White River Agency, Colorado.
February 17, 1879
Sir: Yours of the 3d instant, (Colorado, “M. 132, T. 237, ‘79”,) giving me authority to purchase three span of mules, and a ton of grain for “seed”, is received. I wish you would correct by dropping “for seed” as I asked simply for “grain, and only a small portion will be needed for seed. The bulk is for feed; or add “and feed”, so as to read,…