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Fort Wayne, May 27, 1844 | Fort Wayne, May 27, 1844 | ||
Allen Hamilton | |||
Allen Hamilton , Esq. | |||
Agent of Miami Indians : | Agent of Miami Indians : | ||
Dear Sir: | Dear Sir: Having became a contractor for | ||
collecting, subsisting, and removal of the Miami | |||
Tribe of Indians, now under your agency, | Tribe of Indians, now under your agency, | ||
I take occasion to inform you that I am | I take occasion to inform you that I am | ||
prepared to furnish all the facilities necesary for those purposes, at which time, | |||
and under each conditions as may be | and under each conditions as may be | ||
deemed best calculated to | deemed best calculated to advance the views | ||
of the general government, and, at the same | of the general government, and, at the same | ||
time, carry out its just and humane | time, carry out its just and humane | ||
^intentions^ towards that tribe. | |||
I will be happy to hear such | |||
I will be happy to hear such suggestions as you may be pleased to make, | |||
in | in regard to the contemplated removal, reflecting my entire readiness to cooperate | ||
in all measures | in all measures [devolving?] upon me by | ||
the contract. | the contract. | ||
Very truly, | Very truly, | ||
Your friend, | Your friend, | ||
Thos. | Thos. Dowling | ||
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Fort Wayne, May 27, 1844
Allen Hamilton , Esq. Agent of Miami Indians : Dear Sir: Having became a contractor for collecting, subsisting, and removal of the Miami Tribe of Indians, now under your agency, I take occasion to inform you that I am prepared to furnish all the facilities necesary for those purposes, at which time, and under each conditions as may be deemed best calculated to advance the views of the general government, and, at the same time, carry out its just and humane ^intentions^ towards that tribe.
I will be happy to hear such suggestions as you may be pleased to make, in regard to the contemplated removal, reflecting my entire readiness to cooperate in all measures [devolving?] upon me by the contract. Very truly, Your friend, Thos. Dowling