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Department of the Interior
Washington D. C. May 8th 1863

Sir,

I return, herewith, the letter of Mrs. Hanson, received with yours of the 7th inst, and, concur with you, that her husband's salary - as Superintendent of Indian Affairs, California - cannot be appropriated, to her use, in the absence of law authorizing it, without his consent.

Very respectfully,
Your Obt. Servant
J. P. Usher
Secretary

Wm. P. Dole, Esq's
Commr. of Indn. Affairs