United States v. Patterson
U.S. Circuit Court for the Southern District of Iowa
This is a suit by the United States against Samuel S. Patterson and the sureties' on his bond as an Indian agent. Heard on motion to-strike out part of the answer of the defendants Patterson and McCalmont.
1Opinion of the Court
WOOLSON, District Judge.
This action is brought upon a bond executed in favor of plaintiff by Samuel S. Patterson, as principal, and by John C. Cook and William A. McCalmont, as sureties, conditioned that said Patterson, who had been appointed as agent for the Indians-of the Navajo agency, in New «Mexico, should carefully discharge the duties of such agent, and faithfully disburse all the moneys, and honestly account, without fraud or delay, for the same, and for all public-funds and property which should or might come into his hands. Plaintiff claims that the conditions of said bond have been…
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