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wanted that. If he does not care for the money, we will send
the bones to Benson just the moment we hear from him, as they
have not been unpacked and can be returned just exactly as 
they were taken from the ground.
|-||-||-||-||-|The one thing I want you to understand thoroughly
is the fact that Benson is getting no money out of this except 
for the little labor he did and you must tell Ike and everyone
else that this is a fact.  All that Benson did in this matter
is out of respect. Besides this we know that Benson had
absolutely nothing to do with the Ukiah affair.  Had we re-
ceived the letter in Santa Rosa we would have returned im-
mediately to see Ike personally, because there was no underhand
work and we are not ashamed of any part we took in the matter,
as the place where the bones were removed were not a cemetery;
the graves being unmarked and in a public highway.  But we are
sorry that we did not know of Ike's relationship, for in that
case we would not have disturbed the bones.  We are more sorry
that it places Benson in a wrong light, for he is a true
friend of the Indian and you should all know, by this time,
that he would do no one harm.
|-||-||-||-|As promised you I am sending the b[[?]]ads today
and in a few days will be able to send copies of the photographs
taken of Fred to him.
|-||-||-||-|Now, Elgin, I want you to write me when you
receive this letter, and, if there is anything you do not
understand, I want you to ask me.
|-||-||-||-||-||-|Most sincerely,

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