Special to the Herald Times
Department of the Interior, Office of Indian
Affairs, Jan. 2, 1879.
Sir: I have the honor to request that authority be granted for the purchase by this office, at the lowest attainable rates, of 2,000 25-pound paper-sacks, to be used by Agent Meeker, of the White River Agency, Colorado, in making issues to the Indians under his care.
Very Respectfully,
E. A. HAYT,
Commissioner.
The Hon. SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR