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State of California
County of Mendocino

On the 31st day of March AD 1863 append before me, the undersigned a notary public in and for the county of Mendocino and State of California, duly commissioned and acting, Harvey L Beall who is personally known to me to the person mentioned and described in the account against the United States, to which this is attached, who on being duly sworn says, that the above account, written the dates of January 1st to September 31st 1860, for the sum of $2891.87/100 against the United States is just & true, that the 1st item of $422.75/100 is a balance owing him, by the United States for fresh beef furnished the Indians of the Mendocino Indian Reservation, for the quarter ending the 31st day of December 1859, that the remainder of the account was for fresh beef furnished the said Indians, at the times mentioned in said account, and that the credits in said account is all that he has received of said account that he furnished the beef aforesaid, at the price mentioned in the account by agreement with the these Agent of the United States at said Reservation, which was the ruling price of the County at the time. That said account of $2891.87/100 has never been paid to him, or any part thereof nor has the same been paid to any one else for him and that the same is justly due and owing to this applicant.

Harvey L Beall