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In the Field  Nez Perce
Aug 26    9

Hon. Commissioner Indian Affairs

Sir:
As I have not yet received your approval of my monthly report of Irregular Employees for June, I begin to fear that the report never reached you. It was sent by a man passing my camp, and he may have lost it. The report gave the days the Surveyor has been employed, 22 in all, at $8 per day making $176.00/100.  My driver & interpreter one month. $60.00/100  Both these men are soon needing their pay, and until I receive your approval I can not give them any money.

I would send a duplicate of the report but I am very short of blanks & do not like to use one unnecessarily.

Respectfully
[[signature]] Alice C. Fletcher [[/signature]]
Special Indian Agt.