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8. The commissioners may at any time issue a special commission for the taking of testimony on the application of either party; such testimony to be taken either in written interrogatories or orally, as the commissioners may order.

The commissioners may also, on motion of either party, order any claimant or witness to appear personally before them for examination or cross-examination.

9. When any original papers filed in the State Department of the United States or in the archives of the British legation in Washington cannot be conveniently withdrawn from the files, copies thereof will be received in evidence, when certified by the State Department or by the British legation, as the case may be.

10. When the time has expired for taking proofs, or the case has been closed on both sides, the proofs will be printed under the direction of the secretary, and at the expense of the commission. The argument for the claimant shall be filed within fifteen days after the paper shall have been printed, and the case shall stand for hearing ten days thereafter.

11. The secretary will prepare, from time to time, lists of cases ready for hearing, either upon demurrer or upon the merits, in the order in which they are entitled to be heard, or in which the counsel for the two governments shall agree that they shall be heard.

12. All cases will be submitted on printed arguments, which shall contain a statement of the facts proven and reference to the evidence by which they are proven, and, in addition, the counsel for the respective governments will be heard whenever they desire to argue any cause orally. Arguments of counsel for individual claimants will be received, in print, when submitted by the counsel of either government, and not otherwise.

13. Claims against the United States and Great Britain, respectively, will be entered in different dockets kept by the secretary. The dockets shall contain an abstract of all proceedings, motions, and orders in each case.

14. The secretary will keep a record of the proceedings of the commission upon each day of its session, which shall be read at the next meeting, and will then be signed by him and approved by the signature of the presiding commissioner.

15. The secretary will keep a notice-book, in which entries may be made by the counsel for either government, and all entries so made shall be notice to the opposing counsel.

16. The secretary shall provide books of printed forms, in which will be recorded the awards of the commission, signed by the commissioners concurring therein. The awards against each government will be kept in a separate book.

17. A copy of each award, certified by the secretary of the commission, will be furnished, ou request, to the party upon whose claim such award shall have been made.

18. The dockets, minutes of proceedings, and records of awards will be kept in duplicate, one of which will be delivered to each government at the close of the duties of the commission.

19. The secretary will have charge of all the books and papers of the commission, and no papers shall be withdrawn from the files or taken from the office without an order of the commission.

C.-Schedule of claims presented to the commission by claimants against the respective governments, with indexes to same.

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Beef taken and used by the United
States Army.

Two horses taken by United States Army.

Sugar, molasses, and rum, taken and Nov. & Dec., Louisiana.

and United States Supreme Court.

Corn, hogs, poultry, saddles, bridles, Nov. 21, 1864 Liberty, Miss

tools, &c., taken, used, and destroyed

by United States Army.

Use of and destruction of real estate, Apr. 9, 1865 Pensacola, Fla

drugs, medicines, paints, oils, &c.,
by United States Army.

Illegal imprisonment by United
States, loss of profits from business,
and loss of personal property.

Mules, corn, bacon, flour, cattle, cloth- Feb. 9, 1864 Morton, Miss

ing, &c., taken by United States
Army.

Furniture, clothing, provisions, &c.,
burned by United States Army.
Tobacco destroyed by United States
Army.

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Horses, corn, hogs, hay, &c., taken, used, and destroyed by the United States Army.

Aug., 1864

Near Kernstown, Va.

$425 00

Award for $471 Nov. 12, 1872.

67, 465 00

Disallowed Mar. 26, 1873.

sold by the United States. Case had

1862.

been on docket of Court of Claims

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-, 1961 Cumberland, Md..

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Feb. 17, 1865 Columbia, S. C

2,293 00

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Dwelling-house burned and personal property taken, used, and destroyed by United States Army.

Use of and destruction of real estate,
furniture, &c., by United States
Army.

31 Jonat'n Braithwaite. One horse taken by United States

1862

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William E. Scanlan.

Loss on 71 bales of cotton.. Loss on 29 bales of cotton burned by rebels.

Dec., 1864

Dec., 1864

Memphis, Tenn. Crittenden County,

51, 159 24

Award for $225 Apr. 4, 1872. With inter't Award for $16,426 Mar. 8, 1873.

Ark.

33

Brown & Sharp..

78 bales of cotton burned by United States Army.

Feb., 1865

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For rent of house and repair of damage thereto by United States Army. Rent of store, damage to goods, and damage to business, as dealer in queensware, &c., by the United States Army.

May 1, 1862 Mar. 1, 1863

Camden, S. C.
New Orleans, La..
Memphis, Tenn.

13, 000 00

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Disallowed Oct. 29, 1872.

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Amount
claimed.

Total amount
claimed.

Interest claimed.

How disposed of.

C.-Schedule of claims presented to the commission by claimants against the respective governments, &c.—Continued.

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300 bales of cotton, part seized and
part burned by United States Army,
81 bales of cotton seized by United

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Summer 1864

Fall of 1864

Alabama and Mis-
sissippi.
Memphis, Tenn.

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Award for $5,333 Sept. 8, 1873;
4th item of claim withdrawn
Mar. 11, 1873.

Fall of 1864

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Damage to his business.

During war

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Pictures and frames destroyed by fire
by United States Army.
Cows, fences, hogs, &c., taken and
used by United States Army.
135 bales of cotton, burned by United
States Army.

Feb. 18, 1865

April-, 1863

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Destruction of dwelling, stable, and
corn-house; appropriation of horse,
cattle, fence-rails, wood, &c., by
United States Army.

31 bales of cotton, taken by United
States.

81 bales of cotton, taken by United
States.

Cotton burned by United States Army
Illegal imprisonment by United States
Dwelling and out-houses destroyed
and timber used by United States
Army.

Injury to real estate by United States
Army, and destroying out-houses,
fences, trees, &c.
Bacon, flour, cattle, &c., taken and
used by United States Army.
Iron, lumber, blacksmith's tools, use
of shop, &c., by United States Army.

From April, Fayette County, Ky.
1861, to 1865.
Dec., 1862

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Oct., 1863

Holly Springs, Miss New Iberia, La

4, 040 00

2, 420 00

Award for $1,280 Feb. 3, 1873.

Near Chattanooga,
Tenn.

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Parish of West
Feliciana, La.

Arkansas and Louis.

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25, 710 12

1,300, 000 00

30,000 00

64

48 Charles Cleworth... Damage to dwelling, fences, trees, 1863, 1864, & | Vicksburgh, Miss.

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65 Marion D. Murdock. 2 horses taken by United States Army
1 borse taken by United States Army.
Illegal arrest

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66 Robert Davidson.

Destruction of dwelling, &c
Money and merchandise taken by
United States Army.
Gun-carriages, &c., taken by United
States Army.

63, 400 00

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