Letter from David Pendleton Oakerhater to Mrs Mary Burnham dated 6 July 1881

Letter from David Pendleton Oakerhater to Mrs. Mary Burnham July 6, 1881
	Cheyenne Mission Agency Darlington July 6^th, 1881 Mrs M D Burnham Syracuse New York My Dear loving White Mother Your very kind letter of the 30^th June was duly received As I always am I was very glad indeed to hear from you I am also very glad My Dear House Mother to See by your very nice letter also I am so thankful that you are good health and take up again hard works So many thing ^{to do} and great to help the Indian poor people last week great many Sickness the Indian people Every morning after Breakfast I go way down to Indian Camps
	Page 2 and all around try found our Sick persons and with pray to God and make very nice visit ~~with~~ to them I am very glad to hear that Sick people Some Speak to me he will Say who is Jesus Then I will tell them that he is the Son of God and that we shall live with him in heaven I think that we are all very glad Tiding to hear that History of Jesus and God every evening I come back home at the School house It is very hard almost I have been get very tired because all day I go way everywhere ^andmuch to pray to God God know me God want me so much to do right what ^hewant me I will try to do so and go ahead to
	Page 3 help my people about the white man way My Dear House Mother I am very Sorry and hoping you ^willplease Excuse your Dear boy David You know that 20 dollars give me at Syracuse and Spoke to me about that Money you say Careful but I say I will now all gone money I am very poor no have money because my mother very poor no have good dress no have moccasin shoes and Stocking My Money all Expenses I Sorry you must kneel down to pray to God if you can ask God and open door Some Money Send to me I want See Mr Wicks very much go way down to Kiowa Agency Two weeks ago To day I am glad
	Page 4 get a Postal Card from Mr Wicks Come back to here ^{this week} ~~next~~ Friday I think I am very glad to See him I must close write all my folk and Nomee is folk all Send love to you also Rememberance ^allmy kind friend at the East I Send very kind regard to them Good bye Dear House Mother from your loving boy David Pendleton I forget Something I want you know I do not get ~~collars~~ collars Perhaps you send me

Letter from David Pendleton Oakerhater to Mrs. Mary Burnham
July 6, 1881

Page 1 of letter from David Pendleton Oakerhater to Mrs Mary Burnham dated 6 July 1881

Cheyenne Mission
Agency Darlington
July 6^th, 1881

Mrs M D Burnham
Syracuse New York

My Dear loving White Mother

Your very
kind letter of the 30^th June
was duly received As I always
am I was very glad indeed
to hear from you I am also
very glad My Dear House Mother
to See by your very nice letter
also I am so thankful that
you are good health and
take up again hard works
So many thing ^{to do} and great
to help the Indian poor people
last week great many Sickness
the Indian people Every
morning after Breakfast I go
way down to Indian Camps

Page 2 of letter from David Pendleton Oakerhater to Mrs Mary Burnham dated 6 July 1881

Page 2

and all around try found
our Sick persons and with
pray to God and make
very nice visit ~~with~~ to
them I am very glad to hear
that Sick people Some Speak
to me he will Say who is
Jesus Then I will tell them
that he is the Son of God
and that we shall live with
him in heaven I think that
we are all very glad Tiding
to hear that History of Jesus
and God every evening
I come back home at the School
house It is very hard almost
I have been get very tired
because all day I go way
everywhere ^andmuch to pray
to God God know me God
want me so much to do right
what ^hewant me I will try to
do so and go ahead to

Page 3 of letter from David Pendleton Oakerhater to Mrs Mary Burnham dated 6 July 1881

Page 3

help my people about the
white man way

My Dear House Mother I am
very Sorry and hoping you
^willplease Excuse your Dear boy
David You know that 20
dollars give me at Syracuse
and Spoke to me about that
Money you say Careful but
I say I will now all gone
money I am very poor no
have money because my
mother very poor no have good
dress no have moccasin shoes
and Stocking My Money
all Expenses I Sorry you
must kneel down to pray
to God if you can ask God
and open door Some Money
Send to me I want See
Mr Wicks very much go way
down to Kiowa Agency Two
weeks ago To day I am glad

Page 4 of letter from David Pendleton Oakerhater to Mrs Mary Burnham dated 6 July 1881

Page 4

get a Postal Card from Mr Wicks
Come back to here ^{this week} ~~next~~ Friday
I think I am very glad to
See him I must close write
all my folk and Nomee is folk
all Send love to you also
Rememberance ^allmy kind friend
at the East I Send very kind
regard to them

Good bye Dear House Mother from your
loving boy

David Pendleton

I forget Something I want
you know I do not get ~~collars~~
collars Perhaps you send me

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