{"value"=>"<p>The Case Files document some of Pierrepont's work as a lawyer and jurist in Ohio and New York, and as Unites States Attorney General. The files include correspondence, briefs, notes, depositions, summonses, warrants, and other legal instruments. Additional correspondence relating to Pierrepont's cases may also be present in Series I. This series should not be considered a comprehensive illustration of Pierrepont's career, as very little material-- and in some cases, no material-- is present to document his most significant trials. Files are arranged alphabetically by plaintiff.</p> <p>Material documenting Pierrepont's Ohio practice is limited, but includes briefs, opinions receipts, blank forms, and his law license. Some documents for properties in Ohio have also been included, though they mainly pertain to real estate transactions facilitated by Pierrepont in a legal capacity.</p> <p>New York files reflect cases either tried or adjudicated by Pierrepont in Chancery Court, Common Pleas Court, and state Superior and Supreme Courts. Of particular note is the case of Weylan vs. Wood: Metropolitan Police patrolman Edward Weylen brought suit against New York City mayor Fernando Wood for injuries sustained when the Metropolitan Police attempted to arrest Wood and were assaulted by his unofficial Municipal Police-an event which sparked the 1857 New York City Police Riot.</p> <p>The Whiskey Fraud file contains material relating to the 1866 seizure of \"about 20,000 gallons\" of spirits and tobacco from New York distillers by the Internal Revenue Service for tax delinquency, including letters from Commissioner of Internal Revenue E. A. Rollins. Rollins himself was later charged with malfeasance and revenue fraud stemming from these and other seizures, though he was later exonerated. Additional related correspondence can be found in Series I. This fraud is unrelated to the Whiskey Ring prosecuted by Pierrepont as U.S. Attorney General in 1875.</p> <p>United States files relate chiefly to cases tried in the United States District Court, including a table of income received and taxes owed presented in the case of U.S. vs. Samuel J. Tilden. Material relating to the Federal case against Lincoln assassination conspirator John H. Surratt is limited to a small quantity of correspondence and bills for services rendered.</p> <p>Two folders contain unsorted legal material, including many documents in Pierrepont's often illegible hand.</p>"}