Letters of the Office of Indian Affairs, 1849-1880, California Superintendency

Certificate of J. [illegible]

Copy Dated December 15 1862

Copy

I J. G. Kittredge Jr. do hereby certify that on the twenty eight day of October A.D. 1861, I was travelling with J. P. H. Wentworth Supt. Agent of Indian Affairs of So. District Cal, on official business connected with his office, and that the matter being urgent in order to [illegible] our engagements with the Indians the horses were greatly distressed by the ra[illegible] with which we were obliged to drive, and that one of the

[certificate] Printed and sold by Wm. B. Cooke & Co., Importing and Jobbing Stationers, 624 Montgomery Street, Mongemery Block, San Francisco.

State of California City and County of San Francisco SS. On this Fifteenth day of December A.D. One Thousand, Eight Hundred and Sixty Two before me W. O. Andrews, a Notary Public in and for said city and County, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared the within named J. G. Kittredge Jr whose name is subscribed to the annexed Instrument as a party thereto, personally known to me to be the individual described in and who executed the said annexed instrument, and hither said J. G. Kittredge Jr. duly acknowledged to me that he executed the same freely and [illegible] and for the uses and purposes therein mentioned.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Official Seal, the day and year in this Certificate first above written. W. O. Andrews Notary Public

Official Seal

Copy I J. G. Kittredge Jr. do hereby certify that on the twenty eight day of October A.D. 1861, I was travelling with J. P. H. Wentworth Supt. Agent of Indian Affairs of So. District Cal, on official business connected with his office, and that the matter being urgent in order to [illegible] our engagements with the Indians the horses were greatly distressed by the ra[illegible] with which we were obliged to drive, and that one of them died in consequence J. G. Kittredge Jr Seal

Signed in presence of J. C. Hutchman N. S. W. Kaffman

Dated at San Francisco this 15th day of December A.D. 1862

California [illegible] J. P. H. Wentworth San Francisco, Ca March 11, 63

States he is informed that hostilities have commenced at Owens River Wants his appropriations hurries up

Ans by Telegraph March 14, 1863

Mr. Clark at once

[Ink stamp] RECEIVED AT THE MAR 12 1863 INDIAN BUREAU

Finance

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[prints too small to transcribe] COMPLAINTS SHOULD BE SENT TO THE SECRETARY.

Dated San Francisco Mch 11th 1863 Washington 12th 1863 __o'clock, __min. M.

To Hon Wm P. Dole

I am informed by adjutant Genl Drum that hostilities have again commenced at Owens River. I beg that you will hurry up my appropriation immediately Jno. P. H. Nentworth Of Coll 850_795

List of Employe's in the Southern Indian District of California, John P. H Wentworth Supr" agent, [illegible] Quarter Ending December 31st 1862. Name Capacity State of Nativity and whence appointed Location The Tribe for which appointed Services Commenced Amount of Annual Compensation Post-office Remarks The" Boschulte Supervisor Germany, San Francisco Tejon Reservation 1861 January 5th 1800 00 Los Angels Wm. Prixley Do New York Do Colorado District " 5 1800 00 San Bernardino Alex' Godey Do Los Angeles Owens River Dis't January 1 1862 1800 00 Los Angeles Chauncy B. Harman Employe' Massachusetts, Do Tejon Reservation June 19th 1861 600 " " Do J.S. Clapp Supervisor New York Visalia Tule River Farm July 1st 1862 1800 " " Tule River Discharged Nov. 30th Charles C. Strong Employe' Do Do Do " " Do 600 " " Do [illegible] Alozencraft Do San Bernardino Colorado Disct October 1st 1862 600 00 San Bernardino [illegible] L. Hoffman Do New York, Los Angeles Tule River Farm July 9th 1862 600 " " Tule River Transferred from Tejon Nov 17th/61 M. Wentworth Do Pennsylvania, San Francisco Tejon Reservation Sept 16th 1862 600 " " Los Angeles W. Levsin Do New Jersey, Tejon Do Sept 16th 1862 600 " " Do A Boschulte Do Pennsylvania, S. Francisco Do Sept 18th 1862 600 " " Do Geo W Horner Porter Massachusetts, S. Francisco San Francisco Sept 1st 1862 1200 " " San Francisco Resigned Decr 21st H. J. W Hoffman Clerk Do Do Do Sept 12th 1861 1500 " " Do

I Certify, on honor, that this above statement is correct, - Jno P. H. Wentworth Supt. Agent.

OFFICE INDIAN AFFAIRS, SOUTHERN DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA

San Francisco, Feby 28th, 1863

Hon. Wm. P. Dole Commissioner Indian Affairs Washington, D. C.

Sir:

I have the honor to acknowledge rect. of your letter of Jany 21st, 1863, in reference to return of Pay Rolls sent from this office.

In accordance with your directions, I now forward with this, the desired certificates, to be attached to the Pay Rolls at Washington,-

Very Respectuflly Your Obt Sert Jno. P. H. Wentworth Supt Agt S. D. Cala

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California W84 J.P.H. Wentworth San Francisco, Cal E Feb 28, '63

[?] receipt of of office letter [January?] last, informing him of remittance [?] of $9,712 50/100[?] [and?] states of [?] in legal tender at the [?] it will be [reduced ?] one half

Asnwered March 20, '63

OFFICE INDIAN AFFAIRS SOUTHERN DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA San Francisco, July 28th 1863

Hon. [illegible] Dole, Commissioner Indian Affairs Washington, D. C. Sir, I had the honor to acknowledge rec't [receipt] of your letter of the 21st January 1863, in answer to my letter of the 5th Dec 12, submitting estimate for funds for the 1st quarter 1863, and am pleased to learn that a [Remission?] for $9,713.50 has been issued in my favour - I had also received a Tabular Statement of the above together and, in my disbursing of the sums - Permit me today in conclusion that the amt. specified above is very limited for the purposes intended, yet small as it is, (should the Treasury Dept. [insist?] upon the payment of Legal tender at the mint in San Francisco, it will be reduced about one half [illegible] say $4,856.25 for the payment of salaries, and other expenses for the quarter ending March 31, 1863. Very Respectfully, Your Obt. Serve. [?] Wentworth Supt [?] of [?] Cal.

California 1865 [illegible] San Francisco, [illegible] Feb 28, '63

[Ask?] receipt of [illegible] letter of [illegible] to remittance of $300, for [illegible] matter. [illegible]