Title

Letter from American Indian child to Indian Agent Mallet

Files

Identified Persons

Ambrose; Major Edmond Mallet

Identified Places

Tulalip Indian School; Tulalip Mission

Author

Ambrose

Recipient

Major Edmond Mallet

Approximate Date

January 1, 1877

Original Item Medium

Correspondence

Accession Number

2013.001.083

Folder Name

Tulalip_Agency,_Washington_Territory

Language

English

Digital Reproduction Information

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Transcription

Tulalip Mission School, Jan. 1st 1877.

To Major E.J. Mallet
Indian Agent, W.T.

Dear Sir!

I take the pleasure of writing a few lines to you to express my most profound respect and hearty thanks towards you.

I feel very grateful towards you, dear sir, for having been so kind as to appoint me your interpreter. I therefore promise that I will serve your faithfully as much as possible by and through the grace of God.

This being the happy occasion of New Year's day I feel very happy and wish you a merry, happy and blessed New Year

May God bless your endeavors for the civilization of the poor Indians of this place, and may you see many a happy New Year, is the fervent wish and prayer of your

Most obedient servant

Ambrose

Recommended Citation

Edmond J. Mallet Collection. Emmanuel d'Alzon Library Manuscript and Photograph Collection. Assumption University, Worcester, Massachusetts.