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Letter and enclosure from Joseph Sinclear to William Medill, April 23 1846

Item

Title

Letter and enclosure from Joseph Sinclear to William Medill, April 23 1846

Description

Joseph Sinclear informs Indian Affairs of the transfer of the removal contract from Robert Peebles to Coquillard and Ewing. Sinclear lays out Coquillard's plans to assemble the Indians together for an examination into their debts, and celebrates the prospect of effecting emigration within the season. In his enclosure, Peebles details his transfer of the removal contract to Coquillard and Ewing, stating that he believes these men to be competent and capable of successfully carrying out the emigration in accordance with the directives of the Department of Indian Affairs.

Alternative Title

OIA_Roll-418_0114-0116

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-46