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Show i-.-t - •-\ / •*v.\ oi )i;y> 0 c\ W tn 11. C. *-. j 3 F - f Roosevelt, Utah, July 3, ISP* - 00t- F • Ft :: Mr.. E.AB. 'Merett, RyytflOyfl': •-*• Assistant- Commissioner o Office of '.Indian Affairs/P* Washington,. D.C. H'-PpA ••-.--. .'.-•. •" • '.__•' .- j f -...,'••• -'-.-• ;WWW. - ...^spo :p- '0"-'|| y 7 / -. Wi ty- O-.A. _ Dear Sir_j:7 3_i i. r: .A',-RJ f- a '•tk'-H-.- .^-.'p- * >., ' W'py'f In answer!;1.to-your letter of June 16, 1917 will say: You say for me to talk the matter over with my superintendent but he won't talk to me cause I eat peyote. He won't shake hands with me. When I have my Superintendent to write for me I don't get any answer for it. I never hear any.more when I 'have him write. He don't like to write letters for' Indians. $77-0.7 The Superintendents Indians at White Rocks play cards.. He lets then play cards and,he don't stop them. I don't drink any more and I don't play cards nor sware. 7 logo to meeting and eat peyote and that made me throw away drinking, playing cards and swearing. Church makes us good people. We are good when we go to Church. We farm all .week and just have church on Sunday, just one day. , We all , •R-.FO ".••'; • 'W.'-P w-r^V '•:•'-• ' :"^S7y'A' w ow, fy 7 -''••"•{••'. flU/R^ work. hardV all week fan do go" to" church onsunday after week's work is done., I.: raise all" my own garden, all the food to eat myself.w.A Of- •;;,, ....- j.o •,. - • .-. ••-.' ;, - •; •'.-- - O y i.X-*\ and have good garden and just go to-., Church on Sunday. The'7-yy, my',-. . '3 "/'' '• - .' • '*••"' t- Off. Bible say.'.that we-should go to church.on Sunday and rest. The.'.. .R '* Missionaries say to go to Church on Sunday too. . Please write me at Fort Duchesne personally* •Ay; ''••' •.'.'." y.&yy '••••-:••.••• [••: •-. . -,y- . wwyy^- . . :R' cr.: fl., •.. W . •• . . '"?$- -W ;••' ' ' - - ' , - %•• - Yours truly, y* - -' < |