F. BIGGER, Register.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, REGISTER'S OFFICE, May 28, 1857.

4 2498 By Benjamin Hawkins,

I hereby certify that the foregoing are true copies from the records of this office.

814 To Michael Hillegas..

Colonel Richard Butler, of the Pennsylvania regiment, (now General.)

CR.

ment......

460

$293 74

1784.

693 74

DR.

*The warrant for this sum was in
his favor as one of the commissioners
of the Indian treaty agreeably to an
act of Congress of 17th March, 1784.

General Richard Butler, one of the commissioners for holding Indian treaties.

Jan. 14 1070 By Michael Hillegas, for a warrant

drawn this day by superintendent
of finance on said Butler in favor
of the treasurer, being on account
of German discharges furnished
said Butler by the Secretary of
War, the receipt whereof the trea-
surer acknowledges

CR.

1786.
July 31
Aug. 17

DR.

DR. Richard Butler, agent of the United States for Indian affairs, his account of stores.

JANUARY 15, 1788.-To Captain Walter Finney for the following arcles, contained in an invoice of goods and stores, &c., for which he passed his receipt at Fort Pit, the 11th March, 1787, viz:

461 watch coats. 269 ruffled shirts. 252 plain shirts.

97 calico shirts.

3 children's do. do.

10 pieces white half checks.
piece of purple do.

2 pieces of blue stroud.

1 piece of red do.

6 yards of stroud.

1 piece printed linen handkerchiefs.

4 black silk handkerchiefs.

7 gross of bed lace.

15 gross of gartering.
5 bolts of ferritan.

6 dozen of coarse combs.
4 dozen of ivory combs.

12 pieces of ribbons.
1 lbs. fine thread.

1 lb. sewing silk.
1 laced hat.

22 plain hats.

1 nest of gilt trunks.

27 dozen pistol cap'd knives.

12 dozen cutteaux do.

ANN W. BUTLER, ADMINISTRATRIX OF GENERAL RICHARD BUTLER, DECEASED, vs. THE UNITED STATES.

Judge BLACKFORD delivered the opinion of the Court.

The petition presents two claims:

The first is for the sum of $4,256, alleged to have been lent by the intestate to the United States on the 14th of January, 1784. Interest on that sum is also claimed.

There is no evidence whatever of this demand for money lent. But if there were evidence of the alleged loan, the claim would be barred by the statute of limitations of the 12th of February, 1793.-(1 Stat. at Large, 301.)

The other claim is for $411 60, being a balance in favor of the intestate on the books of the Register of the Treasury. The entries of the debits and credits in the account in which the balance appears were made in 1786.

The intestate was killed in battle in 1791. According to the petition, Congress was applied to in 1846 and 1854 for an allowance of said claims, but no action was taken on the application.