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at Miami | at Miami Lands, Nov 5<sup>th</sup> 1846. | ||
Sir, | Sir, | ||
the emigrating Miamies left the mouth of Kansas River on Monday the 2<sup>d</sup> | the emigrating Miamies left the mouth of Kansas River on Monday the 2<sup>d</sup> inst, and they have been arriving here during yesterday & today, a portion of them rode their poneys, and they [ae-idue] with the baggage was brought through by the contractor in waggens. | ||
[We] had one more death on the 3<sup>d</sup>. ( a boy of about 16) | [We] had one more death on the 3<sup>d</sup>. ( a boy of about 16) he had been a long time sick and was improving in health until by imprudence he brought about a [illagible], this [illagible] in all, seven deaths that have occurred during the emigration. | ||
on the 4<sup>th</sup> | on the 4<sup>th</sup> I [lent] an [exhuss] to Col Vaughan with a letter from me [-horting] my arrival here, and soliciting his early attention to the acception of the Miamies, and hopes soon to have the pleasure of making his acquaintance; and of handing [illagible] to him the Indians under my charge in compliance with your directions. | ||
Col. [Wm(William)] Medill | Col. [Wm(William)] Medill | ||
Coms of Indian Affairs | |||
Washington D.C | Washington D.C. | ||
Very Respectfully | Very Respectfully | ||
your Obdt Servant | your Obdt Servant | ||
Joseph Sinclear | Joseph Sinclear | ||
Faith of Miami Emigration | |||
Revision as of 02:19, 6 May 2021
Osage River Sub agency at Miami Lands, Nov 5th 1846.
Sir, the emigrating Miamies left the mouth of Kansas River on Monday the 2d inst, and they have been arriving here during yesterday & today, a portion of them rode their poneys, and they [ae-idue] with the baggage was brought through by the contractor in waggens. [We] had one more death on the 3d. ( a boy of about 16) he had been a long time sick and was improving in health until by imprudence he brought about a [illagible], this [illagible] in all, seven deaths that have occurred during the emigration. on the 4th I [lent] an [exhuss] to Col Vaughan with a letter from me [-horting] my arrival here, and soliciting his early attention to the acception of the Miamies, and hopes soon to have the pleasure of making his acquaintance; and of handing [illagible] to him the Indians under my charge in compliance with your directions.
Col. [Wm(William)] Medill Coms of Indian Affairs Washington D.C.
Very Respectfully your Obdt Servant Joseph Sinclear Faith of Miami Emigration