It appearing satisfactorily that Charles Butler has pursued classical studies eleven months and nineteen days after he was fourteen years of age — Let his Clerkship be for six years and eleven days from the Twenty-third of May, 1818.

Nov. 8, 1822.

John Woodworth.

Filed as of 23d. May, 1818, per rule of Court of 12th Nov'r. 1823.

A copy.

Jno. Keyes Paige.

Cl'k.

No. 1.

2. I certify that Charles Butler has pursued the study of the law as a clerk in my office, under my direction, from the twenty-third day of May, 1818, until the Eighteenth day of March, 1819.

B. F. Butler.

Att'y at Law

3. I certify that Charles Butler has pursued the study of the law as a clerk in my office, under my direction, from the Nineteenth day of March, One thousand eight hundred and Nineteen until the First day of January, One thousand eight hundred and twenty.

Albany, November 8th, 1822.

M. V. Buren.

4. I certify that Charles Butler has pursued the study of the Law as a clerk in my office, under my direction, from the First day of January, One thousand eight hundred and twenty, until the Eighteenth day of July, One thousand eight hundred and twenty.

Albany, Nov. 8th, 1822.

B. F. Butler.

Att'y at Law.

5. I certify that Charles Butler has pursued the study of Law in my office and under my care and direction, from the Twentieth day of July, One thousand eight hundred and twenty until the Twentieth day of October, One thousand eight hundred and twenty, and that he is of good moral character.

Dated Tompkins, Oct. 24th, 1820.

Simon Lusk.

Att'y at Law.

6. I certify that Charles Butler has pursued the study of Law in my office, under my care and direction, from the Twenty-second day of October in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twenty until the First day of May, One thousand eight hundred and twenty-one.

Dated at Kinderhook, this 2d. day of May, 1821.

I. Wilccoxson.

Attorney at Law.

7. We certify that Charles Butler has pursued the study of law, in our office, under our care and direction, from the first day of May, One thousand eight hundred and twenty-one until the Fifth day of January, One thousand eight hundred and twenty-three and that he is of good moral character.

Kinderhook, March 6th, 1823.

J & A. Vanderpoel.

8. I certify that Charles Butler has pursued the study of the law as a clerk in my office, under my direction, from the Fifth day of January, 1823, until this time, and that he is of good moral character.

Dated Albany, February 19, 1824.

B. F. Butler.

Att'y at Law.

Endorsed "In the matter of Clerkship of Charles Butler. Certificates of Clerkship of Cha's. Butler, shewing that he has served a regular clerkship from the 23rd May, 1818, to the 19th February, 1824 5 yrs. 8 months. 26 days."

State of New York,

City and County of Albany, ss.

Charles Butler of the City of Albany, student at law being duly sworn doth depose and say that on the 23 of May, 1818, he commenced the study of law in the office of B. F. Butler, Esq., one of the attornies of this Honorable Court: That on the 8th. day of November 1822, his Honor Judge Woodworth granted an order by which the term of clerkship of this deponent was specified to be for six years and eleven days, which said order has been duly filed under the direction of this Court nunc pro tunc as of the said 23 May, 1818.

That deponent was allowed for certain classical studies pursued at the Greenville Academy, and also for certain classical studies pursued under the direction of Thomas Fletcher: that the term of clerkship of this deponent under the said order expires on the third day of June next.

And this deponent further saith that after he left Greenville Academy, & until he commenced studying with the said Thomas Fletcher, he continued as^s^iduously to pursue the study of the classics, under his own instruction, and also after he left the tuition of the said Thomas Fletcher & until he commenced the study of law he diligently applied himself in the study of the classics & frequently recited to the said Thomas: This deponent supposing that the said studies would not be allowed did not claim them when he obtained the said order: That according to the best reccollection and belief of this deponent they amount to about two months and a half of classical studies not included in said order, and which, if allowed, the term of clerkship of this deponent would expire about the 20th. of March next, & entitle this deponent to admission as one of the attornies of this Honorable Court at the present term thereof—that this deponent became of the age of twenty-two years on the 15th. of February instant, & further he saith not.

Endorsed "Sup. Court. In the matter of the clerkship of Charles Butler. Affidavit. Admitted."

At a Supreme Court of Judicature held for the State

of New York, at the Capitol in the City of

Albany, the Twenty-sixth day of February, in the

year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred

and twenty-four.

It appearing to the Court that Judiah Ellsworth, John T. Romeyn, Charles Butler, Perley G. Keyes, James B. Hunt, Josiah Ferris Abijah Osborn, Isaac L. Kibbee, Darwin B. Eldridge, Justus Goodwin, David P. Hall, Peter S. Henry, William Kent, Washington Quincy Morton, Henry Munroe, Theodore Nims, Samuel M. Perkins, Jeremiah H. Pierson, Jun'r., Peter Skein Smith, Winslow C. Watson & Lawrence Gardinier have severally served regular Clerkships and are of good moral character,

Ordered, that they be examined as to their learning & ability to practice as Attornies of this Court.