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Terre Haute, Ocber 17, 1844
 
Terre Haute, Ocber 17, 1844
To Hartley Crawford, Esq.
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T. Hartley Crawford, Esq.
Com. of Indian Affairs
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Com. of Indian Affairs  
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Sir: as contractor for the removal of the Miami Indians, in accordance with the engagements entered into on the 6th day of May last, I have made two visits to the Indian country, the result of the first of which I apprized you in my letter dated June 4, 1844.
 
Sir: as contractor for the removal of the Miami Indians, in accordance with the engagements entered into on the 6th day of May last, I have made two visits to the Indian country, the result of the first of which I apprized you in my letter dated June 4, 1844.
  
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My first object has to maintain the confidence of the Miamies, and, for that purpose I spent a good portion of my time in seeing them and their friends, and in making myself acquainted with the
 
My first object has to maintain the confidence of the Miamies, and, for that purpose I spent a good portion of my time in seeing them and their friends, and in making myself acquainted with the
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