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Ft. Lapwai  Idaho.
Aug. 10     1

Hon. Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Sir:

Jack, Indian name, [[Wa-tes-sits-lin nim?]], has lived all his life on the Snake river below [[Lewiston?]]. He and his brother [[Hoo.sood pa-Ak-ma-yeen?]] recently deceased, were cultivating fields there when Mr. Edson D. Briggs, my surveyor, surveyed that country in 1877. and Mr Briggs says the two men were living there when in 1870 he first came to this vicinity. Inspector Gardiner saw these brothers in 1886. My Interpreter James Stuart was at that time serving in the same capacity with the Inspector, who told Jack is [[??]] on his land and a Special Agent would come and secure to ^[[them]] the land. Jack is very anxious for a patent, he fears dispossession by some white men & came up to me for help. I have told him I have no jurisdiction, but would write this letter for him. Mr Briggs thinks his land is in some part of Sections 14, 15, 22 & 23 T. 34 N. R. 42. E. Willamette Meridian.

Respectfully

[[signature]] Alice C. Fletcher [[/signature]]
Spl. Ind. Agt.

[[Margin note upper right corner]] Sent Second letter July 7, 1892. [[/margin note]]