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| “ om. ~2- OPE TEE ETRE A eR OE ae se 509 aie but that the absence of records and of people who were familier with its hendling, may hancicap you in gettine it streishtencd out. { | The only points thet occur to me where you may look in the hope of getting the mstter straightened out, is that, assuming the seme practice wes continued efter I left es we hud in effect rhile I wes with the Department, some yments have been ' mede from the account for which blue slips were. > not ie EGeount failed of reimbursement. It $=-c-here OSSIET Tity HREM Ade Ont_due. From tke State Departuent nas_rencered and that Department Che crged “it against the advance, instead of meking pay- ment to ws; but this manner of payments by the State i Deysrtéent ended, es I recall it, just about the time we entered the war or shortly before. EE 4 Niess Stephens alveys h=endlied this account | in its entirety while I was «ith the De:ertment. I ' signed whatever checks were reyuired anc authorized f whatever advances were mede from ite The account. | (— was aly ays in balance and vie never-Lead any oiffic: ulty a nal I meant to brine in with me from the house, ; the recei;yt which I have, rhich may rive yon some in- formation, but I neglected to do so. I vill try to | brine it with me tomorrov; and mail you & copy prompte | lye Wear Mane whan henAlaA thaesa funds fn Les Meow ete, wesw Peto 2 ae oe eS Wid OU ee ee ior mie Allen for a few weeks after Miss Stephens left, telis -weraintact,_troindine the 1, ed ty the Stete Department, when she hsd charge of it. If you continue to have difficulty in strsichtenin~ the matter out, I will be glad to drop in to see you and go over the mstter with you when next I am in Vashineton. It may be thet vith the records which you have succeeded in findine, I may | be able to be of some assistance to youe 4 Very trniy yours, C V ;