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you to help me when I get there. There are nine bands and the land belongs to them. I would like one or two from each band to go to see the country. When I went to Washington to make the first treaty, I did not know all what it was. I want some one along that knows black from white. We have got a father here (the agent) and he has [[rations?]] for us but what we get we eat up in half a day. I want the money put into my hand for the children to eat.

White Eagle. First Chief.
When you come the first time we two talked a good deal. If our Great Father had given you that message in the beginning we would not have talked so long (referring to the consent given them to go to Washington) The message you sent went to the Great Father. He is over all the whites and when he [[saw?]] our message that he answered it for it was right. You must be [[tired?]] of what I

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