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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 ob<sup>t</sup> serv<sup>t</sup>

Tho. H. Baker

Commissioner

To

T. Hartley Crawford, Es<sup>q</sup>

Commissioner of Indian Affairs