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Department to confer and determine on the expediency of making the removal before the expiration of the term or at the earliest day practicable , and immediately on having officially advised of the fact of such removal , and not before, this office will be prepared to issue its instructions for the survey of the lands , providing therein was was herefore done on a similar occasion for me co-operation of the Deputy surveyor with the agent of your office appointed to locate the reserved under the treaty.

An early answer is requested.

I am, sir, very respectfully

Your obt servt

Tho. H. Baker

Commissioner

To

T. Hartley Crawford, Esq

Commissioner of Indian Affairs