
    United States v. Thomas H. Howland.
    The United States may maintain indebitatus assumpsit, for duties not bonded.
    The collector’s books in the handwriting of a deceased clerk, are evidence for the United States.
    Indebitatus assumpsit, for duties not bonded,
    
      Mr. Fendall, for the defendant,
    contended that indebitatus as-sumpsit would not lie for duties; and that the collector’s books, in the handwriting of a deceased clerk, were not evidence.
   But

the Court

(Thruston, J., absent,)

overruled both objections.  