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1 Endorsement Hq Mil. Div of Mo. Chicago, Decr 31, 1874 Official copy respectfully referred to the Comd'g Genl. Dept of Tex for remarks. Sg'd R. C. Drum Asst. A. General

2d Endorsement Respectfully returned to Hq. Mil. Div. of the Mo. While I concur with Agent Haworth in his disapproval of the scheme of Superintendent Hoag, I must disagree with him in his plan of sending these Indians to Ft. Leavenworth, or any other, or any other inland post.

  I have already in my correspondence with Lt. Genl. Sheridan recommended that such refractory and troublesome Indians as may be selected for confinement away from their own reservations to be confined on Ship Island or Dry Tortugas, or some other island where troops are quartered, and where there is room for the Indians to live in the open air, with their families and to a certain extent support themselves by fishing.   Their families I think should go with the men, not as an indulgence to men themselves, but as a matter of humanity to the family.  An Indian family without a man to look out for it, is a very helpless and pitiable object.

(Sgd) C.C. Augur Brig Genl USA Comdg

Mil Div Mo. Hq 28 Endorsement on communication from H. R. Gibson Chf Paymr Dept of Tx to A A Genl. Dept of Tx dated Chf Paymr's Office D.T. Jany 6 1875 report that $100,000 transported from N.O., La. by "Express" under authority of S.O. 197, Par. 1 Hq. DT Decr 12 74 has been delivered to him by Lt. Col C. H. Tompkins Dy Qm Gen'l USA (65 DT 75) 1 encl.

2d Endorsement Respectfully returned to the Act. G. DT Maj. Gibson's communication (with Schedule attached) referred to herein, a copy of which he encloses, were forwarded by me the same date, as received at this office with the following endorsement. "Respectfully ref'd to Maj H. C. Hodges Qm USA Chf QM Dept of the Gulf N.O. La. enclosing Maj Gibson's Check $24,142 on asst US Treas N. Orleans to my order for $150,000 endorsed Pay to the order of Maj. H. C. Hodges Q.M. USA with request that Maj Hodges will have the

Hq. DT S.A. Tex (Sgd) JA Augur Jany 12 75 Official Aide-de-Camp