Correspondence primarily from J. P. Dillon to S.E. Day Jr. regarding vouchers for expenses and earnings submitted by S. E. Day, Jr., to the office of the U.S. Marshall, J. P. Dillon, 1921 [constructed title]
Correspondence, regarding vouchers which were submitted for reimbursement, from U. S. Marshall, J. P. Dillon, in Phoenix, Arizona, to Sam E. Day, Jr., in St. Michaels, Arizona. There are 4 letters from Dillon to Day with various dates from June to August 1921. Day responds to Dillon regarding the vouchers and his letter is dated November 6, 1921.BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE The Day Family were anglo Indian traders, on the Navajo Reservation in eastern Arizona. The collection includes the personal and business papers of Sam Day, Sr. (1845-1925) surveyor, Indian trader, legislator and United States Indian Commissioner; Anna Day, Sam Sr.'s wife (1872-1932); and of their children, Charles L. Day (1879-1918), Samuel Day, Jr. (1889-1944), United States deputy Marshall. The collection includes information on Navajo culture, stories and legends; the looting of Canyon del Muerta, and the Frank Dugan murder.