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The family of the 4 chiefs (Ko-afsee-Mege-quiah, TafuteLou?
 
The family of the 4 chiefs (Ko-afsee-Mege-quiah, TafuteLou?
and Rinannie) in regard to you in my last letters, and which
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and Rinannie) in regard to you in my last letters, and which Messrs Hamilton + Benoist [illegible] are now very sma--
Messrs Hamilton + Benoist [illegible] are now very sma--
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and we will do all in our power to persuade them to go: these chiefs welcomed with Lafontaine.
and we will do all in our power to persuade them to
 
go: these chiefs welcomed with Lafontaine.
 
  
 
Some of them I learn are better pleased with
 
Some of them I learn are better pleased with
the [contract] [illegible], than they expected to be; Ko-afsee-
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the [country?] [illegible], than they expected to be; Ko-afsee-
[illegible] the first chief was very well pleased with the
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[illegible] the first chief was very well pleased with the Contract you [alely] gave their Pollawotomee friends, [on the] Kansas; and could they get Co--ber there, [illegible] the tribe not required by treaty to go [can] be [illegible] to Emigrate [illegible] [illegible] be earnestly [desire?] to closer for Messr [illegible] salis? factory to the [illegible]
Contract you [alely] gave their Pollawotomee friends,
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[department?] of
[on the] Kansas; and could they get Co--ber there,
 
[illegible] the tribe not required by treaty to go  
 
[can] be [illegible] to Emigrate
 
[illegible] [illegible] be earnestly desc- to closer to Messr
 
[illegible] salis? factory to
 
the [illegible]
 
 
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With much respect
 
With much respect