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

23, " 1 oz Sulph Quinine, 5.00 27, " 1 " " Quinine, 5.00 ", " 1/2H Hydrg. Sub. mur., 1.00 ", " 2 Bot Castor Oil 1.50. 1 Bot Turpentin 50, 2.00 28, " 4 oz [illegible] mixture 1.00_. 1 Bot mustard, 50, 1.50 ", " 8 oz Infus Cinch - 1.00_. 8 oz Iodide & Sarsp $1.50, 2.50 ", " 1/2 oz quinine 2.50. 1/2H Hydrg. Sub. mur 1.00,3.50 29, " 8 oz Infus Cinch 1.00. 6 1/2 doz Comp. Catto Pills 4.00, 5.00 30, " 1/2H Hydrg Sub mur. 1.00. 1/4H Hive Syrup, 75, 1.75 ", " 2 oz Pil Hydrg .50. 1H Nitro Ether 1.00, 1.50 ", " 1 oz Sulph Quini, 5.50 31, " 9 dz Comp Cathor Pills, 4.50 ", " 1 Bot Ready Relief .75. & 1/2H Tinct Berch 1.50, 2.25 Sept 1st, To 4 oz Comp Srpry Seilla 1.00 & 4 oz Campor oint 1.00, 2.00 ", " 2 Bot Cast Oil 1.00 & 2 dz Cathartic Pills 1.00, 2.00 2, " 8 oz Tonic Mixture, 1.00 3, " 8 oz Copabin mixture 2.00 & 8 oz Sulphuric mix. 2.00, 4.00 ", " 1/2H Hydrg Sub. mur. 1.00. & 1 dz Terrie pills 2.00, 3.00 $86.50

I kept for the convenience a while here to visit the Indian troubles in Butte Co.

The check held by Hamblin & others I wish to lift, and cannot do so until they are paid off. Mr Steele holds the money appropriated for that purpose & refuses to pay it as instructed. Hamblin was to be paid down & others took those checks in lein of cash & expected them to be honored with the money he now holds & passed me their vouchers which went to my cr. you can see from the a/c current last sent & the a/c of disbursement this fact, and that I am no "defaulter" as charged by Mr. Steele. Mr Steele has been notified that the Indian goods have been returned & are ready to be turned over to him but no reply as yet. I hope you will renew instructions to him to pay before I am sued or threatened on those checks. I want nothing to stand to my cr. there which is not right & properly belongs to others.

Your obt sevt G. M. Hanson Late Supt Agt

California H685 L. G. Hughes Montreal, Canada March 14, '64

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States he has never received draft for this amt. for supplies furnished by him for the Fresno Agency, that he was informed by office letter of July last would be [illegible] him.

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[ink stamp] RECEIVED AT THE MAR 22 1864 INDIAN BUREAU

Finance Hays

California H915 Geo M Hanson Yuba City, Cal July 18, '64 (E) Wants copy of receipt given to his suc cessor [illegible] for the property on and Indian goods sent to the Mendocino In dian Reservation

[ink stamp] RECEIVED AT THE AUG 12 1864 INDIAN BUREAU

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Finance Hays McCall

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[???] Following the Recapitulation of the above, all [???] [?????] Receive [???] please lar, a [Recapitulation?] of the different [American?] [views?] by now, from the [respective?] [Supscribing?] from the [?th?] Aug of [July?] [1858?] to the [15th?] March 1861 [inolven?], [Which?] fooled up [????] a difficult of [?????] [??????] [frevo???].

Fresno County California January 8th 1864,

Hon. Wm. P. Dole Comr. Ind. Affs,

Dear Sir Your letter of the 25th, November last 1862 has been received. In answer to which, I have the honor to State, that I truly regret being under the necessity of informing the Commisioner of Indian affairs and also the Second Auditor of the Treasury Department, that this document to which you call my attention as being a statement of difference as furnished me by the 2nd, Auditor of the Treasury Department under date of November 7th, 1862,- has not been received by me, neither has such a document ever been seen or heard of in the Post Office of Millerton,- If possibly many hear [illegible] of San Francisco, and is now [illegible] the papers ofSuperintending agent Wentworth, over looked, owing to the accumulation of papers in his office when absent in the Southern portion of his District.

