October Mr. Douglas B. Dear 1940 Ellis, 7 Browning St. 4, Arms Company, Louis, Missouri. Doug: We enclose herewith a trial balance of the books of the J. M. & M. S. Browning St. Louis office as at August 31, 1940, also @ balance sheet as of the same date and a profit and loss statement for the period endWould you mind checking these to ing August 31, 1940. see that we are in agreement with your books insofar as the consignment accounts are concerned. If there are any differences will you kindly let me know. Wish to thank you for returning the budget papers which were left with you and we trust that the budget was satisfactory to Mr. Browning, as we feel sure it will be. A copy of a letter today sent to Mr. Russell will probably again bring to his attention the fact that records were removed from the office and that some of them may not have been returned. As you well know, the night weywere out to his home getting back all of the records we to say possibly could it would have been very undiplomatic, the least, to have questioned just what he had in his personal files when he was throwing the corporation's files at us. strain of the We had quite a pleasant trip file situation may possibly home and the be passed on to you. If it were possible, which it probably isn't, to go through the one box he has at his home my own opinion You is that we would find the missing Remington contract. know how badly some of the information contained in these files was misnamed. With kindest personal Sincerely regards, yours,