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Nos 54 55 & 56 I am unprepared to report on. My knowledge of their correctness is only drawn from the documents as submitted. No 57 though not certified to I consider correct. As to the account of D. E. [Hamblin?], Nos 59 & 60 I can not report as to its correctness nor make any recommendation in regard to it. After it was presented to me I wrote to Mr Hanson in relation to it and I beg leave to quote from his reply. "Hamblin's account is over $9000 a credit of Indian goods he sold is to be deducted the amount thereof will appear after taking from the original invoices the quantity thereof I have [illegible] to Indians at Mendocino and Round Valley and turned over to Mr Steele at Smith River and Sacramento City the amount will be somewhere in the vicinity of $2000 to be deducted."

There is in addition to the accounts included in [illegible] No 1 a claim for steamship transportation held by J. Holladay which has been forwarded to Mr Hanson by Mr Holladay to receive his certificate and which will be transmitted upon its return.

The miscellaneous accounts in [illegible] No 2 if will be unnecessary to refer to separately. Most if not all of them are undoubtedly bills contracted in good faith and which in justice ought to be paid. Many of the parties are well known to me as citizens of veracity and good character. There are none of these claims the correctness of which I have reason