198 I1USSIAN DOCUMENTS. 



No. 10. 



Letter from the chief manager of the Russian American Colonies to the 

 manager of St. George. Written from Sitka, May 6, 1865. 



It has come to my knowledge that white seals have been seen on the 

 Pribilof Islands; you are therefore instructed to kill them indiscrimi- 

 nately, in order to prevent their spoiling the race of the genuine seals. 



Altering the instructions given last year in my No. 145 with regard 

 to the killing of seals, you are instructed to kill in 1866, for shipment 

 to New Archangel (Sitka), 2,000 to be salted and 1,000 to be dried; in 

 all, 4,000 (sic). 



No. 11. 



Letter from the chief manager of the Russian American Colonies to the 

 manager of St. Paul. Written from Sitka, May 6, 1865. 



It has come to my knowledge that white seals havemade their appear- 

 ance on the Pribilof Islands; you are therefore instructed to kill them 

 indiscriminately, to prevent their spoiling the race of the genuine seals. 



Altering the instructions given you in my No. 145 of last year with 

 regard to the killing of seals, I instruct you to take in 1866, for ship- 

 ment to New Archangel (Sitka), 20,000 sealskins to be salted and not 

 more than 25,000 to be dried. 



No. 12. 



Letter from the chief manager of the Russian American Colonics to the 

 manager of the island of St. Paul. Written from Sitka, April 4, 1866. 



I instruct you to take next year, 1867, the following amount of seal- 

 skins, and to prepare them as follows: 20,000 salted sealskins; 30,000 

 dried sealskins; in all, 50,000. 



No. 13. 



Letter from the chief manager of the Russian American Colonics to the 

 manager of the island of St. George. Written from Sitka, July 23, 1866. 



You are directed to take and prepare next year, 1867, 2,000 salted 

 sealskins, 2,000 dried sealskins; in all 4,000. 



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