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An original letter of an Omaha Indian girl. Sussette La Flesche, the one who [[strikeout]] whote [[/strikeout]] wrote the introduction to this book.
      T.H. Tibble
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       Omaha Agency
       April 29th 1879
Dear T. H. Tibbles,
    Dear Sir.
      Mr Dorsey requested me to send you the inclosed copy of a statement made by the Ponca chiefs at my house on their return from Indian Territory about two years ago. We had it published at their desire in one of Sioux City papers at the time, and I kept the original thinking it might be of us at some future time.
I send also the telegram which the chiefs sent to Washington about the same time. On reaching their home after leaving here, they were ordered to get ready to go to