Wright’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “all facts upon which each claim is based, including the date and place of the alleged agreement; all persons who were a party to the agreement; the date, place and person on whom demand for payment was first made; the exact location of all land and mining claims transferred to the government and the office and date where the transfer was recorded; and a description of all other items of property transferred to the government; (3) whether the alleged agreement was in writing or oral; (4) if in writing plaintiffs are to supply a copy; and (5) if oral, plaintiffs are to state the substance of the agreement as fully as possible, including, for example, the manner and method by which accounts were audited and the dates on which payments were to be submitted.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Wright v. United States