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Kettle Point, 20th Feb 1860
Mr Wa wa nosh,
ke de she we toh mon Sah Erih & ne toh -ga zaun Erih -ge de kah nase owh Samuel, bunce O ge de kah ne paun Erih ba goh ne zend je ge de gah tah ge baun, kah ween & tah pah ge de nah zen, Egewh Sah, au be no je zaung, pak me ne twah me Egewh ta ba tah mo noh geeg ke de gih we twah, kah ween, owh e qual, e de par etah mo noh zee kah mah ween be Sah noh yah zee owh O mah ze noh, ween o pah me naim me dush owh ga ge te koh tah mah wond & meh ge de kah neng ga O je me no au zah neend, kau ween, ba goh ne zend, ne tah pah ge de nah mah wah zee, e ni ah je au yah paun me mah toh a she we tah mo naun
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[paragraph 1] nah mauj mah a noh goh me gah do quain ne no toh ga men ba gah naung e n oh gah me kaung
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[paragraph 2] Mah no Sah e toh no ge men ge de gah ne ga zaung ne moh she e [goa?] men pah ge dush nah ge tah we tah mah we men a mah gah me kaung
[left column] Wa wa nosh Sarnia
[right column] neen Sak owh Ah be teh wah noh quoett We qua doonz
Greenwood, Franklin Co. Kansas
June 13th/60
[Neje Saupau?]
Sir I now take this opportunity to write a few lines to you in regard to your inquire [inquiry] about [Peetaumihkwut?]. they want ^two hear^ both Ottawaye, the first one was part French, rather tall with a roman nose, which I think is the man you are inquiring about. I found by inquirering [inquiring] among the Ottaway that the above Peetaunuhkwuk, has or had a brother in that country somewhere, by the name of Peenashe, also a sister. The above Peetaunuhkwut has no children living at present nor no near relatives, in this country. He died about eight years ago. The other Peetaunuhkwut, was a full blooded Indian, rather small in stature, dark complected, no relatives in your country as I could hear. this Peetaunuhkwut has a daughter living. That is all that I can find out about Peetaunuhkwut. We are at present well and doing well our fields looks nice our corn is from two to three feet high. all quiet hear [here] in Kansas, the Indians is going to have a grand council, fifteen diferent [different] tribes together down among the Cherokees, when the council come off I will tell you the results
that is all. take care of yourself
Wm Turner
P S the old man [written above] Eshtonquit is still confined to his bed. he wants very much to have some one of you to come and see him before he dies
W.T.
Sac & Fox Agency Feb. 1st / 61
To my Dear Brotherinlaw Joshua Wawanosh
Sir I take this opportunity to send a few lines to you hoping that this letter will find you all well and doing well. I was exceedingly happy when I received a letter from my sister [Josait?} and also to hear that you was yet all well. But as to myself, I am yet on my sick bed, occasioned from a hurt that I received in Dec. [underlined] 1859. I am perfectly helpless, cannot stand up, nor sit up more than two or three minutes at a time. I do not ever expect to get up again so as to be able to go about. Dear Brother could you not be abl [able] to come out and see me before I die If you cannot come yourself, try and persuad [persuade] some one of my nephews to come out and see me, for I long to see some one of you as I feel lonely since my daughters death. [Pa maun quit o qua?]. [image: handwritten arrow pointing to the right] Mr. Turner [underlined] wife she died on 17 of Jan. 1861.
But otherwise we are
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