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[[preprinted]] ROBERTSON & BLACKFORD, REAL ESATE AND INSURANCE BROKERS, NO. 1515 H STREET N. W., OPPOSITE ARLINGTON HOTEL G. M. FAGUE, CASHIER WASHINGTON, D.C., ^[[Oct: 5th]], 18^[[89]] [[/preprinted]] My dear Miss Fletcher- I saw the Secretary of the Indian this morning, and asked him to give James Rubins a position as Messenger at a salary of say from 6- to 800 per annum in order to partly defray his expenses during his stay in W. attending the Law School. The Secretary said he would do so- provided you would make the application, accompanying same by a request from some members of his Tribe- and also a letter from [[underlined]] some [[/underlined]] of the citizens of [[Lewiston?]] that