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No. 228 LETI'ER FROM THOMAS G. WESTERN TO L. H. WILLIAMS Indian Bureau Washington 4 June 1845 L H Williams Esqr. Indian Agent Sir You are now about to return to your post on the Brazos, upon your arrival there you will deliver to the armorer Byars the accompanying letter-he will deliver over to you the public blacksmithy and Armorers shop, tools, ap- pentenanes [ ?] and every other article of public property under his control, all of which you will place in proper security, and preserve said property in safety and good order, subject to fur- ther orders from this bureau. I have pa·id you on account of the order of Jim Shaw in April the sum of Fifty five Dollars-For Jack Harry 1 have paid his order in favor of Torrey & Co.-to D K Torrey-these amounts are balances of their pay for 1 quarter each Jim Shaw to 1. May and Jack H to 9th. March another quarter will be due the latter on the 9th int. when if money is to be had on the treasury it will be paid. You will not omit to obtain from Messr Torreys trading house Copies of the invoices according to law- this will admit of no further delay, than will of course render· them to you upon application for them, and you will transmit them to me forthwith- I directed Mr Sloat and yourself sometime ago to inspect the Powder and report its conditions to me, this has not been done- You will please attend to this and make out your report in detail, comprising all the public property at the Post--the powder included
Yr Mo. obt. Sert T G WESTERN Supdt Indian Affr
[Endorsed] Supdt To
4 June 1846
L H Williams Agent
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