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[Verso]
Newcastle Jany 10/87

Mr Tilton Esq
Deputy Minister of Fisheries
Ottawa

Sir
I beg to make application
for a Supply of Office stationary
as follows:

1 reamed Foolscap ruled + margined
1/2 ream letter plain
1/2 " note C.L. plain
1/2 " do O.l. "
1/4 " Blotting White
3 ditto Pads (for Desk)
500 Envelopes (Note) O.l
500 ditto ditto CL.
1 Box Steel Pens
2 doz Pen-holders
1 doz Pencils [?]
1 doz ditto [?]
2 Checking [Pencils?] Red + Blue
2 Boxes leads for ditto
2 Automatic Pencils [?]
6 Boxes Rubber bands. Assorted
1 [?] knife (Office)
1 [?] Pocket knife
[?]

[Recto]
Newcastle Jany 16/87
Mr Tilton Esq
Deputy Minister of Fisheries
Ottawa

Sir
I am in rect [receipt] of your favour
of 13th Inst. in which it is stated that
I had included no accounts for the advance
"of $150 made to me on the 21st July 1885
"in connection with selecting site at
"Georgian Bay etc."

On the 5th Jany 1886 I sent
to your Dept an account of my dis-
bursements to cover this remittance of
$150. as will be seen from the copy to
the letter herewith, as also the accounts
in detail of the items covering that
remittance of $150.

I am Sir,
Yours Obedly
Sam Wilmost
Supt, FC