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The family of the 4 chiefs (Ko-assee-Mese-quiah, White Loon
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The families of the 4 chiefs (Ko-assee, Mese-quah, White Loon
and Rivarree) in named to you in my last letters, and which Messrs Hamilton + Benoist refers to) are now very small-
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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.
and we will do all in our power to persuade them to go: these chiefs returned with Lafontaine.
 
  
Some of them I learn are better pleased 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  
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, [on the] <u>Kansas</u>; and could they get Country <u>there</u>, [illegible]all the tribe not required by treaty to go can be Induced to Emigrate  
 
  
--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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--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
 
With much respect
your obt & humble S=ert
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your obt & humble Sert
 
W.G. Ewing
 
W.G. Ewing
  
NB.  Messr Coquilard desires to start them [illegible]
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NB.  Messr Coquilard desires to start them in
time for the payment and this in [illegible] [illegible]
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time for the payment and thus induce as many
 
as possible to go.
 
as possible to go.
 
[signature??]