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[Telegraph.]

GENERAL LAND OFFICE,

August 29, 1858.

Send on immediately the original map, descriptive list of lands, and all other papers or letters on your files in the Felix and McLaughlin locations vs. the Birches.

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SIR: Your telegram of the 31st ultimo has been received. It is in the words following, to wit: "Send immediately the original map, description list of land, and other papers and letters on your files in the Felix and McLaughlin locations. The Birches-acknowledge receipt by telegraph."

The last sentence, we think, must have been mutilated by the operator.

We transmit herewith all the papers in our possession embraced in the telegram, to wit:

1. Copy of your letter of February 6, 1857. The original was transmitted to you on the 5th ultimo.

2. Your letter of April 1, 1857.

3. Your letter of April 11, 1857.

4. Copy of the statement of Messrs. McLaughlin and Felix.

5. Your letter of July 10, 1857.

6. Copy of our letter to Henry F. Felix, esq., of August 4.

7. Descriptive list of land located by Messrs. McLaughlin and Felix, on which is the original reply of Henry F. Felix to our note of August 4. The original map was claimed by Mr. Felix as private property, and we delivered it to him as such. We so regarded it ourselves. If in this we erred, we regret the error, and trust Mr. Felix will repair our fault.

There are also in our posession the affidavits of James H. Birch and M. Jeff. Thompson, touching the locations by Messrs. McLaughlin and Felix. They were delivered to us by some of the parties having adverse interests. We did not then, nor do we now, regard them as official papers; therefore, they are not transmitted. Very respectfully, your obedient servants,

WINSLOW TURNER, Register.
H. WHITTINGTON, Receiver.

COMMISSIONER GENERAL LAND OFFICE.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES.

JUNE 1, 1858.-Ordered to be printed.

Mr. JONES submitted the following

REPORT.

The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of John Leach, of the City of Washington, have had the same under consideration, and submit the following report:

The petitioner alleges that he served in the revolutionary army for some three years, and was honorably discharged. There is, however, no documentary evidence that such is the fact. Mr. Leach is a resident of the city of Washington, and has been for many years; and, though his reputation for truth and veracity seem to be well sustained, the committee are reluctant to establish the precedent of granting a pension merely upon the assertion of the applicant that the alleged service was actually performed. They therefore recommend that the prayer of the petitioner be denied.

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