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[[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]]

June 5th

Gen C.H. Howard

Sir:

I am sorry to be obliged to inform you that the appropriations [[strikethrough]] by the least [[/strikethrough]] by the last Congress were only sufficient to pay 60 percent on contracts. There is nothing left for Arkansas.

Very respy
EW
A.A.A.G.

The Commissioner is absent.