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Texas. for the Mexican Commission—and to say, in reply, that no answer to my communication has been received
I am resolved to do all in my power to make these prosecutions energetic and successful.
addressed to him under the impression that he is now acting as Attorney General—which is not the fact, as my
Wesson has been brought to my attention by several written and verbal communications.
10th proximo, I request that you will submit to me as soon as possible your opinion on the matter for my
who had been appointed by the Department of the Interior as agent of certain Indians, and requesting my
Sir: Since my letter of the 18th inst. yours of the 17th inst. has been received.
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
The case is under the charge of my Assistant, Mr.
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
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
return herewith the papers transmitted to me with your letter of the 7th of April last, requesting my
If Captain Cullen is a man of such worth and general good repute as seems probable from the telegram.
You will please communicate, as you may have occasion in the future, with the War Department—as my only
Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith, with my approval, the account of Albert H.
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 have asked the Secretary of State whether he has any objection to my sending you a copy of the opinion
Department to which they are addressed, I will thank you to inform me whether you have any objection to my
I have to inform you that the clerkships under my control have either been filled or promised.
Under these circumstances I do not think it my duty to interfere. your obde't serv't, &c. A. T.
appoint a Territorial auditor and Treasurer during the recess of the Legislature, I have to say that in my
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.
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
instant, informing me that it will not be in your power to furnish me the information requested in my
letter acknowledged & answered. to the property of patentees, and you add to that information that my
Her appeal, by the absence of exaggerations and other commendatory circumstances, has deeply moved my
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
Sir: The Secretary of War has called my attention to certain suits pending in the Circuit Courts of the
You will carry with you my best wishes for your success in life, and my thanks for the efficiency with
that you desire any official action upon the subject by this Department—and, in fact, none occurs to my
Mississippi, requesting the employment of assistant counsel in certain cases in his District, I refer you to my
If, upon final investigation I should arrive at a different result, my pleasure in doing so will be much
According to my information the compromise proposed by you would reduce that judgment to a little below
This he declined to do, and it would hardly be becoming in me, under the circumstances, to reverse my
the Pacific Railroad to pay interest on bonds, &c. has not been printed, and therefore it is not in my
compromise in the cases against the New York Central Railroad Company, which have been brought informally to my
Annual Report of your Department on the state of the finances for 1870, for which be pleased to accept my
Since my dispatch of last night, I have seen the President, who directs me to say to you that your immediate
Sir: I hereby return, with my approval of the adjudication of the Commissioner of the General Land Office
Sir: I hereby return, with my approval of the adjudication of the Commissioner of the General Land Office
Sir: I hereby return, with my approval of the adjudication of the Commissioner of the General Land Office
Sir: I hereby return, with my approval of the adjudication of the Commissioner of the General Land Office
In my opinion, the appointment of such an officer is desirable for many considerations.
Since my connection with the Department of Justice, I have had occasion to observe that a large proportion
in the views expressed by you to the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, and have the honor to add my
Sir: Upon my return, after an absence of several weeks, I find your letter of the 14th ultimo.
Attorneys during your Congressional term; and for that reason, and no other, I raised the question in my
Sir: A note from the clerk of your Committee, dated yesterday, requests my opinion as to the necessity
if the statistics of crime, &c., are forwarded by the 15th instant, they will reach me in time for my
Please accept my thanks for crime statistics S. C. your courtesy and attention in this matter.
no new facts having been presented to me, I do not feel at liberty to interfere with the action of my
Sir: On account of my absence from Washington, yours of the 27th of December has not received an earlier
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
In reply I have to say that I do not feel at liberty to permit the use of my official title for the purpose
Sir: According to your request, I send to you my reply to the application trans letter of Judge Bowers