This letter will be handed to you by Col. Symonds [Simmons], who is going with some of his friends to settle at the fall at the Chute River [Deschutes River]. He has applied to me to get an order on you for grain and potatoes, but I presume you have not more than you need for your own use. If you have any to spare please let him have what he demands and charge it to home [Fort Vancouver.] Col. Symonds and his friends passed the winter in our vicinity. They have been employed by use in making shingles and procuring logs. They have all conducted themselves in a most neighborly, friendly manner, and I beg to recommend them to your kind assistance and friendly offices. I am,
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