Envelope addressed by Dr. Carlos Montezuma to Miss Eda A. Dessau, Los Angeles, CA. Envelope is believed to have held volume 8, issue #19 of the Wassaja Newsletter.
Montezuma urges Mike Burns and the McDowell Indians to keep McDowell land and Verde River water; NOT to move to Salt River Reservation as proposed.
Charles Dickens sends Montezuma news about the progress of farming at the McDowell Reservation, mentioning grain planting, the cleaning of irrigation ditches, and the family's health.
Mike Burns and the leaders of the McDowell community entreat Montezuma to help them stay on their land and help them go to Washington D.C. to request a dam for the irrigation of their land. They also ask him for advice about allotment.
Letter to Montezuma from his cousin Charles Dickens: Dickens complains of the nosiness of a Mr. Coe (presumably the Indian agent?) and the misplacement of an earlier letter.
Burns explains that he has misplaced a prior letter from Montezuma asking if the two of them could go on a trip through Arizona again. Burns says yes but is doubtful if the letter will reach Montezuma, and informs Montezuma he has left Camp Verde to live in Mayer, Yavapai County, Arizona.
Letter from cousin Charles Dickens at McDowell, Arizona, requesting monetary help for an establishment of a store on the reservation: Dickens also promises to send Montezuma some baskets.