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with no esprit du corps and not susceptable to the spirit of shikun!

29th

at the Eleventh Hour the H.B. folk here have decided they have no authority to give me letters to officers in Mackenzies River authorizing them to aid my party.

I shall do without them but have just written to Palmer and Wilder urging that the proper authority be forwarded to Sandisty and Jones by winter packet unless already sent

Probably a simple official recognition of the rights and [[?]] of the teleg co with authority to them to give our parties such and as they see fit would be enough.

It is lucky enough for the H.B. in that I am to be in charge or the very D-l might be played by any misunderstanding. Of course Im in hopes the authority may have come already.

Transcription Notes:
jeni92127 reviewed 1 Oct 2017 - [[?]] is privileges; possibly misspelled as "privilages" - "D--l" is probably "Devil"