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which she can not find at this time. The amount and the
leading items she knows to be as follows :
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Fanny Kelly.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 24th day of
February, A.D. 1870.
Jas. H. McKenney, Notary Public,
Washington County, D. C.
City of Washington,
District of Columbia,
June 9th, 1870.
We, the undersigned, chiefs and head men of the Dakota
or Sioux Indians, do hereby acknowledge and certify to the
facts set forth in the foregoing affidavit of Mrs. Fanny Kelly,
as to her captivity and to the destruction of her property by
members of our nation, " We acknowledge the justness of
her claim against us for the loss of her goods, and desire
that the same may be paid her out of any moneys now due
our nation, or that may become due us by annuity or by any
appropriation made by Congress; and we would respectfully
request that the amount as set forth in the foregoing bill be
paid to Mrs. Fanny Kelly by the Department, out of any
funds that may now or hereafter belong to us.
Spotted x Tail,
Chief of Brule Sioux.
Swift x Bear,
Chief of Brule Sioux.
Fast x Bear,
Warrior, Brule Sioux.
Yellow x Hair,
Warrior, Brule Sioux.