White River Agency, Colorado.
April 14, 1879
Sir: I apprehend that in my accounts of last fall, and perhaps of this spring, a discrepancy will be found, indicating an excess of some supplies issued considering the number of Indians reported. If such excess should appear, it will arise from issuing the same to Indians who are at work, and the authority was assumed from the closing paragraph circular No. 12, as follows: “Indians will be…