Mitchell v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The following are the facts found by the court in each case: Mitchell’s case. I. Under the provisions of Bevised Statutes, section 2068, •the Indian agent at Santee Agency, Nebr., on the 5th of July, 1878, nominated the claimant, Charles Mitchell, as- interpreter at that agency, from July 1, 1878, and the appointment was-■•approved by the Department of the Interior. • , He served in that capacity under his original and subsequent nominations and appointments, made in like…
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The following are the facts found by the court in each case: Mitchell’s case. I. Under the provisions of Bevised Statutes, section 2068, •the Indian agent at Santee Agency, Nebr., on the 5th of July, 1878, nominated the claimant, Charles Mitchell, as- interpreter at that agency, from July 1, 1878, and the appointment was-■•approved by the Department of the Interior. • , He served in that capacity under his original and subsequent nominations and appointments, made in like manner, for two .-years and three months, to wit, until September 30,1880, when he was discharged. On March 3, 1881, he…
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2Opinion of the Court · RichardsonRichardson, J.
In each of these cases the claimant seeks to recover the difference between the salary established by law for the office which he held and the amount paid to him iu accordance with the appropriations made by Congress.
The claimant Mitchell was an interpreter at the Santee Indian Agency in Nebraska, duly nominated by the proper Indian agent and approved by the Department of the Interior, in accordance with the provisions of Revised Statutes, section 2068. He held the office and performed its duties during a period of three years and seven months.
By section 2070 of the Revised Statutes…
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