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Winnebago Res August 24 7 Hon. Commis of Indian Affairs Sir: Your communication of August 19, 1887. marked "Lu"received today. Together with the plats enumeratest[[?]]Itrnoirs.[[?]] The plats do not cover the entire reservation as they do not contain the land purchase for the Winnebagos of Misenesise.[[?]]It will be necessary to hand plats of that portion of the reservation in order to forsee exits[[?]] thework. May I ask that Sufficient cloth be sent to back these plats. They number 17 and are 20 1/4 by 16 1/2 inches. I fear they will be Entirely destroyed during the work of allotting if they are not mounted in cloth. I erise[[?]] attend to this mounting here. The Omaha plats, are even[[?]] mounted and are being destroyed. They are very valuable having