MA*TCU-NASBA TO WIYAKOI®, T2il 
settled for me in a satisfactory manner, please send to tell me. Your people came 
hither. But they went back again to jou without our doing even one thing for them 
on account of my poverty. 
And it is said that they started back to you after making some uncomplimentary 
remarks about us. Consequently I wish to go to you by myself. I wish to hear from 
you, how you are, whether you are well and prospering. I desire to hear a correct 
account of the various affairs of the Dakota tribes up the Missouri River. I also desire 
to hear a very correct account of the various affairs of your own nation, and what they 
are doing. 
MA*XTCU-NAXBA TO WIYAKOTLD, 
Ké, aa®ckaha, wawina cugcage ti minke. Ma"teti-cége, na"bé eyai gé 
Come, _ sister’s son, 1 beg from I will send to you. Grizzly bear claw, hand their the 
you . (pl. 
in. 
ob. 
5 e , Cf) sy: *, a/iper ete ees 07 G ye a 
d‘iba ani” yi, wabig¢eze ‘-amadi uji-ada” é'di ian’ki¢a-gi. TYi yi, 
some you if, letter where they carry putitinand there send it hither to It if, 
have them on their back me. comes 
4 2 . ALY o— 17/48 / J Leta ° 
ya’ckdha, i” ¢e-qti-ma™ ta minke. Wa¢i"a™ ¢a¢é ayidaxe t4 minke. Nikaci”ga 3 
sister’s son I will be greatly pleased. You treat me as I will make for myself. People 
your kinsman (i. ¢., 
very kindly) 
cé ag¢i” minké guad¢ica™ ta” wa'g¢a™ dibahai édita" i nai ti¢ai édega™ 
that am sitting beyond nation in four places thence to beg have but 
(near the from me sent 
speaker) hither 
2 Sees: ° ns , . . Hho) 3 
a¢ai xi, 63a awd ta minke, dda™ iwi" ¢aya”qti ka™b¢a ha. Awadcka" 
you give if, there I will give to them, there- you give me all pos- I wish 7 I try 
it to me fore sible help 5 
De Nal ay Boe HO ol Geo al Nr sbsaa vert ; 2 
téga" e¢he ha. Gan’yi fu¢a Aji ¢ingé’qtia® dda" uwib¢a-maji. Céna ga” 6 
in order Leey . Andthen news es there {oat at ere I do not tell you. Enough as 
to that en a ‘ore 
widaxu cu¢éa¢e. (Picti ea” ¢andji® yi, ida” ¢andji" yi, wind‘a® ka™ b¢a. 
I write to Isend to you. Youtoo how youstand if, good youstand if, Ihear from I wish. 
you you 
NOTE. 
721, 4. ta"wa*g¢a" dubahai, probably refers to the four Pawnee divisions of Skidi, 
Tcawi, Pitahawirat, and Kitkehaqki. 
TRANSLATION. 
Well, sister’s son, I send to beg something from you. If you have some claws of 
grizzly bears, send them to me in the mail-bag from your post-office. When they come, 
sister’s son, I will be well pleased. I will consider that you are treating me, your 
kinsman, with the greatest kindness. I have received a letter from that nation dwell- 
ing beyond me in four villages begging (a necklace of bears’ claws?) from me. If 
you will give it to me, I will give it to them in that place, therefore I wish you to 
afford me all possible help. [ promise to do my best and get something in return from 
them, which I can send to you. 
Now, there is no other news at all, therefore I do not tell you anything. I have 
written enough to you. I wish to hear how you are and whether you are prospering. 
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