Letter from W.G. Ewing to William Medill, May 19 1847: Sheet #8

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the malicious and unmasked rascal Sinclair has been vomiting forth some of his falsehoods in regard to it. I will now state to you what I know in relation to it.

I left the new Miami Country in Nov. last and return^d to this city. I remained here until the 27th of Febry last. Maj. Harvey having started up on the 25^th of that month with the Miami Annuitys due them for 1846. I also started up on the 27th two days later than the Majr. We had very [illeg] weather, & were 12 days reaching the Miami Port travelling most of the way through severe rainstorms.

I reached my friend Mr. Jos. Clymer residence distant three miles from the Miamis, on the evening of the 14^th March. the next morning I rode down to the encampment where we have a small store, about ten Oclk that morning Majr Harvey arrived with two waggons carrying 37 Boxes specie. We gave him the best quarters we had for himself & his money. In two or three days thereafter, as soon as the sub Agent got there & the superintendant arranged his business the payment was made. The Indians rec^d their money nationally, in all perhaps near $37.000. They then got their sub Agent as I was told to superintend the payment & distribution of their money. And of this I presume he has fully advised you, I had no thing to do with it what ever, but was present part of the time the day Col. Vaughan paid out the money. And from what I said & from the list which was