Form BI-130 
MdfXJh, 1918 
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY 
LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION 
No .nutf. 
Washington, D. c . , Jaly X9ia» 
Under authority contained in the Secretary's letter, No. 8 Sec., 
dated July 1, 1918, you are hereby authorized to incur such expenses. 
may he necessary, in strict accordance with law, the Fiscal Regulations 
of the Department, and the decisions of the Comptroller of the Treasury, 
for the purpose stated and during the period named helow, not to exceed 
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9o parfon aaeaMniy tssrol* ao n o noln g lalj 1* 191d« in titalM 
of Sov Bnloot ArlflonHf Oalifonxla* Oregon* and iMhington* fo r t he 
purpose of seourlng Infomation of the relotiene of birds to orope* and 
of peioonlng esnpalgDS egoiast Injorloue BSasHils* leu ere farther 
eutkerlsed to hire tenpoiuy eesistaato (subjeot to the roloe of the 
ClTll SosTiee OOfsBieeion)* sad to pesr for their tseaepertation sad s«h» 
sieteawe ehlls in a travel statosi to hire spesisl aewis of oanvojrsaoe 
mien necessaryt to klro ssddlo horses sad paoJc sniaelsi to hire or 
porolniBO asoossarj oamp eqcdsnsati to parohsso field snpiaios and natursl 
history speelniensi to pay for nooossary repairs to your osn fireants* 
if doaagsd eblle being need offleially* as a eonsidaratlon for ^eir uaei 
aal to iasor each other expeasee as any fieiad aeoasstry la aarrylng 
out this taork* 
Gpon ooqplotion Of this vexk yon should return te iMSOiiagton* D» c.* 
your offteial etotlon* 
$ 600*00 
to "be paid from the appropriation ’’General Expenses 
No expenses "for freight charges to be incurred hereunder. 
Your permanent headquarters will be P# 0# 
Chief of Bureau. 
