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Santa Barbara, Cal.
17 Sept. 1863

To Hon.
Wm P. Dole, Commis. of Indian Affairs
Washington D. C.

My dear sir, I have taken the liberty to mention
your favors in my Indianology of California, published
for the last three years in the Cal. Farmer and
a few days ago concluded.

Knowing the interest you have in every thing
relating to the Aborigines, and their history and
languages, I have thought you might be pleased
to accept from me a few suggestions which if
possible or proper to initiate during your term
of office would add nearly not only to your good
name, but to the honor of the Bureau in the world
of letters and science.

The plan proposed of the dictionaries and [illegible]
will not be very expensive, and if the Indian agents
and interpreters will only give moderate attention
to the matter, can be easily accomplished and
add greatly to their character with the government
and the public. Their communication being [liberal?]