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only to settle the small matters (minor details) and finish up the bargain after you have been to the Indian Territory and selected the lands. This is what came over the wires from the Great Father, and now I will hear what you have to say.

Standing Buffalo, Second Chief - My friend since you arrived what I have heard is all right. When any one wants to help he gives me good words and I believed all you told me. I have a great many complaints to tell the Great Father and I want him to look [[upon?]] it. I went to Washington and made a treaty and I got papers for it, but they sent you out here and told [[strikethrough]] me [[\strikethrough]] us to move. I feel [[bad?]] and the people are all thinking about what you told them. I though I had a big rock in the ground, in very deep and hard to pull out, but the Great Father wants it and today we have decided to give it into his hand. I will let him have it. There is no use of talking so long. What you wanted, you get to day. If the Great Father looks

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