Title	Letter from J. H. Lendrum to O.M. Wozencraft, 1853
Creator	Lendrum, J. H.
Contributors	Wozencraft, Oliver M., 1814-1887.
Year	1853
Date	February 14 1853
Subject 1	United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs; Indians of North America--California--Government relations--Sources.
Description	Lendrum replys to Wozencraft in regards to the disposition of Indian goods by Redick McKee.
Publisher	County of Los Angeles Public Library
Type	Text
Format	Letters
File Format	application/pdf
Resource Identifier	MF1323.1197 Reel 33_0172.pdf
Source	35 mm microfilm, MF1323.1197, Reel 33
Language	eng
Relation-Is Part Of	Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1881, California Superintendency, 1849-1880
Rights	This material is in the public domain. COLAPL's microfilm version of this material was obtained from the United States National Archives and Records Administration, which also possesses the original documents.
Transcription	[Cover] California W215 O. M. Wozencraft (Washn_28 Feby '53) Refers letter of Capt J. H. Lendrum, in regard to disposition of Indians goods by Redick McKee Recd _25 Feby '53- File Comr [Upside down in center] Mr. O. Wozencraft Billards Hotel Washington [Letter] National Hotel Washington Feby 14th 53 Sir In answer to your letter of this morning in relation to the manner and disposition of Indian good by Redick McKee disbursing agent of Indian Commissioners in California. I make the following statement which came immediately under my observation. The goods were transported in wagons belonging to the [Illegible] Dept of the army and from time to time they were presented to the Indians, and on several occasions articles form the same were disposed of to the soldiers of the escort command. The principle article being tobacco for which R. McKee received pay. The officer also purchased a few goods consisting of blankets pipes scarfs &c. Very Respy Your Sert J. H. Lendrum B. Cap. U.S.A. Mr. O. Wozencraft
Contributing Institution	National Archives (U.S.)