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ample, no one of the ponies was allowed to | ample, no one of the ponies was allowed to | ||
suffer for the lack of proper care and feeding. | suffer for the lack of proper care and feeding. | ||
The trip was a long one, and seven of | |||
the ponies, which were old and very poor, when | the ponies, which were old and very poor, when | ||
they started gave out, and four of | they started gave out, and four of that number | ||
died; one we sold for one dollar; another for five | died; one we sold for one dollar; another for five | ||
dollars; and another for two dollars, they were | dollars; and another for two dollars, they were | ||
unable to travel, and it was thought to be | unable to travel, and it was thought to be | ||
advisable by a sale to save something for the | advisable by a sale to save something for the owners. | ||
I have rendered an account of these sales | I have rendered an account of these sales | ||
to the Indians, and am directed to pay over the | to the Indians, and am directed to pay over the | ||
proceeds of the sales to the proper persons. | proceeds of the sales to the proper persons. | ||
Two of the ponies were stolen near Fairview, | Two of the ponies were stolen near Fairview, | ||
Illinois, from one encampment during the night. | Illinois, from one encampment during the night. | ||
The residue, ninety in number were delivered | The residue, ninety in number were delivered | ||
over to the Indians as aforesaid | over to the Indians as aforesaid | ||
to | to | ||
Joseph Sinclair | Joseph Sinclair | ||
Sup. of Miami Emigration | Sup. of Miami Emigration | ||
Very respectfully yours | |||
Jos. J. Comparet | |||
State of Missouri | State of Missouri | ||
Country of Jackson | Country of Jackson, s.s. | ||
I | I J.C. Bean, a justice | ||
of the peace within and for the country | of the peace within and for the country | ||
aforesaid do hereby certify that on | |||
the 11th day of November 1846 before | the 11th day of November 1846 before | ||
me personally approved | me personally approved Jos. J. Comparet of lawful age being by me duly sworn deposeth and saith that the contract | ||
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ample, no one of the ponies was allowed to suffer for the lack of proper care and feeding.
The trip was a long one, and seven of the ponies, which were old and very poor, when they started gave out, and four of that number died; one we sold for one dollar; another for five dollars; and another for two dollars, they were unable to travel, and it was thought to be advisable by a sale to save something for the owners.
I have rendered an account of these sales to the Indians, and am directed to pay over the proceeds of the sales to the proper persons.
Two of the ponies were stolen near Fairview, Illinois, from one encampment during the night.
The residue, ninety in number were delivered over to the Indians as aforesaid
to Joseph Sinclair Sup. of Miami Emigration
Very respectfully yours Jos. J. Comparet
State of Missouri Country of Jackson, s.s. I J.C. Bean, a justice of the peace within and for the country aforesaid do hereby certify that on the 11th day of November 1846 before me personally approved Jos. J. Comparet of lawful age being by me duly sworn deposeth and saith that the contract