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Nos 54 55 & 56 I am unprepared to report on. My knowledge of their correctness is only drawn from the documents as submitted. No 57 though not certified to I consider correct. As to the account of D. E. [Hamblin?], Nos 59 & 60 I can not report as to its correctness nor make any recommendation in regard to it. After it was presented to me I wrote to Mr Hanson in relation to it and I beg leave to quote from his reply. "Hamblin's account is over $9000 a credit of Indian goods he sold is to be deducted the amount thereof will appear after taking from the original invoices the quantity thereof I have [illegible] to Indians at Mendocino and Round Valley and turned over to Mr Steele at Smith River and Sacramento City the amount will be somewhere in the vicinity of $2000 to be deducted."

There is in addition to the accounts included in [illegible] No 1 a claim for steamship transportation held by J. Holladay which has been forwarded to Mr Hanson by Mr Holladay to receive his certificate and which will be transmitted upon its return.

The miscellaneous accounts in [illegible] No 2 if will be unnecessary to refer to separately. Most if not all of them are undoubtedly bills contracted in good faith and which in justice ought to be paid. Many of the parties are well known to me as citizens of veracity and good character. There are none of these claims the correctness of which I have reason

to doubt from not possessing positive knowledge in regard to them. I [illegible] not reporting definitely [illegible] submit them as they have been [illegible] to considering that from the [illegible] in your office you can better decide as to their true character and whether they ought to be paid.

In conclucion I would earnestly suggest that some action be taken on each account so that a final answer may be given to the creditors and thereby put on end to the odious and clamerous letters which reach me daily from all portions of Northern California. Mr Steele's [illegible] refusal to furnish me any statement [illegible] his past in [this?] matter of the [illegible] of the accounts has made it doubly onerous upon me and may have been the means of accounts having been included in my list, which have been finally disposed of an early replu to these matters is respectfully requested.

Very Respectfully Your Obt Servant Austin Wiley Supt Ind Affs Cal

Hon Wm. P. Dole Commissioner of Indian Affairs Washington D.C.

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