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so long. (referring to the consent given them to go to [[overstrike]] the Indian [[end overstrike]] Washington) The message you sent went to the Great Father. He is over all the whites and when he saw our message he answered it for it was right. You must be tired of what I am saying. You did not talk sweet at first, but you must not keep what I said then. I think the whites when hunting for a piece of land, if they know a straight tree they take it. And that is what I am doing, if I go out to look for land I want it where I can plow and get a straight log. You have been speaking to me for my life. One word you said putting your hand in the stove and burning it. I take that for a big word. When one looks for a piece of land and finds one that suits him, he may look for another piece. I am going to look from [[Omaha?]] Agency to Indian territory. When any person goes out there is always some person along. A missionary, a wagon master, a commissary, etc. We are a small tribe but we are nine bands [[overstrike] an [[end overstrike]] and we want two head men to go from each band. The old people when 

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