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Sir Washington 29 Dec 1845
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Washington 29 Dec 1845
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Sir [illegible] enclose you a letter time
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Sir
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Francis Fontaine time the principal chief
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of the Miami, Nature of  
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I herewisth enclose you a letter from
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in it regards his regent that his
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Francis Lafountain the principal chief
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may, he permitted to Lemaire with him  
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of the Miami Nation of Indians.
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in the country, they have occupied and  
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draw, their annuities there, I will
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As it regards his request that his relatives may be permitted to remain with him in the country they now occupy, and draw their annuities there, I will remark that Lafountain married the favourite Daughter of the late Chief Richardville, whose family are permitted to remain. Lafountain has relatives and connexions to the number of thirty four and he is exceedingly anxious that they may be permitted to remain with him, as is the custom amongst the Indians they consider themselves as one family, reckoning with much pride upon their relationships or connexions with the Chief of the tribe.
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remark that Lafountaine married the  
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favorite daughter of the late chief
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Should the chief be gratified in this respect he will esteem it a singular favor. I have given him no encouragement, but I feel an interest in obtaining for this application your favourable consideration.
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Richardilla in her family are permitted to
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remarried?  Lafountaine had relatives
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very respectuflly, your obdt servant
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and committed to the hundreds of thirty, ?
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and she in exceedingly anxious that they
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Joseph Sinclear
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may he permitted to married with luniui
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sub-Agent of the Miamis
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as in the culture arranged the Indians they  
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[illegible]  themueles as one family reaching
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Col. Wm Medill
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with much pride nepan their relationship
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Comr of Ind Affairs
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in cunnuxies with the Cheif of the Indians.
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should the chief be gratified in this
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Washington
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would the will esteem it a singular farm.
 
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I have given him no encouragement that I  
 
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due to an inlenet in attunity for this apple
 
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cautious your favorable consideration.
 
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coll medice                                    new richardfully
 
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company ln                                    your atit remark
 
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waihierace                                    graceful sinela
 
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