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Letter from Joseph Sinclear to William Medill, July 20 1846

Item

Title

Letter from Joseph Sinclear to William Medill, July 20 1846

Description

Sinclear reports that he told the Miami chief that the government would withhold annuities if the tribe did not migrate, and that it would not be Sinclear's fault but the chief's fault for the suffering of his people in that event. Lafontaine is waiting to get word from Graham Fitch.

Alternative Title

OIA_Roll-418_0144-0147

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-54