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Fort Wayne May 9 1846
 
Fort Wayne May 9 1846
 
Sir  
 
Sir  
In a concession yesterday you mentioned the four thousand Indians to be [illegible] the Miamis in [illegible]  and flour [illegible]  year of the [illegible] [illegible] of the [intelligible] to be talker (?) [illegible]  of those currently of that year: agency', luck it is deducted four the [illegible]  [illegible]  [illegible]  Grace & those [illegible]  in [illegible]  the innocent (?) their the [illegible]  [illegible] . At the time that [illegible]  11-am [illegible]  [illegible]  The [illegible]  of 1845 the late Chief Richardville gave us a reason. [illegible]  the [illegible]  to [illegible] [illegible]  [illegible]  [illegible]  & be sufficient to make the Indians to[illegible]  [illegible]  sufficient for [illegible]  , that pact of the [illegible] [illegible] ] under heat, [illegible]  [illegible]  find [illegible] , leave land [illegible]  - What he I care [illegible] the Queen of France [illegible]  [illegible]  taken out of the general community and far & out [illegible]  Devil and flour to I [illegible]  to that [illegible] the tribe [illegible]  [illegible] [illegible]  [illegible]  fully understand at the time by the [illegible]
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In a conversation yesterday you mentioned the four thousand dollars be [illegible] the Miamis in [illegible]  and flour [illegible]  year of the [illegible] [illegible] of the [intelligible] to be talker (?) [illegible]  of those currently of that year: agency', luck it is deducted four the [illegible]  [illegible]  [illegible]  Grace & those [illegible]  in [illegible]  the innocent (?) their the [illegible]  [illegible] . At the time that [illegible]  11-am [illegible]  [illegible]  The [illegible]  of 1845 the late Chief Richardville gave us a reason. [illegible]  the [illegible]  to [illegible] [illegible]  [illegible]  [illegible]  & be sufficient to make the Indians to[illegible]  [illegible]  sufficient for [illegible]  , that pact of the [illegible] [illegible] ] under heat, [illegible]  [illegible]  find [illegible] , leave land [illegible]  - What he I care [illegible] the Queen of France [illegible]  [illegible]  taken out of the general community and far & out [illegible]  Devil and flour to I [illegible]  to that [illegible] the tribe [illegible]  [illegible] [illegible]  [illegible]  fully understand at the time by the [illegible]