Letter from George W. Ewing to William Medill?, November 24 1846: Sheet #3

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I had previously done that Mr. Coquillard should keep you fully & regularly advised of all that transpired between him and the Indians. Mr. Coquillard now informs that he did so through Mr. Sinclair, and he shows me a copy of his speech on one occasion to the Miamis, but says he is not certain that you received all which he made known to Mr. Sinclair.

None could more deeply regret this delay and heavy loss of time & expence, than we, the removal contractors do. None will feel it so sensibly as we, who have to [illeg] it.

It is unnecessary for me to inform you how these people were finally removed, you are no doubt fully advised of all that. All that I know of it since last June is by information received from others.

Suffice it to say the Miamis are here, they arrived in their new country on the 5th inst. I was returning from the Sac & Fox Country where I had been since early in Septr, and met the Miamis on the 3d inst en route to this place.

They have since been received by your gentlemanly and efficient resident Sub Agent Col. A. J. Vaughan, and so far as I am capable of judgeing they are receiving all proper attention from that officer. They have suffer'd considerable from sickness on the way and some have died. They have lost in all since they left Peru Ind^a & up to this time 16 persons all but 5 of these were children and infants. I am informed that ^^much sickness prevailed amongst them previous to their departure.

They are all now receiving good & wholesome rations such as our contract calls for, & seem in most other respects quite comfortable.

Their complaints as set forth in Col.