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matter of a school at my old home, of seeing from the blackened ruins of the building where my Father spent so many years of hardest toil, a fairer structure arise, where we, his children may strive to make another school a memorial of him, this hope is the one prevailing thought which never leaves me. It seems to me if the Committees would hear my story they would help and that I should see this hope become a reality. - the question is would they hear me. For months I have been waiting in that feverish inaction that seems to wear away one's life. I have been so anxious under the peculiar [[end page]] [[start page]] complications of church and state - of which perhaps your own observations at the Omaha agency will enable you to judge - to do nothing which should create ill will or dissension anywhere, but I feel the time is coming when I must [[underlined]] act [[/underlined]]. I have faith to believe there will be a school, but at the same time I feel that I must in some way work for it. It seems to me that if any one ever had a right to ask a hearing of those who have the care of the Indians, I have. I see that I write almost incoherently. I am tired and dull after my day's work at my desk. I know that I am asking much
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