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Whether Mr Hildreth thought a few more dollars per month would be a cure for his hard task, many temptations, and indignities as scape goal &c is more than I can say, but certain it is that he urged his appointment as an Agent of the Bureau that he might get an increased salary, and no signs of dissatisfaction or trouble came from him until an Officer was appointed and placed in charge of the Division.

It is my belief that a reference to the books of the Division will show that the number of new claims instituted while Mr Hildreth was in charge would not average more than one a week.

He then charges that the business was delayed on account of the General's giving orders not to send letters without his seeing and signing them how the facts will show that Mr Hildreth did sign letters and sign them as Chief of, and some as in charge of claims or claim Division.

Charges second (2d) and Fifth (5)with their specifications do not seem to harmonize very well for in the first he charges the General with not giving the State Claims and claimants over into the hands of parties acceptable to the state authorities, and in the latter