Please acknowledge receipt of this. I am most respectfully, Your Obt. Servant,
A. G. Mayers.
Hon. J. W. Denver, Comr. Ind. Affairs,
Washington City, D. C.
P.S. I may add that I am not, nor have I ever been interested in these sort of Contracts, and have no desire to be interested in this one.
A.G.M.
Fort Smith 16th Feby. /59.
Dear Sir: I am in receipt of yours of the 15th inst. You were correct in understanding me to say, that I was willing to feed the Witchita Indians, near Fort Arbuckle, at ten cents per ration.
Was the contract to be let to the lowest bidder, it would go below what I said I was willing to take it at. Very Respectfully, Your Obt. Servant
J. H. Strain.
Gen. A. G. Mayers, Ft. Smith, Ark.