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Amadeus F. & Theophilus W. Potts V. United States
54th Congress }     House of Representatives     { Document
 1st Session  }                                  { No. 376

   AMADEUS F. AND THEOPHILUS W. POTTS v. THE UNITED STATES

Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting 
a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of Amadeus F.
and Theophilus W. Potts, against The United States.

May 7, 1896 - Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered
to be printed.

Court of Claims, Clerk's Office
Washington, May 6, 1896
Sir: Pursuant to the order of the court, I transmit herewith a
certified copy of the findings of the fact by the court in the 
aforesaid cause, which case was referred to this court by the
Committee on War Crimes, House of Representatives, under the Act
of March 3, 1883.
I am, very respectfully, yours, etc.,
John Randolph,
Assistant Clerk Court of Claims
Hon. Thomas B. Reed,
Speaker of the House of Representatives

[Court of Claims. Congressional, No. 1360. Amadues F. and
Theophilus W. Potts v. The United States]

This case, being a claim for supplies or stores alleged to have
been taken by or furnished to the military forces of the United
States for their use during the late war for the suppression of
the rebellion, the court, on a preliminary inquiry, finds that
Amadeus F. and Theophilus W. Potts, the persons alleged to have
furnished such supplies or stores, or from whom the same are 
alleged to have been taken, were loyal to the Government of the 
United States throughout said war.
By the Court
Filed April 23, 1894

[Court of Claims. Congressional, No. 1360. A.F. and T.W. Potts
v. The United States]

                        Statement of Case

The claim in the above-entitled case for supplies or stores alleged 
to have been taken by or furnished to the military forces of the 
United States for their use during the late war for the suppression
of the rebellion, was transmitted to the court by the Committee on
War Claims of the House of Representatives on the 24th day of 
February, 1887.

On a preliminary inquiry the court, on the 23d day of April, 1894
found that the persons alleged to have furnished the supplies or
stores, or from whom they were alleged to have been taken, were
loyal to the Government of the United States throughout said war.

The case was brought to a hearing on its merits on the 2d day
of April, 1895.

Charles F. Benjamin, esq., appeared for claimant, and the Attorney-
General, by Samuel A. Putman, esq., his assistant, and under his
direction, appeared for the defense and protection of the interests
of the United States.

The claimants, in their petition, make the following allegations:

That in the year 1863 they were the owners and possessors, on their
plantation in the county of Panola and State of Mississippi, of
the property hereinbelow stated, which was taken by and for the
use of the Army of the United States by a cavalry force under 
command of Colonel Hatch, as follows:

13 mules, at $180 .................................. $2,340
428 bushels corn, at $1 ............................    428
16,800 pounds fodder, at 1 cent ....................    168
                                                      _____
      Total ........................................  2,936

The court, upon the evidence and after considering the briefs and 
arguments of counsel on both sides, makes the following

                        Finding of Fact

At the time and place alleged in the petition there were taken from
said claimants by the military forces of the United States, for the
use of the Army, stores and supplies of the general kind alleged,
which at the time of taking were reasonably worth the sum of one
thousand seven hundred and fifteen dollars ($1,715.00), which do
not appear to have been paid for.
By the Court
Filed April 22, 1895
A true copy
Test this 6th day of May, 1896
[Seal]
John Randolph,
Assistant Clerk Court of Claims

Source: infoweb.newsbank.com
Publication: Serial Set Vol. No. 3248
             Session Vol. No. 61
             Report: H. Doc. 376


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