Foote v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts as found by the court: was, on the 27th day of February, 1883, appointed envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States to Vlorea, and at once entered upon the duties of that office. II.
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The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts as found by the court: was, on the 27th day of February, 1883, appointed envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States to Vlorea, and at once entered upon the duties of that office. II. He received instructions from the Secretary of State, the parts of which material to this case are as follows: “DEPARTMENT OE STATE, “ Washington, March 9,1883. “Lucius H. Foote, Esq., uRtc., etc., etc., Corea: “Sir : Congress having authorized the maintenance of diplomatic relations with the Government of Eastern Asia,…
1Opinion of the Court
Richardson, Ch. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court:
The claimant was appointed and commissioned envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Corea February .27,1883, accepted the office, and immediately entered upon its duties. He has been paid at the rate of $5,000 a year from that date to May 7,1885.
*448He claims that be held that office until tbe latter date and became entitled to a salary of $10,000 a year under the provisions of the Revised 'Statutes, section 1675, as amended by the Act of March 3, 1875, chapter 153 (Supp. to Rev. Stat., 188), as follows:
“Sec. 1675. Embassadors and…
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