Curtis v. United States
United States Court of Claims
This claim is for work and materials done and furnished by the claimant, in the erection of the branch mint at San Francisco, in 1853 and 1854, not included in his contract. The proofs show a contract between the Secretary of the Treasury and the claimant, by virtue of the two papers set out in the petition, the first dated 15th of April, 1853, and the second on the 6th day of July of the same year.
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This claim is for work and materials done and furnished by the claimant, in the erection of the branch mint at San Francisco, in 1853 and 1854, not included in his contract. The proofs show a contract between the Secretary of the Treasury and the claimant, by virtue of the two papers set out in the petition, the first dated 15th of April, 1853, and the second on the 6th day of July of the same year. Taken together, they constitute one contract, by which the claimant agrees to do the following things : 1. To erect, finish, and complete,in San Francisco, a suitable building for a branch mint,…
1Opinion of the CourtNott, J.
This is an action brought to recover $27,333 41 upon certain contracts for the building and machinery of the branch mint in San Francisco. The case was once tried before three judges, but no judgment was rendered by reason of the disagreement of the. court upon the amount of damages to be awarded. It now comes before us on the following facts:
In the year 1853 Mr. Guthrie, Secretary of the Treasury, invited proposals for the construction of a branch mint at San Francisco, to which one William A. Barton, among others, responded. His bid was deemed the best and his proposals were accepted. These…
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