CLAIM OF NORTH AMERICAN COMMERCIAL COMPANY. 521 



1891, under the su1)si.sting coiitrapt between the United States and tlie 

 lessee, and in eonfonnity with the biw regnlating the same. 



It further appears from the records of the Treasury Departmeut 

 that the United States prohibited said Company from taking its said 

 quota of 00,001) in 1890 and said quota of 00,000* iu 1891, and that the 

 lessee was restricted to a quota of :20,9!>5 fur-seals in 1890 and to 13,482 

 in 1891. So that, instead of securing 120,000 in 1890 aud 1891, the les- 

 see received but 34.477 during both years. 

 Kespectfully submitted, 



TuE ISToKTH American Commercial Company, 



By N. L. Jeffries, 



Its Attorney. 



Washington, D. C, Ain-il —, 189.3. 

 The Uniied States in account with the Xorfh American Commercial Company, 



l^^ptember 1, 1890— 



To losses on account of being prohibited by the United States from 

 taking 39,005 fur-seal skins on the islands of St. Paul and St. 

 George, Alaska, wliich said Comi^any was authorized by law and 

 by its contract with the United States to take aud ship from 

 said islands during the year 1890, at $20.78 per skin $810, 523. 90 



September 1, 1891— 



To losses on account of l)eing prohibited by the United States from 

 taking 46,518 fur-seal skins on the islands of St. Paul and St. 

 George, Alaska, wliich said Company was authorized by law and 

 by its contract with the United States to take aud ship from 

 said islands during the year 1891, at $15.53 per skin 722, 421. .54 



Total 1,532,947.44 



certificate OF AUTHENTICATION. 



United States of America, 



Treasury Department,, July 33, 1803. 

 Pursuant to section 882 of the Revised Statutes, I hereby certify that 

 the annexed paper is a true copy of a letter addressed to Hon. Noah 

 L. Jeffries, attorney for the jSTorth American Commercial Comj)auy, as 

 shown by the records in this Department. 



In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the 

 seal of the Treasury Department to be affixed on the day and year 

 first above written. 

 [L.S.] Charles Foster, 



Secretary of the Treasury. 



Treasury Department, Office of the Secretary, 



Washinyton, D. C, June 37, 1893. 

 Hon. Noah L. Jeffries, 



Attorney for the Xortli American Commercial Company, 



Washin(/ton, D. C: 

 Sir: The Department has reoeived your letter of this date, in which 

 you withdraw the protest of the North American Commercial Company 

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