Letter from W.G. Ewing to William Medill, May 19 1847: Sheet #4

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yet after disagreement with said claimants & up to this time these men (his former clients) have become "cormorants" rogues, rascals, robbers, and this honest friend of the "poor Miami Indians," is much distressed least they may not be "protected" from such "great injustice." What a sublime spectacle truly!! The gambling black leg^d office seeking politician, is now a Philanthropist, & now pleads most stoutly with you "not to permit them to be wrongs." There is scarcely any sacrifice that he would not now make to aid you in this laudable and Christian like duty. He would even consent to be retained another twelve months as removeing agent, at the moderate rate of $2000 per an. Here the gambler again shews his hand for by base misrepresentations, and manifest untruths, he aims to impress you with the belief that his great senses [services?] are still required to remove the remainder of the "poor Miamis" who having "no hunt" in Indiana, must suffer & "perish" if not moved West.

Permit me here to remark to you that I sincerely believe that Mr. Sinclair played false, even as removing agent. In this I was as you know interested, and it was to our interest to have the Miamis moved at once.

On my return from Washington in apl 1846. Knowing what your feelings were & that you had said to me "the Miamis must move this year," (this was in March 46) I attended the councill and believed that you had sent such Instructions to Mr. Sinclair the prefered & "efficient" removing agent. I urged