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found are old Ike's sister's bones, we are ready to return
them immediately to Benson, with the plates, cups and saucers
and wampum found, and Benson will go personally and replace
same with all respect in the exact location where found,taking
you and Ike or any other Indian along, and also have Mr. Lynch
and the boy who assisted with the work there as witnesses,
that there may be no question whatever about the bones being
returned properly.  Surely no one can ask for any more to
be done than this.  No blame can possibly be attached to 
anyone.  On the other hand if old Ike is sure the bones
are those of his sister and he would prefer to have them
placed beside the bones of Benson's uncle, in the Museum,
properly marked with her name and history, which old Ike
could personally furnish Benson,I will personally give Ike 
the sum of $25 for the trouble we may have made him.I could
not possibly think of giving old Ike $100 for these or any other
bones; because whatever I pay old Ike will be in the nature
of a gift, as I get no money from the Museum for the bones,
neither will Benson or anyone else get a penny out of it.  I would
rather return them than have it done in this way.
|-||-||-||-||-|Benson wrote us as soon as he got your letter
and sent your letter with his to Santa Rosa, but we were only
in Santa Rosa a few hours and did not know of the letter. When
I returned Benson's letter was here and I wrote at once to
Santa Rosa to have the letter forwarded and have just received it.
This is the reason you have not heard from me before.  We telegraphed
Beson and wrote him at once to give old Ike the $25, if he