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	He said the Government had professed very great friendship for them when they had lands to sell, but now they found it otherwise, that the country <> apart for them west had been represented to be a good country, but they had been to see in and ~~<> in~~ to be a very poor country, and had asked to exchange in for another but the Government had refused to make the exchange.		He said the Government had professed very great friendship for them when they had lands to sell, but now they found it otherwise, that the country set apart for them west had been represented to be a good country, but they had been to see in and found it to be a very poor country, and had asked to exchange it for another, but the Government had refused to make the exchange.
	The chief having concluded, I answered him as far as was necessary in order to give them a correct <> of the ~~offices~~ of the Government, and as far as I could do so to satisfy them that they would bring most unpleasant consequences <> themselves by persisting in the course they were pursuing. I then required them to say at once and without any qualification whether they would remove or not and gave them ~~motive~~, that I should immediately report their answers to the Department at Washington. The chief replied that they could not remove now, that they had plenty of ~~<> to~~ ground and could live without ~~this~~ money.
	I certify on my ~~honor~~ that ~~they~~ above is the substance of my speech to the Miamis, and then answer thereto in council.		The chief having concluded, I answered him as far as was necessary in order to give them a correct opinion of the officers of the Government, and as far as I could do so, to satisfy them that they would bring most unpleasant consequences upon themselves by persisting in the course they were pursuing. I then required them to say at once, and without any qualification, whether they would remove or not, and gave them notice, that I should immediately report their answers to the Department at Washington. The chief replied that they could not remove now, that they had plenty of corn in the ground and could live without their money.

			I certify on my honour that the above is the substance of my speech to the Miamis, and then answer thereto in council.
	Very Respectfully,		Very Respectfully,
	Your <> Servant, Joseph Sinclair.		Your Obdt Servant
			Joseph Sinclair
			Sub Agt Miami and Superintendent of Emigration

			Col Wm Medill
			Comr Ind Affairs Washington D.C.

			I certify that the above is a true statement of the proceedings in Council held by J. Sinclear with the Miamis in my presence.
			Christmas Dagenet
			Interpreter for the Emigration.

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He said the Government had professed very great friendship for them when they had lands to sell, but now they found it otherwise, that the country <> apart for them west had been represented to be a good country, but they had been to see in and <> in to be a very poor country, and had asked to exchange in for another but the Government had refused to make the exchange.
The chief having concluded, I answered him as far as was necessary in order to give them a correct <> of the offices of the Government, and as far as I could do so to satisfy them that they would bring most unpleasant consequences <> themselves by persisting in the course they were pursuing. I then required them to say at once and without any qualification whether they would remove or not and gave them motive, that I should immediately report their answers to the Department at Washington. The chief replied that they could not remove now, that they had plenty of <> to ground and could live without this money.
I certify on my honor that they above is the substance of my speech to the Miamis, and then answer thereto in council.
Very Respectfully,
Your <> Servant, Joseph Sinclair.

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