Schoenmaker has enjoyed the confidence of the Osage Indians ever since 1847 when he opened up the Osage Manual Labor School for them, and since that time he has been entrusted with full knowledge of their business transactions. On Oct. 16, 1879 Schoenmakers received a letter along with two petitions which he encloses enclosures not present. One petition is to Father Isidore Robot, O.S.B., Prefect Apostolic of the Indian Territory, and the other is to the Honorable Carl Schurz, Secretary of the Interior. He quotes the letter verbatim, written from Osage Nation, Indian Territory, on October 9, 1879 and signed by Alexander Beyett . This letter informs Schoenmakers that the delegates have just returned from Muskogee where they have been trying to see what they could do for their schools. They have talked with the Secretary of the Interior and ask Schoenmakers to forward the petitions as soon as possible. :: I-2-c A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.