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Saugatuck
Mich
6/4 1900

Mrs D. B Wawanosh

[Kaw?a?lin?] [mill?]
madam I wish you let me know what
you are bout [about] to do I Have ben [been]
waiting for you a month and now I would like
to Have you explain why you are keeping
the petition for so long

Here I Have a [Attorny?] [attorney?] [wanting?] [for] [inserted] those papers which
He is from Washington I have told you what to do
and I [cant?] [can't?] do [no?] more and I want you to let me know
by return mail what way this is to be
done by law or what I Have ben [been?] good [nuf?] [enough?] to send
you the petition to sign I did not want you to [keep?]
it to look at as show to all the
Indians in the State you mite [might?] know every Indian
seeing those papers will say I am [one] [inserted] of that band you will
find [thim?] [them?] here just: the same as you say they is
lots of [hiers?] [heirs?] there and I can find lots of signers
Here but they are not wanted at Washington which
they [have?] got they have got every Indian name there
and what band he [be long] [belong]
that is what has raised such a fus [fuss] at Chicago
[cause?] [because?] every Indian said he he was the real [hier?] [heir?]
to that property now I gess [guess] they will have to
waite [wait] a while yours truly

John [Wawagon?]