MF1323.1197 Reel 40_0268

California J820 Department Interior January 30, '65

Secretary returns the claim of [name?] intermitted with office report of the 18th [illegible] with his decision.

See letter to Charles Cochran February 1, 1865

[ink stamp] RECEIVED AT THE JAN 31 1865 INDIAN BUREAU

Finance

MCCall

Department of the Interior, Washington D. C. January 30, 1865

Sir,

I return the paper received with your letter of the 18th [Illegible] [illegible] to enclose a claim of Charles Cochran, for compensation for service alleged to hae been rendered as oversees on the Nome Lacke Reservation, Northern District of California, during the 1st and 2nd quarter of 1859.

As there is no evidence showing the service either by affidavit of claimant or certificate of the superintendent; the case cannot be considered in it's present condition.

Very respectfully, Your Office servant [Name?] Secretary

[Bottom left] Mr. P. Dole Esquire, Commissioner of Indian Affairs