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Letter from Adam Johnston to Luke Lea, 1852

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Title	Letter from Adam Johnston to Luke Lea, 1852
Creator	Johnston, Adam.
Contributors	Lea, Luke (Commissioner of Indian Affairs).
Year	1852
Date	March 04 1852
Subject 1	United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs; Indians of North America--California--Government relations--Sources.
Description	Johnston acknowledges receipt of his termination letter.
Publisher	County of Los Angeles Public Library
Type	Text
Format	Letters
File Format	application/pdf
Resource Identifier	MF1323.1197 Reel 32_0672.pdf
Source	35 mm microfilm, MF1323.1197, Reel 32
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 National Archives. The National Archives also possesses the original material.
Transcription	[Cover] California Supp. I53 Adam Johnston, San Francisco March 4, 1852 Ack. receipt of letter notifying him that he is no longer sub agent. Rec'd 8 May '52 File [Letter] San Francisco, California March 4, 1852 Sir, The "duplicate" of your letter, dated January 9th, informing me that my contraction with the Indian Department of this country moved cease on its receipt, reached me through "Agent Wozencraft" with more than ordinary promptness and despatch. On reaching this city I received the original and have only time to say, your decision regarding the public property in my possession shall be followed on tomorrow. I only render my accounts to the Department at as early a day as possible. I have all the incomplete vocabulary of several Indian Tribes or Bands which I will arrange as far as I can and forward to the Department. Very respectfully Your obedient servant Adam Jonston Hon. Luke Lea Commissioner of Indn. Affairs Washington City
Contributing Institution	National Archives (U.S.)

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