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Visited old agency - Mrs. [?Werner?] with me -- while she was looking at the lace that Elis Colby's Indians make -- I looked up Bonga & made arrangements for notifying the Lead Men -- to meet me next Friday. | Visited old agency - Mrs. [?Werner?] with me -- while she was looking at the lace that Elis Colby's Indians make -- I looked up Bonga & made arrangements for notifying the Lead Men -- to meet me next Friday. | ||
The Indians were in council -- Flatmouth sent me word he would like to have me come to the Council for a minute -- I went -- was met pleasantly -- everybody smiled and I felt that they had talked me over and was satisfied & agreed to accept me. They wished me to look after some friends they had in Washington -- get the money & pay it [[unclear]] in Wars. | The Indians were in council -- Flatmouth sent me word he would like to have me come to the Council for a minute -- I went -- was met pleasantly -- everybody smiled and I felt that they had talked me over and was satisfied & agreed to accept me. They wished me to look after some friends they had in Washington -- get the money & pay it [[unclear]] in Wars. | ||
[[NOTE: George Bonga was the son of an Ojibwe mother and African-American father. He was fluent in French, Ojibwe, and English and served as interpreter and intermediary]] | |||
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Mrch 18. Saturday. -10◦ Visited old agency - Mrs. [?Werner?] with me -- while she was looking at the lace that Elis Colby's Indians make -- I looked up Bonga & made arrangements for notifying the Lead Men -- to meet me next Friday.
The Indians were in council -- Flatmouth sent me word he would like to have me come to the Council for a minute -- I went -- was met pleasantly -- everybody smiled and I felt that they had talked me over and was satisfied & agreed to accept me. They wished me to look after some friends they had in Washington -- get the money & pay it unclear in Wars.