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Nez Perce
June 2   

Hon. Commr. of Indian Affairs

Sir:
At the request of several Indians having Nez Perce blood by one parent and Umatilla by the other, I write to ask if by virtue of inheritance they are entitled to land on the Nez Perce reservation and also upon the Umatilla reservation?  They say that the allotment of the latter reservation begins in July and they wish to establish their right then ^[[at once]] if they have any, or else to choose between land here or there.

Respectfully

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