MF1323.1197 Reel 39_0892

California H981 G.M. Hanson Yuba City, Cal Sept 21, '64 (E) Submits explanations concerning his a/c and enc. certificates rel. to the same - States he has authorized Hon C. Cole to make the set tlement, give receipts &c

acknowledged Dec. 5, 1864. [stamp] RECIEVD AT THE [illegible] INDIAN BUREAU [illegible] [Smith?]

Yuba City Cal. Sep. 20th 1864

Hon Wm. P. Dole Coms. &c Sir, In answer to your letter of 21st Jan. last, showing a balance on my property account up to 1st July 1863 against me at $71.80 on charges of N.L. Beall without certificates of issue for [illegible] &c. For shafts & tongue to Buggy & Buttons I have to say I have been waiting in vain for such certificates in answer to a demand made by me in March last to Mr. Beall, but no answer or certificates have arrived - The distance for me to travel over mountains more than 100 miles, & then Beall would likely have to travel 40 or 50 miles further to see persons who could certify to the issues & which will cost more than $51.80 in coin. I have no doubt of its correctness however or I should never have paid it. The error of the Buttons was made by my clerk; But you will find an excess in Buttons thread & other things, in the receipts of Mayhew, Special Agt for Steele, among the goods returned by Hamblin, Buttons &

and thread costing Hamblen $20 in coin equal than to $35 in currency which has gone to the Indian Service, I obtained the services of Supervisor Bryson to turn over the Hamblen Goods & at the time nothing was thought about these items - Enclosed please find certificates as to the "Shafts & tongs" & also the Buggy & two horses recd by Mr. Steele which he acknowledged in a letter I sent you; but which he refused to send me a rect for. It is now over two long months since I wrote to you enquiring [inquiring] in regard to a final settlement, & no reply up to this date, perhaps the overland mail being stopped or destroyed is the cause. I have written three times to Mr. Steele on the subject of settlement & have no reply; Twice to Mr. Wiley & he answers that he has no instructions, & once to J. Ross Browne to San Francisco which was returned "Not Called for" He is some where lecturing in Navada [Nevada] Ter - I informed you in my letter of July I think that Hamblen had agreed to take me for the amount of what goods he sold & allow it taken out of what is due him for the cattle if I would pay him in three months the time is nearly out & I cannot pay

him until I can have a settlement as I think there will be enough due me for that purpose. I hope therefore the department will expedite the settlement; or I will cer tainly suffer more than I have - for if the checks I gave which are yet unpaid by Mr. Steele are not soon lifted, I fear I will have much trouble. Hon. C. Cole Member of Congress has very kindly consented to make a settlemt. with you in my behalf, Hence I will write to him authorizing him to do so, He says he will be in Washington some weeks before Congress meets & will have time to do so, & he will have other claims to collect for employees which Mr. Steele did not pay for want of funds & are left with me to send him to you for payment, Mr. Cole will be authorized to sign vouchers for Hamblen, and myself & collect the money. If you will not allow me to go to Washington, this is the best mode of settling I know of - If the Supt. here is instructed to pay I fear the money will be "all gone" first - Errors can be corrected if made, I have directed Wm. P. Melendy ^Late Supervisor to correct some he made in Round Valley returns which will be forwd as soon as recd. I have the Honor to be your obt. Sevt. G.M. Hanson Late Supty Agt &c

Yuba City Cal. Sep. 17th 1864

We the undersigned disinterested persons do certify on honor, that we are personally known to the fact of Geo M. Hanson Late Deputy Agt. Ind. Affs. N. Dist Cal. having had shafts & tongs [tongues] made & attached to a Buggy belong ing to the United States, And that said Buggy Harness & two horses were taken away from our livery Stable in the month of October or november 1863 by Elijah Steele successor to said Hanson without having left any receipt for the same G F Micure H.N. Dow.