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The family of the 4 chiefs (Ko-afsee-Mege-quiah, TafuteLou?
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The families of the 4 chiefs (Ko-assee, Mese-quah, White Loon
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and Rinannee?) in regard to you in my last letters, and which
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and Rivarre) I named to you in my last letters, and which Messrs Hamilton + Benoist refers to) are now very small and we will do all in our power to persuade them to go: these chiefs returned with Lafountain.
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Messrs Hamilton + Benoist [illegible] are now very sma--
 
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and we will do all in our pwoer to persuade them to
 
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go [Illegible] these chiefs [illegible] with Lafontaine.
 
  
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---- Some of them I learn are better pleasured with
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---Some of them I learn are better pleased with the country West, than they expected to be; Ko-assee, (now the first chief) was very well pleased with the Country you lately gave their Pottawotomee friends, in the <u>Kanzas</u>; and could they get Country <u>there</u>, I think all the tribe not required by treaty to go can be Induced to Emigrate
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the --er --t, than they expected to be; Ko-afsee-
 
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--- the first chief was very well pleased with the
 
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C---ber you -alely gave their ---- friends,
 
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on the Kanza?; and could they get Co? there,
 
  
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--We earnestly desire to closer for Messr Dowling's contract in a manner satisfactory to the Hon. Indian department and to meet its approbation.
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With much respect
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your obt & humble Sert
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W.G. Ewing
  
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be earnestly des
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NB.  Messr Coquilard desires to start them in
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time for the payment and thus induce as many
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as possible to go.