Letters of the Office of Indian Affairs, 1849-1880, California Superintendency

Office Indian Affairs, Southern District, California San Francisco, July 28th 1863 Hon. Will P Dole Commissioner Indian Affairs Washington, D.C. Sir! Your letter of July [23?] authorizing [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [name of boat?] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] I have the [honor?] to remain very respectfully, your obt. sr., [first name] [last name] [illegible]

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[illegible] Head Qrs Department of the Pacific March 16, 1863 1277 San Francisco January 31st 1863 P20 Hqrs 1863 Brig General George Wright U. S. Volunteers Commdgs California W86 P75 R Encloses copy of a communication received from Captain C. D. Douglas, 2d Infantry Cal. V. Comdg. Round Valley Ind Reservation &c - asking removal of Supts because of neglect of duty &c

I see no remedy for this, under existing system of [illegible] Indian Affairs. March 12th/63 H.W. Hawks [illegible]

Recd Hd Qrs. Army March 12 63 Recd H Q.O. Mar 10, 63 Returned with Report April 3rd/63

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Asst Genl's Office. March 14, 1863.

Respectfully submitted to the Secretary of War with the suggestion that it be referred to the Department of the Interior

E. D. Townsend

Respectuflly referred for the communication of the Secretary of the Interior [Edwin Landry?] War Dept {Brig Gel?]

Respectfully referred to the Comr of Indian Affairs, [illegible] with reports at the [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] & [illegible] the [illegible] papers with the [illegible] [Jno. T. Otts?] March [20?]

can [cook?] [front?] to no improvement under the present system

Very Respectfully Your Obt Svet G. Wright Brig Genl US Army Comdg

Brig Genl L. Thomas [illegible] Genl US Army Washington DC

133 P. (A.G.O.) 1863 P20 [Illegible] 1863

California USA [J.P.H.?] Wentworth San Francisco, [Cal?] July 11, '63

One, Statement of his official correspondence for March '63

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Office Indian Affairs Southern Dist, [illegible] [illegible], July 11th 1863

Hon Mr. [illegible] [Dole?] Commission of Indian Affairs Washington, D.C. Sir: I have the honor to enclose Statement of Letters for the Month of March 1863, --

Very Respectfully, Your [Of?]. [Sen?] [Jno.P.H. Wentworth?] Supt. Agt. S.D. [illegible]

Monthly Statement of Letters for March 1863

Office Supt Ind Affs San Francisco Aug. 25, 1860

Chas Cochran Esq Downesville Cal.

Sir.

I am in receipt of your favor of the 22d inst -

Mr Geiger who is now in this City; has certified to your account for six months pay at $60 per month ($360) which will be transmitted to the Department with my recommendation for its payment -

The claim for extra pay you send, can not be certified to by Mr Gregor, as it conflicted with his account already [illegible] -

I have understood that you are advocating Mr Douglas claim I hope such is not the case, you are to old a democrat to be found absent from the ranks of this period -

Yours Truly J. Y. McDuffie

Office Ind. Affair, Southern Dist. of Cala. July 31st, 1863.

Hon. Wm. P. Dole, Commissioner Ind. Affair, Washington, D. C.

Sir:

I herewith render a memorandum of the account of Joel Lewis, for services rendered on the Nome Cult Indian Farm, as certified to by Late Supt. McDuffie, in 1859, together with the two items of a/c for services during the term of Office of Supt. Agent Drebelbis, and certified toby that office.

At the request of parties interested, I have examined those accounts and find that the servi-ces were faithfully rendered. Mr. Lewis, who [illegible] as farmer and gardner, was faithful, industrial and skillful in the discharge of his duties, and very [illegible] in producing large

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July 1st, 1860