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Yuba City Cal, Oct 13th 1863

Hon Wm P. Dole

Sir
You will see by my last
a/c current & monthly statement for Aug.
that the U.S. is behind some $9501.17/100

This amount is virtually due to others
and not myself, (as I informed you in my
letter 8th Sep. last concerning Hamblen
& the cattle purchased from him.

Also in like manner I am now made responsible
to supervisors Bryson & Melendy & 6 or 7 Laborers
for over $3,000 besides 2 horses some wheat
corn fencing &c in Round Valley for which
I took vouchers & give them checks for the
the amt. thereof which checks they were
to withhold until I informed them of the
arrival of the anticipated draft from Washington
(which has now come to my Successor)
Mr Bryson & 4 employees under
him withheld their checks, for the purpose
of useing the money in the purchase of 19 mares
& colts for Smith River Res. This was on a former
deposit. In, all there is due employees & others
about the above sum of $9,500

Now Mr Hamblen has come upon me