MF1323.1197 Reel 41_0363

California M296 San Francisco , Cal. (E) March 26. 1866.

Enclosed Estimates for Garden Seeds & Medicines for Smith River Reservation. from agent Bryson

answered May 1st 1866.

Important

Finance

[ink stamp] RECEIVED AT THE Apr 21 1866 INDIAN BUREAU

Office Indian Affairs, California San Francisco March 26th 1866

Sir I have the honor to inclose for the approval of the Comr of Indian Affairs original estimates for garden seeds and medicines for Smith River Reservation forwarded to this office by Wm. Bryson agent and received March 18 inst.

Agent Bryson writes this office under date March 6th inst in a letter accompanying the inclosed estimates as follows. "The medicines are very much needed at present. I hope you will purchase the medicines and seeds and send them by next Steamer as we can not wait for them to go to Washington for approval,"

I am satisfied that the interests of the service requires their immediate purchase. the season for planting is at hand. and the sanitary conditions of the Indians require the medicines_ I trust that the purchase of the articles embranced in the estimates inclosed a reduced and affirmed at this office will be approved by the Comr of Indian Affairs. Very Respectuflly your Obt. Servant, Charles Maltby Supt. Ind. Affairs Cala

Hon. D. N. Cooley Comr. Ind. Affairs Washington

M296 Estimate for Garden Seeds for Smith River Reservation by Wm. Bryson Agent, March 1866 California, Superintendent.

Estimate for Garden seeds needed for the Indian service of Smith River Indian Reservation California for the fiscal year ending January the 30th 1866_ -viz20 lb Swedish Rutabaga [illegible] seed 10 lb $10.00 10 " Carrot seed Early Horn 5 lbs 7.00 10 " " " Long orange Winter 5 lbs 500 10 " Squash " Boston [illegible] 5 lbs 500 as approved 2 " Peas " " 20 3 " Peas Strawberry 50 5 " Sugar Corn 75 1/4 " Cabage seed Early York 60 1/4 " " " Large Drumhead 75 1/4 " Raddish seed Turnip 30 1/4" " Long Red 30 8 " Onion Seeds 135 13175

SmithRiver Reservation March 6 1866 Wm. bryston US Indian Agent Smith River Reservation California

The foregoing estimate of Garden Seeds for Smith Reservation is approved with the exception of the no of lbs of Rutabaga seed which is reduced to 10 lbs Carrot Seed 5 lbs each and Squash 5 lbs estimated cost of the above articles as approved, "corrected," in Coin of $31.75 Charles Maltby Supt Indian Affairs Cal'a San Francisco March 21st 1866

M296 Estimate of medicine &c for Smith River Reservation by Wm. Bryson Agent California Superintendent