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Washington
June, 27, 1889.
Miss Alice C. Fletcher.
U.S. Special Agent
Ft. Lapwai, Idaho.

Dear Madam,
     I write you, not that I have any news to tell you.
    Though I have some hopes of success, though not to say, anything positive.
     I have met both the Hon. Secretary and the Hon. Commissioner Indian Affairs, but have not yet met the President. 
     To-morrow is the "Cabinet day" (Friday) and the matter will be lead before the President by the Secretary with what recomandations, I cannot tell, 
     But one thing I do know, that Commissioner Indian Affairs has already recommanded to the Hon. Sect. of Interior, that Montieth [[underlined]] should not stay there, [[/underlined]] and submitted all the papers with this recommandations