OMAHA AND PONKA LETTERS. 119 
Kgi¢e iki¢ib¢éa" gaxe té. Beéf'a ta minke ¢a™ja, ca” 4f mate 
Beware mixed he lest. I shall fail though, yet house inside 
make it 
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i¢imaxe @'di b¢é ka”b¢a. Wagqi™ha i¢é YI, ¢é¢u ti¢e te hi’. 
Task a ques- thither I go I-wish. Paper is sent if, here let it be 
tion sent 
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Ca”, yaha™ha, wagaztiqti uf¢a-ga. Ega*gti gaxe ka™b¢éga’. 
And, O brother-in- very straight tell it to Just so he I hope. 
law, him. makes it 
, 
Céna. 
Enough. 
NOTES. 
Frank Sanssouci is the brother of Mary, the wife of George Miller. 
118, 3, ¢iadi, Louis Sanssouci, the ex-interpreter. 
118, 3, ¢ijange, Mary Miller. 
118, 10. yayatha ui®, a nickname of George Martin,an Omaha. Muda, 
a kinsman of George Martin, known as Muda Martin. He enlisted in 
the U.S. Army during the late civil war, and died from rupture caused 
by lifting heavy logs, while aiding in the building of military quarters 
at Dakota City, Nebr. His aged sister wished to apply for a pension 
in 1889, but the necessary papers had been lost. George Martin, who 
had been in the same company with Muda, had his discharge and 
other papers stolen from him. 
119, 1. Béi‘a taminke, ete. Here George Miller referred to his making 
a personal inquiry at the Pension Office, Washington, D. C. 
TRANSLATION. 
Brother-in-law, I will write you a few lines to-day. I am very well. 
I hope that you, your household, and your father are in good health. 
Brother-in-law, I am delighted to learn from a letter which your sister 
has sent me that you have been aiding her. I thank you forit. I 
have no news to tell you; all that I can do now is to express my thanks 
to you. Every day I come to this place outside of Washington, to the 
house where Mr. Dorsey dwells. And in the afternoon I return to 
Washington. Prother-in-law, [ have written you enough. Should you 
have news of any sort, send and tell me. Brother-in-law, I wish you 
to do something, and I hope that you will do just as I say. Question 
George Martin. Let him write in what year he enlisted as a soldier. 
In what regiment was he (a Kansas or a Nebraska regiment)? What 
was the name of his captain when the soldiers had a camp at Dakota 
City? L also wish to know the name of the white doctor who attended 
Muda Martin when he was sick. In what year did Muda die, and what 
was the month and day? Let George write this too. But let him write 
first what he knows about Muda’s affairs. And then let George write 
on a separate paper about his own affairs. He must be careful not to 
confound the two. I wish to go to the Pension Office and make 
inquiries about these things, even if I fail to accomplish anything, 
When he sends a letter, let him send it hither (7. e., to Takoma Park 
P.O., D.C.). Brother in-law, tell him exactly what is needed. I hope 
that he will act accordingly. 
