The previous day (Oct. 12th) the Miamis left on the Colorado steamship, and will reach St. Louis by the 17th, Westport by the 25th, and their new homes by the 30th of October. The sick had mostly improved in health, and the contractor Mr. Alexis Coquillard will arrange meals for them in St. Louis. Coquillard and Sam Edsall, (brother in law of J. Sinclear, the superintendent of the removal contract) have money liabilities of $25,000 for the execution, but may not be used for personal services. Ewing went to Peru on the 1st of October and assisted Mr. Jouett and Mr. Coquillard in gathering indians and moving them to Cincinnati. Mr. Coquillard left with ample funds to execute the contract. There was trouble with these transactions, the letter discusses these disputes. These affairs were confirmed by the president on March 5th 1846.
