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          Kamiah Nez Perce Res.
                 Aug 17     9

Mr. C.E. Montieth
         U.S Indian Agent.

Dear Sir:

The blanks which I requested you to send have been received by the hand of Kep Kep pelican for which accept thanks.  Enclosed with these I found a letter from you bearing date of Aug. 14. 1889; today that letter has been read to Kep Kep pelican in the presence of two interpreters.

The statement which you therein make as to which you were told by Kep Kep pelican as coming from me, he denies.  He says he was never told by me that you were not Agent; that he had never heard me tell that to any Indian nor had any Indian ever told him that I had said you were not Agent.  He also voluntarily detailed to me the conversation he had with you and you seem to have strangely misunderstood him according to your letter of Aug. 14.  You must have equally misunderstood