MF1323.1197 Reel 39_0681

California [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] Aug [illegible], [63?] E

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Ansd [Answered?] April 6th, 1864

Office of [F?] [H?] [Woods?], [illegible], [S?]. [W?]. [illegible] [Montgomery?] [and?] [Clay?] [Streets?], San Francisco, Aug. 20, 1863 Wm. P. Dole [Esq?] Commiss [Commissioner] of Indian Affairs Washigton

Dear Sir I am the [illegible] of a claimant H. P Heintzelman [illegible] Indian Agent [Name?] 1860. amounting to [325?] [28/100?]. and for services from July 1. 1860. to Sept [illegible] [60?] [indeed?] 2 mo, & 18 days [at?] 125. per mo. Said Agt[illegible] [of?] [illegible] was made to me [by?] [Mr?] H. and for which [I?] [paid?] him the cash. Some 6: [illegible] [illegible] H, P. Heintzelman represented to me that his ccount [account] [paid?] all [been?] allowed and that he would [illegible] [be?] [illegible] a draft from Washigton in [illegible] Mr H. has left him for Mexico and I am [illegible] of ascertaining if a dft [draft] was forwarded to him from Washington in settlement of his affairs in order that I may commence a civil suit gainst [against] him. I write to you [illegible] at the suggestion of Mr [Name] our Indian Agent and would respectfully request that you would reply at your earliest convenience

I am Very Respectfully Yours [F. H. Woods?]