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[[preprinted]] Department of the Interior 
OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 
Washington, ^[[Jan. 4]], 18^[[90]]

[[boxed]] Refer in reply to the following: [[four blank lines]] [[/boxed]] [[/preprinted]]

Hon. Comm'r of Indian Affairs:

Sir:
James Stuart who so faithfully served me and the Government last year, as driver & interpreter, and who is the only man I know on the reservation with sufficient education, general intelligence and honesty to act & speak to serve in the capacity of interpreter in allotting lands, & who will serve me in the same capacity when I resume work this spring, will during this year be under considerable expense. He must camp with me during the entire 10 months I expect to be in the field, and most of that time I shall be in remote places, forced to bring my food supply from a distance on pack horses, and at a heavy cost. In view of James' capacity, faithfulness, and the heavy expense of living in the wilderness, I would respectfully ask to be permitted to pay him at the rate of seventy ($70.00/100) dollars