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Show Garland Hurt to RG 75 Brigham Young Microcopy 23*+ December 31, 1855 Reel 898 Office Ind. Agent Great Salt Lake City Sirs, I have the honor of transmitting herewith an abstract of disbursements, account current, and vouchers for the amount of my expenditures for the quarter ending the 31st Dec. 1855 which though large I trust will meet your approval when appraised of the circumstances under which they were made. Near the close of the last quarter a large body of the Utah and Shoshone tribes met at this place for the purpose of making a treaty of peace. And as they claimed many presents, which had been promised them by former agents, I thought best to meet those claims, and to reduce our credit with them if possible. But, unfortunately these bands did not include half the Indians, this vicinity, consequently I have been visited almost daily by small bands, some of whom had come a great distance to get as they said, their share of the presents. Seeing their great destitution and the near approach of winter I could not avoid giving each one something. Pursuant to a determination which I disclosed to you, on the 20th day of last month to visit the friendly tribes in the South, and to which I obtained your consent. I arranged an outfit and set out in the 27th of the same month, and arrived at Fillmore on the Uth inst. My object as you are aware was to select some |
