Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-04-19
Your obi serv't,
HENRY DODGE,
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.,
Conipf,oRer's Office,
2ih Marth, lS45.

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SR:-In reply TO your several inquiries relating
TO the settlement Of the expenses of Courts, and
the arrearages OF the expenses Of the Legislature,
for the Territory Of Wisconsin, that were, or may
be payable out Of appropriations made by Congress,
have the honor 10 inform YOU
FItsT-Wlth reference TO THE EXPENSES of
said Courts Tina, credits were, on the I1lh of
June, 1874, allowed at this office, in his act cunt
with the United States, to Daniel Huge min, late
Marshall Of the U. ). for said Territory, per fist
auditors report No. So, S33-f0r expenses Of Courts
held in said Territory, so payable, that we've exa-
mined and approved by their Judges, and certified
by their Clerks, for September Term, I643, in
Grant and Iowa counties for October Term lS43,
III Brown, Crawford, Greene, Rock aud Walwoth
counties ;--and for November term l743, in Dane
Jefferson, Milwaukee and Racine counties for
which expenses the said Marshall delivered bills or
abstracts rereip,ed by OF for the persons who bad
rendered the services or furnished the supplies there
in specified: that said credits amounted to S5,ll9
25, being for Si,673 % disbursed, and SAG OF
earned by said Marshall and that balance was
stated by said report, TO be then due from him TO
the Uniied States, amounting to SO, lis SO yet,
that farther credits which he claimed to The amount
$3.50 Sc by the said report then either di.allow-
ed as being unlawful, or suspended for explanation,
or want of proper vouchers.
That said Marshall having Subsequently dclv-
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abstracts for the expenses II courts, held in the
year 1914, within said Territory, examined aud
approved by their Judges, certified by their Clerks,
nnd reccipted by or for the persons who mad rem
dered the services furnished the supplies therein
mentioned, aud amounting ia the aggregate to
Sl0,lST 81, for the March term in Grant county,
for the April term in Gees, Iowa, Racine and
Rock countless for May term in Crawford Brown,
Dane, Dodge, Fon du Lac, Jefferson and Wal
wob counties, -and for the June term in Mlwau-
kle county, the said Auditor, by his report No So
COB, dated 18th Of August, 1914, suspended dis
/ allowed sundry items thereof. amounting 10 S675-
81, aud certified the residue S9,5ll -, with
,i39 30, part Of the aforesaid former suspensions
and 'tisalIowances. making an aggregate sum of
SlO,b3l OS for my approval, as credits proper to
be given TO said Marshall, IN his account with the
United States:
! Bu:, that instead Of allowing, then suspended
all of said credits, for the following reasons which
were made known by me to the snld Marshall, as
he was then here
LIST. Because | had been informed by several
persons, in behalf Of themselves and others who
had either rendered service or furnished supplies,
At or another of the said terms OF court, that
/ he had induced them 10 receipt said bills alb
stracis without having paid them toI said services
OF supplies, respectively, by representing 10 Them
as they aledged, TINT il had been made proper, or
indeed, necessary by requisiton Of the Treasury,
that he should get their receipts on SAID bills and
abstracts, and transmit them to this Department.,
to enable him to obtain money herewith to pay
them (which representations were, as he well
knew, erroneous and contrary not only to the prac-
tice Of this Department, but in opposition TO the
wishes aud opinions of It's chief officers.
2nd. Because the SAID Marshall had told me
on tho 10Th day of August, lSIi, tina, if | would
state the situation Of his accounts to the Secretary
oi the Treasury, and advise him to make the adj
vance of S. ,000-for which he had applied, rs
did, and that accordingly adyanced--he
could and would herewith, immediately and fully
pay all OF the persons who had receip,ed sad bills
and abstracts, aud forthwith, officially certify that
proceeding TO me; and until he Had so done, he
would not expect to be credited with the sums OF
said bills and abstracts, or any part thereof, except
( 1854 Sc, the amount of his own fees and com
missions, and $50, the sum Of the payments he
had made TO the District Attorney, and S9i1, the
amount Of former suspensions and dsallowancos
for which he had furnished proper vouchers or sat
isiaciory explanations an aggregate sum
of 1881 Sc.
3Gd. Because the said advance had been made
upon the faith reposed n the declaration simulin-
neously given by said Marshall in Writing, to the
effect that he believed that about seven thousand
dollars had been discussed by himself and his depu-
ties on account or said bills and ATTRACTS to the
persons who had reeeipted them yet the SAID
Marshall, a few days afterwards, had entTeated
me to ndyise the Secretary of the Treasury, to
make him FURTHER advance OF three, two OF |
even one thousand dollars. watch refused 20 do;
a. upon his being aga IN and more closely intefgo-
gated about the amount whirh had been paid on
said bills and abstracts, he had admitted m writing,
that, to tbs best OF his knowledge, It's sum vas on-
" about 100, Including the allowances made
TO himself; aud Thereby had assaisd ihe confidence
which had placed in his former de ;iSieucns; t1r
the paid TO the District Attorney being
l., 80, aud his own allowances 81 So 50, making
an aggregate Of 34SI ;-t becaae apparent that
he and his deputies had paid others, only about
l,l00, his own allowances with his and the,g dis
bu,sments, being only Si,500-and consequently,
that about s5,6S7 IS, pan, Of lo,tsI 81, for
which I've had taken and presented receipts and
claimed crtdts,had most probably no' been paid by
him OF his depntiss:
Undei these circumstances, Marshall Haganin de.
parted iom " ashins,on tog his hone, aWd ! was
informed early 10 the month OF September, that
L. NJ Provost was appointed on the Slst al Au-
gust, his sucesssoc MI. Provost executed his Of
hclal boad on the 20,h OF September, and vas ap-
proved by Judge Duna, Oh the 2nd OF oc,ooer;
copy thereof having been cer1i6edby the Cleik, GA
the 5th OF November Was received here on the 18Th
OF NOyemheF, aud the sum OF $4,000 was adyan-
eed Ia Marshall Provost, in treasury dsaiIs remit
ted 10 him tao 20th day OF November, 20 DELAY
the culTent expenses OF Courts, and pay oi Srfeaf-
Sses--aad upon the the 2lnd day Of November, |
addressed 10 him letter nl INSTRUCTIONS, authogI-
sng and directing him 10 pay such OF the cxpsa-
sss OF the aforesaid March, April, MAY sNd JuHs
terms at court. that allowed pea hgSi Ald toI's
report, No. ~, cox hut suspended by me--as MT,
llusanm should acknowledge had not been paid
bv h,sn or any OF his deputies ;,AklnS care to re-
call and cancel. simultaneously, the scrP eeti-
hcaies Which Marshall Hugsnn OF has deputies had
issned - the persons Ioa, whom he OF they had OBJ
tanned SpaO the bills ahsssacts relating % the ser