General John Newton to Mayor Seth Low, February 23, 1883, copy; Mayor [William] R. Grace to General John Newton and Thomas Lincoln Casey, December 27, 1882, copy: Image #7

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as you may find necessary in the prosecution of the work. We are satisfied that you will require the aid referred to, and therefore authorize you to employ such assistants as you may require, and to incur the expenditure for which you make an estimate, advising you at the same time, that it will be necessary to inform those whom you employ that no provision has as yet been made for their payment. We regard a full and thorough investigation as being necessary, and the only one which will be satisfactory to the Board of trustees. If you desire to employ your assistants under the circumstances and to await the action of the Board to make provision for their payment, we authorize you to do