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Branch Bank Fort Wayne<br>
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January 7, 1847
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Jany 7, 1847
  
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Your fan of the 18th. it is really urgent that you have not considered it safer, to advise the payment of more than $35000 on the contract for the removal of the Miamis. The contract did not dapper that under any circumstances more than $10000 would be retained, as the cost of <illegible> the Indians for one year will not exceed $3000 or $6000. It is <illegible> that you should retain enough of the money to be paid on the
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Dr Sir
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Your fav of the 18th ult. is recd
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I regret that you have not considered it safe, to advise the payment of more than $35.000. on the contract for the removal of the Miamis. The contractors did not suppose that under any circumstances more than $10.000 would be retianed, as the cost of the subsisting the Indians for one yaer will not exceed $3000 or $6000. It is proper that you should retain enough of the money to be paid on the contract, to <s>fulfil</s> secure its fulfilments.--a large amount cannot be withheld, in justice to the enterprising contractors and other parties concerned. The contractors are under heavy liability incurred in effecting the emigration which $35.000, after deducting the $15.000 to be recd by Mr. Peebles, will not meet.
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Under these circumstances, I trust that you will deem it not inconsistent with your duty to the Government to advise the payment of a much larger sum than the one named.
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Very Resp Yr Obt Svt<br>
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H.  MCulloh [illeg]
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Hon W Medill
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Commr Indian Affairs