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instructions from this Department to the District Attorney of Dakota, I have the honor to enclose a copy of my
The subject had been brought to my notice before, by a rumor that there had been remissness on the part
of the assets of the bank for ratable distribution, or is the property of the Government, should, in 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
charge of this Department out of which such a reward could be paid—and therefore it will not be in my
Sir: I think it my duty to transmit for your information the copy of an unofficial letter which I have
Muir, so reported to this office, and the Acting Attorney General, case of David Muir, Illinois in my
Sir: Your letter of the 12th instant enclosing a communication from Captain Gillespie, Engineer of the
But it is my rule to direct compensation for no unauthorized services.
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.
Sir: Referring to my letter to you of July 19, 1871, in reference to the Internal Revenue Compromise
Brown in my letter of August 21st, as now addressed to yourself. Very respectfully, A. T.
My understanding of the matter is, that the case is now before the Supreme Court, on appeal from California
Sir: Your letter without date received in February last, requesting my opinion upon the right of Governor
If, upon final investigation I should arrive at a different result, my pleasure in doing so will be much
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
I have to inform you that the clerkships under my control have either been filled or promised.
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
I hope I was not understood in my previous letter any suspicion that your conduct had not been dictated
Sir: On my return from the south, I find your official and unofficial letters of Sept. 13, 1871, which
on the 18th of that month were answered by the Solicitor General, reserving a final answer until my
letter acknowledged & answered. to the property of patentees, and you add to that information that my
Sir: In order that there may be no mistakes as to my position in regard to a rehearing upon the questions
presented by the Interior Department, p. 225 for my opinion in relation to the asserted rights of the
made by that time, I cannot promise to hear it at all, in view of the engagements which press upon my
however, I should find no cause for such suspicion, the opinion already prepared may be considered as my
answer to your letter of the 31st ultimo, requesting me to transmit to the Secretary of the Interior my
In my classification which I advised in my letter of the 10th ultimo, it was my intention that all persons
As you have referred the matter to my decision, I will make this change;—leaving the compensation for
Still, I am not absolutely certain that my construction is right, and you do well to make the point.
You misunderstand my position.
According to my information, this was not the case until the 25th of October.
books and furniture here some two weeks before, I feel at liberty to pay from the time indicated in my
do not therefore feel at liberty to direct the proposed improvements to be made from any funds under my
perplexity appears to have arisen from the use of the phrase "civil prosecution," which was quoted in my
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.
I am resolved to do all in my power to make these prosecutions energetic and successful.
Sir: Though your letter of the 5th instant deeply moves my sympathy, it is impossible for me to interfere
Senate Sir: I learn from some gentlemen who have spoken to you upon the subject that you desire my view
instant, informing me that it will not be in your power to furnish me the information requested in my
Sir: In answer to your letter of the 8th instant, I have the honor to state that my recollection of what
But my impressions were, and still are, (subject, of course, to be reversed, if they appear incorrect
My opinion against the validity of the transfer of the rights of the Oregon Center Railroad Company,
I advise that Captain Craig enter into personal communication with the District Attorney on the subject
The company is dissatisfied with my opinion, and asks a rehearing.
D. of Brighton, Illinois, an old friend of mine, has written to ask my aid in the following matter: Mrs
who had been appointed by the Department of the Interior as agent of certain Indians, and requesting my
to file a map of their route, etc., has been withdrawn, and that therefore there is no necessity for my
This Opinion was then considered by me as my final action upon the subject.
argument upon such facts, not intending to reëxamine the questions unless such facts should be brought to my
Co. not at any request, but, as I suppose, for my convenience in the event that cause for revising the
My consent to hear further argument on new facts was not intended as a recall of the Opinion, or as a
The suits were first brought to my notice Standish & Ballard's bill, Mich. see p. 288 ante 479 by a letter
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
In my letter of May 26th I informed you that the question whether the compensation should be paid by
A spirited, yes, a desperate contest with bad men is, in my judgment, the most expedient course for the
Sir: I have received your letter of the 23d instant, asking whether my attention had been called to the
My dear Sir: I have delayed answering yours of the 4th, in the hope that I might be able to send a satisfactory
10th proximo, I request that you will submit to me as soon as possible your opinion on the matter for my
While you have my warmest sympathy, I do not feel that it would be proper official action for me to arrest
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.
I should be glad to comply with his request for a detective, but the fund at my command for detective