Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Mr. Bates” in chapter 9, page 483 of William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1:

...in need of money, and their families were suffering at home; yet they resolutely determined to receive no pay unless they received full pay. The matter in June, 1864, was referred by the President to Mr. Bates , the Attorney-General of the United States, who gave a learned and elaborate opinion, in which he sustained every point which the Governor had taken. The following is the concluding paragraph of Mr...
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