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West Roxbury 10. July. 1845
Dear Sir,
When I was at Lupine in 1844 I was fortunate as to make the acquaintance of Dr. Flugel our excellent counsel at that place. All Americans who have traveled thither know his hospitality and American feelings. He lived years in the U.S. and us full of American Ideas. You know he is distinguished among the German [?] and hes made the best dictionary ever printed. I want to settle the affairs of my friend Wheeler to whom Dr. F. has been a Brother- yes more than that.
Well what I write about [?] is this - He has accounts against the U.S. that date back as far [?] 2d 1839. (when the first account was [?],) which is an amount to the monstrous sum of $224.95/100. [?] which he cannot get paid! He has sent me the accounts of a power of attorney requesting me to act for him and do the [?]. A four [?] minister is not the most [?] man to [?] in such an enterprise, but when justice is so clearly on the side of the applicant or when the country minister makes application to a great and lover of justice as yourself - it can hardly
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fail of [?]. I hand the Papers under cover to the Department of State begging you to see that justice is done in the case. I will add further that Dr Flugl has appplied [?] to Mr. Webster- to the [?] of the U.S. and to all of Mr. [?]'s [?]. but without the smallest [?]. He tells me too- that he suffers for this circumstance [?]: - that the Laws of the U.S. commercial Regulations - even a why of the Tariff - Regulations - are not sent him. and therefore he is often unable to answer the questions either in the way of their business by manufacturers and merchants on the the street. He has, I know frequently been obliged to borrow the American Laws for the British counsel who has [?] them for his [?] - while the American counsel had not been able to obtain them for our own! The [present?] account that I know is wholly for Portage on official letters and do [?] to open the U.S. Govermt. In one of the old accounts is a charge for a half-uniforn [coat.?] for illuminating the consular office on the on the [awning?] (300) of the [?] of [?]. and
