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live peaceably together. Manuel Cota the chief of the San Louis Rey Indians, sent in his resignation to me, he had tried 3 Indians agreeable to his laws for poisoning and killing two of his Captains. I heard the evidence and considered it a clear case of murder, and told him I should not interfere with him in the execution of his laws. The day that they were to be hanged the sheriff of Diego County came and took them from him and turned them loose. Some two years ago there was one of his men took a club and beat his wife's brain out, he had been tried and condemned, and the officer took him and let him go also. Manuel say he cannot understand it or see why it is that the Indians are let go unpunished, he says that he can not see the use of having officers amonng [among] them, it they are not allowed to carry out their own laws. He has never been interfered with untill the last two years, but has always been encouraged to carry out their own laws. Since I have had charge of this in every talk I have had with them, I have told them that it was my duty to protect them in their rights. So that they are not interfered with and assist them in carrying out their own laws, and that so long as they were allowed that priviledge they must support themselves and not expect the Government to do any thing for them.

This last difficulty has done away with all my arguments, he says he has had more difficulty in the last two years to govern his people than he has ever had before and that the Indians say to him now the is nothing more than they are.

He has been in the habit of holding court once a month for the purpose of trying all offenders, and settling all difficulties.

In all cases he has a jury of tribal Indians, and I do not think there is a better governed community in the state than his has been. I told him to hold on that I should report fully to you and get your views on the subject.

I subscribe myself your obt serv J.J. Kendrick Special Ind Aff

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Office Supt Ind Affs San Francisco Dec 10th / 58

J. J. Kendrick Esqr Special Ind Agent

Sir

Yours of the 5th of Nov last is recd. If a suitable location can be found to which the Indians at Yuciapa Valley can be removed I shall approve of your giving permission to the Citizens there to remove them, but there are no funds at present out of which the expense can be paid. Your suggestions in regard to making provision for the ultimate removal of the Indians at Luis San Rey and San Diego to the Mohara Country are important and you will continue your inquiries in that direction.

Say to Manuel Coto Chief of the people of San Louis Rey that it is my wish that he shall continue in his office, that I will sustain his authority and will ask the people of San Diego not to interfere with him in the execution of the Indian laws so long as it is done in moderation and

Justice. Buy for Manuel a comfortable suit of Winter clothes and present them to him for me.

Very Respectfully Yours Thos J. Henley Supt Ind Affs

Office Supt Ind Affs San Francisco Dec 10th 858

J.J. Jendrick Esqr Special Ind Agent

Sir:

Yours of the 5th of November last is received. If a suitable location can be found to which the Indians at Yuciapa Valley can be moved, I shall approve of your giving permission to the citizens there to remove them, but there are no funds at present out of which the expense of removal can be paid.

Your suggestions in regard to making provision for the ultimate removal of Indians at San Louis Rey and Diego to the Moharra country are important and you will continue your inquiries in that direction.

Say to Manuel Coto, Chief of the people at San Louis Rey, that it is my wish that he shall continue in his