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For: Mr. Medell
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Hon. W<sup>m</sup> Medill <br>
from office of Indian Affairs
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Com<sup>r</sup> of Indian Affairs<br>
Washington, D.C
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Washington, D.C<br>
Fort Wayne 12th May, 1847
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Fort Wayne 12th May, 1847<br>
 
Sir
 
Sir
I beg leave to state to
 
you that W.A. Coquilard (acting under Mr. Dowling's
 
Miami removing contract) has removed from the
 
West, and desires to commence engaging teams and man
 
to take by land way of the Miamis yet in Indiana  who
 
Can be inclined to go.
 
  
W. Coquilard will forward every thing to make [illegible]
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I beg leave to state to you that<s> M</s><sup>r</sup> A. Coquilard (acting under Mr. Dowling's Miami removeing contract) has returned from the West, and desires to commence engaging <u>teams</u> and men to take by land way of the Miamis yet in Ind<sup>a</sup>  who can be induced to go.
[illegible] fortible on the route, and we hope that we may be
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in regard? in my little experiences? as -able of officers
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M<sup>r</sup> Coquilard will provide every thing to make them comfortable on the route, and we hope that we may be indulged in as little <u>expences</u> as possible, of <u>officers </u>where but little is left to be finished
where [b?] little is left to be finished
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Messr Caquilard (Mr. C[illegible] who speaks the Pollaewat
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Me<sup>rs</sup> Coquilard (Mr. C's wife) who speaks the Pottawatamie language and is a kind & skillful Nurse) will go along, and will have <u>medicines</u> to give the little Party any attention necessary; and as the route will be through settler country (through Illinois and Missouri) with this, and medical assistance on the route, they will receive all the attention their wants will require.
-amie language and as a [illegible] x skillful Nurse) will go
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[Illegible], and will have medicines to give the little party
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As the names of all not removed are before you, when a list is made out by a Major Vaughn, the agent to receive them you will thus be correctly informed who have this time gone West:-- and we hope that you may first consider it necessary with this small party, to appoint the Government officers, physician &c that were required in the Miami Emigration
[illegible] [alteration?] [illegible]; and as the route will be through
 
se? C..tey (through [Illinois?] to [illegible]) with this, and
 
medical [illegible] on the route, they will receive all
 
the attention their hearts will require.
 
As the names of all not removed [illegible] before you, when a  
 
list is made out by ...... receive  
 
there you will [illegible] be conseatly informed who have
 
their heirs gone West and we hope that you [illegible] [illegible]
 
c[illegible] it ?pany with this small party, to afe?oint
 
the give our most offering, [illegible] that were required
 
in the Miami emigration