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Nez Perce
Nov. 23d       89

Hon. Commis. of Indian Affairs
Sir:

Upon my arrival at the Agency I made immediate inquiry for blanks upon which to make my sworn Report of Employees, that I might forward to you my sworn statement that the following [[enclose corrections represent my [[??]] whose vouchers support [[illegible]] for 4th Quarter 1889. excluding employed ^[[during the]] [[illegible section]]

John Starkey, and also to [[send a ?]] report that the following men were employed under [[limited? instances?]] [[illegible section]] during the months of July and August where [[?]] appear in my voucher [[No. 4?]][[without disbursements??]] for 1st Quarter 1890. viz.  John M Chapman & Henry [[?Reston]]; A. M. White; John [[Matthews?]]. As soon as I can secure the blanks I will make the sworn statement concerning the employees.

Respectfully
[[signature]] Alice C. Fletcher [[/signature,
Special Ind. Agt.

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