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California W[illegible] Austin Wiley San Francisco, Cal Sept 30, '65

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Submits his property return and vouchers for the six months ending June 30, '65 with explanations relating to the [sums?]

[Ackd?] and 2nd Audits advised Nov. 1, 1865

Acot. forwarded to the 2 Auditor, Jan 16th/66

[ink stamp] [illegible]

Office of Indian Affairs San Francisco Cal Sept 30th 1865

Sir

I have the honor to transmit herewith my final property return and vouchers for the six months ending June 20th 1865. On the 5th of May my successor presented the acceptance of his bond and assumed control of affairs. On the 9th my clerk started for Round Valley Reservation to close the accounts and returns and prepare for the transfer. On the 20th, Supt Maltby arrived, and on the 22nd the transfer was completed. Mendocino Station was next visited and the property there transferred on the 27th the receipts being dated at the 22nd to agree with that taken at Round Valley. At both of these places the receipts included the property actually delivered at the date and the certificates of expenditure under my administration embrace every thing expended to the 22nd [Enc'l?]. On the 31st they reached this city and left for the Northern reservations on the 5th of June. The property at Smith River was transferred on the 10th and to avoid complication Mr Bryson the Agent at that place receipted to Mr Maltby for the property which was on hand on the 5th of May and Supt Maltby receipted to me for the same. The certificates of expenditure under my administration were made up to the 5th of May inclusive. This course was subsequently pursued at

Hoopa Valley and Tule River. On the 19th of June the property at Hoopa was transferred and that at Tule River on the 15th of July. The office property was receipted for immediately upon returning from Tule River on the 19th July the receipt embracing the property on hand of that date. The office had been occupied jointly since the 5th of May and the certificate of expenditure of office property made to the 19th of July included all articles expended by both to that time.

The articles of produce &c [et cetera] sold under authority of Feb 16th/65 are embraced in an abstract ([leert?] No 25) accompanied by certificate and vouchers. Where it was possible or practicable to do so the certificate of the party purchasing was taken at Round Valley the Commanding Officer at Fort Wright certified as to the amount purchased by the Quartermasters Department and the remainder being disposed of in small lots principally to the employes [employees] on account was was included in a certificate made by the Agent and witnessed.

Upon a close examination of the property return a number of errors were detected and were corrected by a certificate of explanation accounting for articles in surplus and also deficient. The invoices I received from my predecessor in the Northern Disctricts were very imperfect, scarcely legible, and is it not strange that errors have occured. The labor of thoroughly correcting the property return has been very great but I trust it has been [misapplied?] as the return shows the property actually transferred to my successor and will relieve him from many difficulties I have had to contend with.

If any further explanation be required it wll be cheerfully furnished as the facts seen forth in the certificate can be substantiated by abundant proof.

My disbursing account will be forwarded as soon as several small vouchers from the Southern District are received.

Very Respectfully Your Obt Servant Austin Wiley late Supt. Ind. Affs. Cal

Hon. D.W. Cooley Commissioner of Ind. Affs. Washington, D.C.