signed the Militia Act

Though they received older uniforms, worse equipment, and lower pay than white soldiers, and were barred

from becoming officers, African Americans joined the effort and helped make the Civil War unmistakably

African Americans could join the Union army beginning in July 1862 when Lincoln signed the Militia Act

Though they received older uniforms, worse equipment, and lower pay than white soldiers, and were barred

from becoming officers, African Americans joined the effort and helped make the Civil War unmistakably

You state that certain items of account were allowed by the jury in favor of the defendant, against whom