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Indianapolis May 22d 1844

Sir.

Inclosed is Mr. Thos. Dowling's bond for the faithful performance of his part of the contract [illeg] for removing & subsisting the Miami Indians.

Being here an official business he enclosed it to me by yesterday's mail with a request that I should add my certificate and immediately transmit it to you.

Very respectfully

Your obt sevt [S. W. Huntington?]

T. Hartley Crawford esq Commr of Indian Affairs