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FELIX R. BRUNOT, Pittsburgh, Pa., Chairman. ROBERT CAMPBELL, St. Louis. NATHAN BISHOP, New York. WILLIAM E. DODGE, New York. JOHN V. FAREWELL, Chicago. GEORGE H. STUART, Philadelphia. EDWARD S. TOBEY, Boston. JOHN D. LANG, Me. VINCENT COLVER, New York, Secretary.
[Illegible?] [Whittesy?] Department of the Interior, Board of Indian Commissioners, Nov. 9, 1874
My dear Mrs. A
Many [clarks?] for you letter of the 6th which I received Saturday.
I called on Mr [Gewd?] with the [Pect?] for stone, on Saturday afternoon, but found him without funds. He said he had not expected to be called upon for 3 months; still he would try to be ready to [pray?] the [Ouch?] by the middle of this month & I agreed to [see?] him
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[again?] on the 16th—Other matters remain unchanged. Hayden promises to [repent?] progress in a few days.
I have seen [Gen.?] Bulloch this morning. He will [lend?] you some letters from Florida. If Mr. A is well enough to dictate & sign a report & she [Receiver?]—he can turn [ever?] she whole [business?] of [lumber?] with the notes to Leopold or [Stickey?] & he alone with it.
Why does he wish me to explain his private [propers?] Without a specific object I prefer to let them alone. If any [prosteilor?] [proper?] is needed, I will search for it, or if he wishes me to make myself familiar with his
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Affairs I will do it; but until I hear further from you I will let that matter rest.
Mr. Leopold asked me to inquire what had become of the "Connection to the Second mortgage." The "Connection to to the [First?]" was found on [mend?] ([as?] [Ruckville?] I think—the County Registrars office) but nothing could be found of the second. Mr. Alvord
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the First mortgage is legal & good but the second is worthless—[no?] Leopold [rays?].
Gen. Balloch will write you today. Don't bother Mr. A with too many things at once, Let him know time [is?] each to think it out clearly.
You are doing right to keep him there. Don't let him come back for a long time.
God bless you,
Yours Truly
E. [Meilltesy?]