The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-08-23
GEO. w. RIBLET-Clerk
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District of Columbia City and County of Washington:

District of Columbia, City and County of Washington
Be II remembered that before me- d. Sanders justice
of the peace for the city and county aforesaid on ms
18th day OF July ls5l personally appeared his1Gr "
ciusko, deceased, and Ladislas Wankowiez, grand
nephew of said Gen. Thaddeus Kosciusko. deceased
both residing The CITY, county, and District Aforesaid
who, after being duly and according 10 law, say
and depose that Igna,ius Chukowsk,, residing in the
city and Stale Of New York. communicated to them let
ski from Galic,a empire OF Austria, dated cd OF june
1851. from which letter these Opponents have learned
that the Russian Minister accredited to this government
Mr. Alexander de Bodisco, addressed two dispatches
one 10 the ministry OF the Interior Department OF the
empire of Russia, at ST. Peersburgh in Russia. and the
other to his highness the viceroy Of the kingdom Of
Poland, at Warsaw, charging Mr.. Hpous Estko, a
gandnephe OF General Thaddeus Kosclusko, deceased
who is residing in said kingdom Of Poland under the
o. Inc empsa OF @ sa' pc h
(meaning that he Is corresponding with these depo
nenis, and said gnaus Cbulkowsk0 and furnishes 10
ha, he (ad Hpoltas Esko) receives from these depo-
and from Mr.. Chulkowsk (exles in America) re-
belous proclamaons, and crcuates the in Poland
and Russia that he (said Hpoltus Estko) sends con-
siderable of money these deponents, (exes in
America) And these deponens further say and depose
that they have learned from said letter, communicated to
foregoing charges, said Hpoius Estko, granddaughter OF
General Kosciusko deceased has been subjected TO
endangeriDg his personal liberty and freedom; and
The military governor OF Grodno, within Whose juris-
dction Mrs Ca,harine Esko, the mother, Mr. Roman
Es,ko, her son, and Mrs Louisa Narbu born Estko,
her daughter are residing, had been ordered by the Rus
sian Minister OF the Interior Department to compel
the above parties revoke the power OF attorney which
they had executed in the OF said Hipoltus Eslko,
who, upon its authority, engaged the services OF the de-
ponent, Gaspard Iochman, and lgnatius Chukowsk TO
prosecute Their claim TO the estate which General Kosc
usko left this country, and to employ in their place
Messrs. Joseph H Bradley and Philip R Fendall, mem
bers OF the Washington bar These Opponents further
say and depose that all and each Of the foregoing charges
and denuncations made by said AiexandeI, de Bodis-
co, Minister from Russia against said Hpoltus Estko
and other heirs OF General Koscusko, deceased false
and untrue They soemny declare and depose that they
either OF them, ever had any communication from
said Hipous Estko any other subject except on the
subject relating 10 the pending the courts here
for Inc recovery of Gen. koscusko's estate that these
deponens, either OF them, ever sent to said Hpous
Es,ko. nor any other person. rebe ous pocamatons,
of any other kind, except that when The condition Of
the relating 10 the estate OF kosclusko required IT,
they informed said Hpoltus Estko, and other heirs of
Koscusko, of the same from time to time. AS to the
money they say and declare that they
neither in large in small sums, from said Hpors
Eslko nor from any other heir OF General kosciusko,
nor from any other person. The deponen G. Tochman,
attorney, further says that he Is prosecute the clam OF
the heirs of kosciusko upon contingent fees, aud he
ally believes that had not Mr. de Bodisco. Minister from
Russia interered with his legal proceedings through the
medium of Joseph H. Bradley and Philip r. Fendal, mem
bers OF the Washington BAR his clients, the heirs OF Gen.
eral Koscusko, residing within the dominons OF the
pre of Russia would have long since recovered their re-
spectve shares The deponents lastly say that the OBJ
ject OF this affidavit is 10 protect the rights and interests
OF the respective parties, well as their own, against the
of said Mr. de Bodisco, Minister from Russia
g. TOCHMAN,
Attorney of the heirs of kosciusko.
LADISLAS WANKOWIEZ,
Grand nephew Of General Kosciusko.
WASHINGTON COUNTY, District of Columbia:
Subscribed and sworn before this 18th day of July
1881. ID. SANDERS. j. P.