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Balt'o August 24 1869 Dear Kimball A letter of yours to Mr Core now lies before me in which you ask him [[?]] whether he has used the name or influence of the Bureau in favor of the Bond party. I know no such party: but I want to opine you that I have no knowledge of any such conduct as you indicate on his part. I do know however that a certain Major Van-derlip whom your bureau sent to Worcester County about bounties or something else did while over there use both his time