Letter from James Guthrie to R. McClelland, 1853

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Secy of Treasury
Nov 14 1853

California [Supe?] 159

Enclo: letter from collection at San Francisco of 14 ulto. with enclosure, stating that he had, inform authority on [illegible] dates in honored draft of Supt Beale, Dept of Indi affs: California

Account of R.P. Hammond refund to 2nd auditor March 9th 1854 & Req [illegible] March 14th

Resot info [illegible] Comm of Indian Affairs who did submit the usual request for a requisition if the necessary evidence of the [illegible] the money by [illegible] [illegible]
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Dept of Ind
Nov. 13/53
Recd Nov 16, '53
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[Letter P. 1]

Treasury Department
14th Nov 1853

Sir,

I have the honor to enclose herewith a letter from the collector at San Francisco of the 14th ult. with enclosures, in which he states that upon the authority received from your Department he has honored the draft of Mr. Beale, the Supt of Indian Affairs in California, upon the Balance of the appropriation of Incidental Expenses of the Indian Service in California. 

To the end that the said Supt may be properly charged with the amount drawn, & the Collector receive the proper credit for the same. I would respectfully remark that, if your Department is in possession of satisfactory evidence of the receipt of $27.400 as the balance of said appropriation by Mr. Beale, the Supt. Your requisition in favor of the latter for that amount will receive the proper warrant, & at the

[Letter P. 2]

same time be accompanied by a corresponding Treasury Counter Warrant, enuring to the credit of the collector for this advance and of the public finds.

I am very respectfully
Your ob. sevt
James Guthrie
Secretary of the Treasury

Hon R. McClelland
Secretary of the Interior