Letter from W.G. Ewing and G.W. Ewing to William Medill, October 13, 1846
Item
Title
Letter from W.G. Ewing and G.W. Ewing to William Medill, October 13, 1846
Description
The previous day (Oct. 12th) the Miamis left on the Colorado steamship, and will reach St. Louis by the 17th, Westport by the 25th, and their new homes by the 30th of October. The sick had mostly improved in health, and the contractor Mr. Alexis Coquillard will arrange meals for them in St. Louis. Coquillard and Sam Edsall, (brother in law of J. Sinclear, the superintendent of the removal contract) have money liabilities of $25,000 for the execution, but may not be used for personal services. Ewing went to Peru on the 1st of October and assisted Mr. Jouett and Mr. Coquillard in gathering indians and moving them to Cincinnati. Mr. Coquillard left with ample funds to execute the contract. There was trouble with these transactions, the letter discusses these disputes. These affairs were confirmed by the president on March 5th 1846.
Alternative Title
OIA_Roll-418_0075-0078
Genre
envelopes; correspondence
Language
English
Repository
National Archives Building, Washington DC
Collection
Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-81. Miami Agency Emigration, 1842-1853.
Is Part Of
Roll 418
Source
Microcopy No. 234
Type
Text
Digital Publisher
Walter Havighurst Special Collections & University Archives, Miami University.
Identifier
OIA-418-Object-34
