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They said this, but did not tell the truth. At that time 

 General Sherman told me the country was mine and I 

 should select any place I wished for my reservation. I 

 said I would take the country from the head of the White 

 Eiver to the Missouri. He said he would give us cows to 

 raise cattle, mares to raise horses, arid oxen and waggons 

 to haul logs with, to haul goods and earn money that way. 

 He said, also, there should be issues of such things as we 

 needed to learn the arts with, and, besides that, money to 

 every one. He told us each of us should have $15 for 

 an annuity. He told me these things should be carried 

 out, and for me to go to the mouth of Whitestone and 

 locate my people, and these things should be fulfilled to 

 me. But it was not true. 



When these promises failed to be carried out I went 

 myself to see the Great Father, went to his house and told 

 him these things. The Great Father told me to go home 

 and select any place in my country I chose for my home, 

 and go there and live with my people. I came home and 

 selected this place and moved here. They told me if I 

 would move here I should receive a fulfilment of the 

 promises made to me, but all I got was some very small 

 cows and some old waggons that were worn out. 



6 Again, last summer you came to talk about the coun- 

 try, and we said we would consider the matter. We said 

 we would leave it to the Great Father for him to settle. 

 In reply to that he has sent you out this summer. 



6 When a man has a possession that he values, and 

 another party comes to buy it, he brings with him such 

 good things as he wishes to purchase it with. You have 

 come here to buy this country of us, and it would be well 

 if you would come with the goods you have promised to 

 give us, and to put them out of your hand so we can see 

 the good price you propose to pay for it. Then our 

 hearts would be glad. 



