Hobbs v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts of this case as found by this court: I. May 31,1865, the claimant received the following appointment: • “Treasury Department, May 31, I860. “ Sir : By virtue of authority under the civil and diplomatic appropriation act, approved March 3,1853, you are hereby appointed disbursing clerk for the office of the First Comptroller, Second Comptroller, Solicitor, Begistcr, Treasurer, Commissioner of Customs, First…
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The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts of this case as found by this court: I. May 31,1865, the claimant received the following appointment: • “Treasury Department, May 31, I860. “ Sir : By virtue of authority under the civil and diplomatic appropriation act, approved March 3,1853, you are hereby appointed disbursing clerk for the office of the First Comptroller, Second Comptroller, Solicitor, Begistcr, Treasurer, Commissioner of Customs, First Auditor, Third Auditor, Fourth Auditor, Fifth Auditor, Light-House Board, Commissioner of Internal Revenue, and the…
1Opinion of the CourtScofield, J.
A brief history of the Merchants’ Bant of Washington, derived in part from public documents and proceedings of Congress, without influencing the decision of the court, may conduce to the more ready comprehension of the findings upon which the decision is based. This bank was organized in September, 1864; June 5, 1865, it was designated as a “ depository of public moneyMay 4,1866, it failed. On the day of its failure it was indebted for public money more than three-quarters of a million. This money had been deposited by the following officers :
James Harlan, Secretary of the Interior.$18,531 03
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