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Independence Missouri November 11^th 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