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San Francisco May 20th '59

Hon Jacob Thompson
Secretary of the Interior

Sir
I respectfully call your attention to the enclosed letters. Since my arrival at home I have been often approached with complaints of the delay in making payment for purchases made for the Indian Department. These complaints are so universal that I brought the subject to the notice of Col Henley by sending the Enclosed letters which with his reply accompany this letter.

I cannot too strongly impress upon you the necessity of promptly transmitting the funds to the amount indicated in the Superintendents letter. From Siskyou to San Diego purchases have been made under the certain expectation of early payment and many of the parties are seriously injured by the delay. Each of the Agents & Sub Agents have given bonds, and can make