Letter from David Pendleton Oakerhater to Mrs Mary Burnham dated 31 May 1878

Letter from David Pendleton Oakerhater to Mrs. Mary Burnham May 31, 1878
	May 31 1878 My dear Mrs Burnham I received your very nice letter. I am glad Mr Wicks is very kindly me. I am so glad my good teach him to learn and read and write and sing every day I study hard Bible Prayer Book pray for a good Heart a while and then I go out to walk and can see all the many fine trees. I make bow and arrows Mr Wicks your old man father show Making Medicine¹ how to plant corn and beans I brought milk in House Mr Wicks wife good woman so kind me I love her days and good Breakfast and good Dinner and good supper no hungry Enough every day I am Happy my dear brother Mr Frank W Burnham ¹"Making Medicine" is the English translation of Oakerhater's Cheyenne name.
	Page 2 My dear ^sister Miss Mabel D Burnham all good friends good shake hands I am glad he is good ^Mr Wicks good to me I love him every morning I pray a good Heart dear Jesus afraid know lie I love Jesus no sick every day I am very well I like it very Much you My dear Bishop I Talk I like to be a good man you can write a nice letter and I thank you for it and I hope you will will again. Mr Russel Came to day bought bow and arrows² one Dollar give me I thank you ²David Pendleton Oakerhater made bows and arrows and sold them to white supporters of the Indian prisoners. Your friend Making Medicine

Letter from David Pendleton Oakerhater to Mrs. Mary Burnham
May 31, 1878

Page 1 of letter from David Pendleton Oakerhater to Mrs Mary Burnham dated 31 May 1878

May 31 1878

My dear Mrs Burnham

I received your
very nice letter. I am glad Mr Wicks
is very kindly me. I am so glad my
good teach him to learn and read
and write and sing every day I study
hard Bible Prayer Book pray for a
good Heart a while and then I go
out to walk and can see all the
many fine trees. I make bow and
arrows Mr Wicks your old man father
show Making Medicine¹ how to plant
corn and beans I brought milk
in House Mr Wicks wife good woman
so kind me I love her days and good
Breakfast and good Dinner and good
supper no hungry Enough every day
I am Happy my dear brother Mr Frank W Burnham

¹"Making Medicine" is the English translation of Oakerhater's Cheyenne name.

Page 2 of letter from David Pendleton Oakerhater to Mrs Mary Burnham dated 31 May 1878

Page 2

My dear ^sister Miss Mabel D Burnham all good
friends good shake hands I am glad he
is good ^Mr Wicks good to me I love him
every morning I pray a good Heart dear
Jesus afraid know lie I love Jesus
no sick every day I am very well I like
it very Much you My dear Bishop I Talk
I like to be a good man you can write
a nice letter and I thank you for
it and I hope you will will again.
Mr Russel Came to day bought bow
and arrows² one Dollar give me
I thank you

²David Pendleton Oakerhater made bows and arrows and sold them to white supporters of the Indian prisoners.

Your friend

Making Medicine

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