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payment as speedily as possible, as to the
Beale claim, he has put it into my hands to
get for him, if possible, he having tried various
means, and persons to do the same thing, since
1860, without effect, and I am not trying to
obtain it for him without a consideration,
nor would I have attempted to collect the same
from The Government, had I not known it to
be just and owing.

As to my own salary, as I said before, the evidence
of its correctness you already have, - then why
delay longer.
I should not be so unfortunate in this matter
but from the fact, that I am a poor man, and
have a family dependent upon my exertions
alone for a living. I removed to this city
about six weeks ago, and am now entirely
out of the money (In truth out of money entirely from ant sources) which was paid me by Mr. Steele,
for my services, since the 1st July 1863, and anticipating
that by the middle of the present month
I would get the [illegible], as he informed me would
be the case, and with which I could go into
business, in a small way! And what makes the
matter worse is that claims against the [Ind?]
Department cannot be sold here, nor are they
security for money borrowed. I hope, sir, you
will give early attention to my case,
I have the honor to be very Resp. Yours Wm H McGrew