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M McEwen, Esq
Washington D.C.
[[stamp]]The National Archives of the United States[[/stamp]]

Sir:
I am instructed to inform you that the papers in this case of Lewis Sims will be delivered to you if they can be found. It would greatly facilitate the search if you could state when the claim was filed, where Lewis Sims was living at the time; where Sudburg & co’s business office was, and who Dr. Shedd is and from what place he sent the papers to this Bureau. Without some definite data, much time may be consumed to no purpose. 

V.R.
EW
AAA Genl
April 25th 71