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Independence Missouri
November 11<sup>th</sup> 1846.

Sir.

I have the honour to enclose
herewith a list of Miami Indians delivered
over to Col. A.J. Vaughan sub agent, with
the statement of Wallace B. White
in relation to the subsistence of the Indians
on their route, and the statement of Jos
J. Comparet of the Manner in which the 
Poneys belonging to the emigrating Miamis
were cared for during the trip. It is
proper for me to state that in getting
the poneys started on the route, some
of them escaped, the Indians think the 
number was nineteen. Whatever the number
may be I presume they will easily 
be found.

It will be seen that the number
of Indians on the list as certified to by
Col Vaughan, exceeds by eight the number
repeated by me as forming the emigrating
party, and that as there occured seven 
deaths and two births during the emigration, it appears that thirteen Indians
had got on board the canal boats at Peru