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

[Hanoverton?] Columbiana County Ohio June 6th 1865

Hon W.P. Dole, Commissioner of Indian Affairs,

Sir,

[Names?] of Marysville California has [illegible] me the inclosed documents "In the matter of the Estate of Sanders Hastings M.D. deceased." I found [illegible] here on my return from Tennessee where I had been to recover the body of my only son George H. Hastings a member of Co. [G?] 65th R[illegible] [Name?] who was killed [illegible] Columbia [Tenn.?] on the 26th November last. [Name?] has sent me power of Attorney to have the amount paid to [me?], & if you will inform me what form of receipt is required, & what [austuntication?] of the Power of Attorney I will [procure it?] & [illegible] the receipt & transmith you. I also enclose Mr [Name] letter to me on the subject.

Very Respectfully, Your Obt Servt John Hastings

[illegible] [Interiors?] Office Indian Affairs Sept 7th 1864

Sir

I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 16th April last enclosing Letters of Administration of the Estate of late Saunders Hastings deceased [illegible] [illegible] for [arreans?] of pay due him for services as Surgeon in in the Indian R[illegible] of California "amounting to about $800.

[illegible] [illegible] have to state that [illegible] ranchers were sent to this office by late Suprt Hanson in 1863 for the salary of S. Hastings M.D. from July 1st to July 30th 1861 six months at 100 for month [illegible] and for medicine furnished during the quarter ending March 31st 1861 [illegible]

The [illegible] are certified to by [initials?] [Name?] last Sury Agent by whom Mr Hastings was employed. But as the original voucher can not be found in this office it is supposed they were not seny by Agent [Name] and therefore the account [illegible] be paid until the full set of vouchers are filed as a Bond executed to the government by the [illegible] to whom payment is to

be made as an [illegible] against any claim that may be set [illegible] by any one holding the [illegible] vouchers. If you can procure the said original vouchers and file the [illegible] in this office steps will be taken to provide [illegible] for their payment, or if they [illegible] be [illegible] and you [illegible] your bond in the [illegible] sum of one thousand dollars, duly executed and certified by [illegible] Officer of the Court or a District Judge of a District Court of the United States, payment can be made to you as [illegible]. I herewith enclose copy of a letter from Supt Hanson in which he states that Mr Hastings informed him by letter that Agt [Name] signed duplicate vouchers [illegible] one [illegible] and giving the [illegible] out to Dr Hastings. The records of this office do not show any receipt of the vouchers from Agent [Name] and it is possible that he never sent them.

You can show this letter to Supt Wiley at San Francisco and he may be able to [assist?] you in finding them. If Agent [Name] did not [illegible] to this D[illegible] they shared [illegible] him filed with his [illegible] in the Office of [Name]

Very Respectfully Your Obedient Servant J.P. Dole Commissioner

Samuel [S?} S[name?] Esq [illegible] of Marysville California

[illegible] Interiors Office Indian Affairs December 10, 1864,

Sir,

I ahve to acknowledge the receipt of your letters of 9th [illegible] enclosing letters from Supet Wiley relation to the account of the late Sauders Hastings for medical services, also your bond of [illegible].

In [illegible] [illegible] to state that your bond showed [illegible] two or more [illegible] attached whose sufficiency must be certified by a District Judge of a District Court of the United States or District Attorney of the United States [illegible] therefore I return the bond for correction as stated above.

When your bond is [illegible] in accordance with the above [illegible] and it shall have been received at this office, steps will be taken to [illegible] the claim without further delay.

Very Respectfully, Your Obedient Servant J.P. Dole Commissioner

Samuel P. S[Name] Esq Marysville California

Copy

Maryswille, 16th April 1864 California

Sir

The late Dr. Sanders Hastings who died on the 17th of September last at sea was a Surgeon in the Indian Department in this state and as such entitled at the time of his death to [arreard?] of pay amounting as I am informed to about Eight hundred (800) Dollars.

Enclosed I transmit Certified Copy letters of administration of this Estate, which have been granted to me as Executor, by the Probate Court of this County.

I am informed that Dr. Hastings during his life gave a Power of Attoney to George M. Hanson to collect this money - if he did not reveive it I shall be obliged by your sending me an order for the amount - or if any particular form of application is required to be made by me, then by your sending me such form.

Very Respectfully, Your obt Sevt. Samuel P. [Seuiper?]

Hon Commissioner of Indians Affaits, Washington City D.C.

J.Y. [Hablock?] & Co 405 Sansome St [Steamer?] San Fransisco June [1st?] 1865 RECEIVED JUL 20 1865 Honorable The Treasurer [U.S?] Washington DC. Sir We hold Austin Wiley Superint Ind Affs Cal check No 32 in [favor?] of [Name?] or [illegible] [illegible] Four Hundred Twenty Dollars on the [assistant?] Treasurer of the US. this City payment of which has been [illegible] on a/c of Mr Wiley [illegible] from office we [therefor?] request you to authorize the payment if possible by [illegible] mail Mr Lake is a [illegible] of limited means furnished the value as [October?] [illegible] year, and is in great need of the money We remain [illegible] your [illegible] [illegible]. Your respectfully, J.Y. [Name?] above named check is [dated?] Fort [Gaston?] Cal. Febr 6, 1865.

California W468 Austin Wiley San Francisco, Cal Dec 10, '64

Reply to office letter [illegible] to the necessity of his employing two clerks

[July?] 6, 1865 [File?]

[STAMP] RECEIVED AT THE Jan 5 1865 INDIAN BUREAU [name]

Office of Indian Affs San Francisco Cal December 10th 1864

Sir:

Youre [You're] (without date) acknowledging the receipt of my leter of 12th October. enclosing statement of employee is received. I have not acted in any thing pertaining to the duties of my office without carefully considering every section of the law of 1864. and it is extremely disagreeable to me to be compelled in any case to ask for an excuse of authority not granted by the Act. or to be compelled to make explanations for any act of mine not in conformity with said Act.

The necessity of two clerks / or rather the impossibility of getting along without them, I directed your attention to in a former communication. The complications attending the consolidation of the property returns, and the matters pertaining to the settlement of the accounts of my predecessors. are subjects involving much labor. and of such a nature as not to be readily disposed of. I am anxiouse to dispose of the business of my predecessors, and

California W469 Austin Wiley San Francisco, Cal, Dec 12, '64

Enc. letter from late Supt Henley rel. to certain property belonging to the [illegible?] in his hands

Property referred to Supt Henleys credit Dec 21st 1866

[ink stamp] RECEIVED AT THE Jan 5 1865 INDIAN BUREAU

Finance Smith

Office of Indian Affairs San Francisco Cal Dec 12th 1864

Sir.

In your letter of July 28th 1864 you desired me to make the necesssary effort to have the indebtedness of the Government on account of the Indian service in California presented to me with such information as may be to enable this Department to settle the same so far as the means are at my disposal. Subsequently under date of Oct 11th you instructed me to proceed in conjunction with late Agent Steele to settle certain claims or if such joint action was impracticable I was authorized to proceed alone. In my letter of Nov 10th replying to the latter I stated that I would correspond with Mr Steele and ascertain all I could in relation to the matter. On the 18th of Nov I addressed him requesting a reply at his earliest convenience but have received not a word from him in answer. I have therefore proceeded alone in the collection of these claims and have embodied them in an abstract which I respectfully transmit herewith accompanied by the original claim or a copy thereof upon which each account is based. This abstract comprises three lists, No 1 is composed of the indebtedness incurred during Mr Hanson's administration amounting to $24583.31.