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No. 286 LETTER FROM THOMAS G. WESTERN TO WILLIAM G. COOKE Indian Bureau Washington 15 Aug. 1845. Hon W. G. Cooke Secy War and Marine Sir I have the honor to say that nothing of interest relating to Indian Affairs has transpired at this of- fice, a paquet of papers from the Agent at Post No. 2. under envelop to the War Dept., as I learn, passed thro this post office to your place--which of course you will return here His Excy the Prest. left this place for Austin on Mon- day last-previous to his departure he spoke of appointing a third Commissioner to the Ind'ian "Talk" you are of course aware that Gen; Morehouse and Col. Neill are already appointed Commissioners and it does occur to my mind that these t,vo in addition to the Sec War who will propably be present and the Superintendent who will certainly be there will be quite suffi- cient for all necessary purposes of the council, under ordinary circumstances these suggestions would not have occured for the difference of a few dollars in the amount of expenditures would have been probably not so material at the present-upon ref- erence to the estimate of the amount actually expended on the 5th June and the current expenses of the year, there was at that date but a Small balance, since that time Some $600. more has been expended, than was included in that Calculation Say $.300. to Isaac Parker and $250 to Capt. Hays and to Sec. War and Supdt. Indian aff. and to Austin and San Antonio besides other item say presents to Bidai etc. Contingenies of this na- ture are liable to arrive at every instant and as His Excy has charged me with the financing of the appropriations for Indian purposes, I feel it to be my duty to lay the State of the funds before you for the consideration of yourself and the Executive with a view to the more rigid economy in this branch of the Department So much exposed to contingencies as regards its expences Very Resvecty
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