The mess carry & consequent non-receptive of that Document, is a matter that I have much to regret, none are account of the interest of other persons than in my own account,

The last Document, that I received from the 2d Auditor pertaining to the settlement of the accounts of Fresno Indian

Indian Agency, was over the, "8th April 1862", with a Letter accompanying, under date 14th, June 1862, showing a difference in the adjustment of my accounts for "3rd & 4th qrs 1858,_ The years 1859 & 60, and part of the 1st qr 1861,"__ of $ "3262.41/100" - found due the U.S., _ differing from my account, $30,784.48/100"-- &c &c, __ All Exepting taken there to, and explanations required was promptly made out and forwarded to the Department at Washington under date of the 30th, August 1862

Learning from your last letter under date of 25th, November 1863, __ That [illegible] yet held as [illegible] the settlement of my accounts in the sum of - $1372.26/100, __ and that and abstract of the balance due the crediters was required by the Department, I have with, care and assistence, proceded to makeout a full and complete abstract of the total amount expended for supplies furnished and services rendered, Fresno Indians Agency from the 1st day of July 1858 to the 15th of March 1861, inclusive showing the total amount originally due each crediter, _ The total amount paid each creditor owe the balance due each Auditer respectively. All of which when fooled up, as I do beleive correctly, is found to differ materially, from the differences found by the 2d Auditer on his examinations of the accounts under consideration.

It will be seen [illegible], that the larger portion of

of the differences found, is accumulated for by the discovery of two errors and one omission, _ in the make ing up of the statement, showing the amount of indebting and credits given them, for supplies furnished & service rendered, during the Fiscal year commencing the 1st day of July 1858 and ending 30th June 1859 submitted to the Department with accompanying explanations under Act of [illegible] Congress 1860.

Viz H. Hazletine & Co, was credited with $49.14/100, the whole amount due him having sum paid $78.24

Thos. Vinsonhaler was credited with $167.50 Which should have been the amount paid him $315.00

Thos. Vinsonhaler omitted which was paid $500.00 as will affirm by the inclosed [enclosed] & accompanying instruments from Thos. J. Henley left under date of December 10th, 1858, - also see same Document explanating to the Hazletine claim, and as if draft taken from my check book [illegible] to the $315.00 for which I [illegible] Thomas Vinsonhaler a check in the US dft Treasury San Francisco.

Following the, recapitulation, of the whole amount [illegible], Receive & paid out, Please see, a recapitulation of the different amounts [illegible] by me, from the resepective Superintendents from the 1st days of July 1858 to the 15th, March 1861 inclusion, Which_ when fooled up shows a difference of $143.96/100 in my favour,

Fresno County California May 25th 1864

Charles E Mix Esqr Comr Ind Affs

Dear Sir, Your letter of the 19th ultimo has just been received, - After having finished the numerous abs tracts, or statements, required by Comr Doles letter of the 12th, March last, - Which abstracts are the results of a careful examination and compara son of all the original vouchers and receipts in my possession, - showing the entire expenditures, - disburs ments and balance due creditors, for supplies fur nished and service rendered Fresno Indian agency from the 1st day of July 1858, to 15th March 1861, inclusive, Inspection of further documents furnished, the Department, other than the original vouchers and receipts.

Enclosed with these abstracts which is made with the mailing of this letter, is a letter of explan ation which is hopes, with the information given in the abstracts, will be found sufficiently explicit to enable the accounting offices to adjust and settle all claims against Fresno Indian agency without further,

Ft. Miller Cal Feby 12th 1864

Hon: John Conness,

Dear Sir,

I take the liberty to enclose to you, triplicate vouchers, for a claim I hold against the Indian dept, for services rendered to the Indian at Colville, during my sojourn in that vicinity

I also enclose the letter of Mr C. S. Miller, in whose name I left the vouchers for collection which explains itself

I sent these papers to you, because I know of no one in Washington, whose business it is to attend to such matters; with the request (if not consistant for you to attend to it for me) that you will hand them to some suitable person, in that business who will collect the money for me, taking his fees from the amount and send the rest to Mrs. Matilda Parry, Arcata, Humboldt County California

Hoping that all goes well for our glorious union and that you will excuse me for troubling you with this business, I remain Respectfully, &c Isaac Parry [June?] 2d [illegible] [63 ?]

[written at the side] N. B. Please acknowledge receipt and in [illegible] hands please I. Parry