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173 Office letter dated August 14th go-authy 13950- advises me that the Honorable Secretary of the Interior has granted me authority to expend a sum not exceeding $500 in the [not legible] open market purchase of besks, beds, etc. [not legible] I was new to the work and as the letter datet [not legible] not say anything about transportation I to supposed the Department would pay that out of bill of [not legible]. I made [not legible] out and forwarded them. They were returned to me with a letter stating that “$500 was intended to cover the [not legible] expenditure of desks [not legible]”. Upon this information I paid Ms. Spear her $27.60 for her hauling goods from Needles to Fr. Mojave. Very respectfully, S.M.McCowan Supt.
