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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

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Mr. P. Dole Esquire,
Commissioner of Indian Affairs