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November 5 | November 5. 1846. | ||
Sir | |||
I was employed by the contractor | I was employed by the contractor | ||
for emigration of the Miami Indians to drive | for emigration of the Miami Indians to drive | ||
the ponies belonging to the emigrating Miamis | the ponies belonging to the emigrating Miamis | ||
from Indiana to the mouth of the | from Indiana to the mouth of the Kanzas river | ||
in the state of Missouri. I had the services | in the state of Missouri. I had the services | ||
of eleven men who were employed by the | of eleven men who were employed by the | ||
contractor to | contractor to assist in driving and managing | ||
the ponies; I was furnished with money by the | the ponies; I was furnished with money by the | ||
contractor to defray the expense of the trip | contractor to defray the expense of the trip | ||
including the subsistence requisite for the ponies. | including the subsistence requisite for the ponies. | ||
We left Peru, Indiana with the ponies on the | We left Peru, Indiana with the ponies on the | ||
7<sup>th</sup> day of October, and arrived at the mouth | |||
of the | of the Kanzas river on the 1<sup>st</sup> day of November 1846. The ponies were properly fed and cared for during eht trip from Peru to the mouth of Kanzas river, and on their arrival there they | ||
were delivered to their new homes here where they arrived | were delivered to their new homes here where they arrived | ||
this day. From the day we started from Peru | this day. From the day we started from Peru | ||
until our arrival here, | until our arrival here, every attention in our | ||
power was paid to the proper feeding, and care | power was paid to the proper feeding, and care | ||
of the ponies under our charge, and the means | of the ponies under our charge, and the means | ||
furnished by this contract for that purpose were | furnished by this contract for that purpose were | ||
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Osage river sub agency November 5. 1846.
Sir
I was employed by the contractor for emigration of the Miami Indians to drive the ponies belonging to the emigrating Miamis from Indiana to the mouth of the Kanzas river in the state of Missouri. I had the services of eleven men who were employed by the contractor to assist in driving and managing the ponies; I was furnished with money by the contractor to defray the expense of the trip including the subsistence requisite for the ponies.
We left Peru, Indiana with the ponies on the 7th day of October, and arrived at the mouth of the Kanzas river on the 1st day of November 1846. The ponies were properly fed and cared for during eht trip from Peru to the mouth of Kanzas river, and on their arrival there they were delivered to their new homes here where they arrived this day. From the day we started from Peru until our arrival here, every attention in our power was paid to the proper feeding, and care of the ponies under our charge, and the means furnished by this contract for that purpose were