Title

Letter from William Wilkins to T. Hartley Crawford, May 4 1844

Description

Wilkins, Secretary of War, wants to work for the settlers/politicians of Indiana to remove the Miamis. Dowling's contract guarantees removal plus one year of subsistence for $55,000, and Wilkins authorizes Crawford to accept the contract, apparently on terms proposed by Dowling.

Alternative Title

OIA_Roll-418_0045-0048

Genre

envelopes; correspondence

Language

English

Repository

National Archives Building, Washington DC

Collection

Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-81. Miami Agency Emigration, 1842-1853.

Is Part Of

Roll 418

Source

Microcopy No. 234

Type

Text

Digital Publisher

Walter Havighurst Special Collections & University Archives, Miami University.

Identifier

OIA-418-Object-21
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