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Office Indian Affairs San Francisco Oct 1st 1865
Sir:
I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of letter from the Dept at Washington under date of August 18th 1865 enclosing vouchers of Sandford Hastings M.D. (deceased) for medical services [&?] medicines furnished the Nome [illegible?] Indian Reservation ant to $629.63 also [illegible?] of [illegible?] of Saml [Samuel] P. [Sempss?] transmit the United States against [loss?] if the original voucher is presented for payment.
I have also to acknowledge receopt of funds to pay the above indebtedness amt to $629.63 the same having been placed to my credit at the N. S. [Name?] Mint at San Francisco and as soon as Mr Sempss has [illegible?] with the requirements of the Dept the accounts will be returned to Washington.
Very Respectfully Your Obt Servt Charles Maltby Supt In Affs Cal
Hon D. W. Cooley Commissioner Indian Affairs Washington D.C.