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Fort Wayne May 9 1846
 
Fort Wayne May 9 1846
 
Sir  
 
Sir  
In a conversation yesterday you mentioned the four thousand dollars  be furnished to the Miamis in pork and flour [illegible] The year of their [illegible] west of the Mississippi to be Taken out of their annuity for that year: enquiring will it be deducted from the [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] those appropriately (?) a [illegible]  the [illegible] their the White (?) [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 furnished to the Miamis in pork and flour [illegible] The year of their [illegible] west of the Mississippi to be Taken out of their annuity for that year: enquiring will it be deducted from the [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] those appropriately (?) a [illegible]  the [illegible] their the White (?) [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 be [illegible] [illegible]  [illegible]  [illegible]  & be sufficient to make the Indians to[illegible]  [illegible]  sufficient for [illegible]  , that part of the tribe [illegible] under heat, [illegible]  [illegible]  find [illegible], leave land holders - What he I care [illegible] the [illegible]  of four thousand dollars taken out of the general annuity and paid out in pork and flour to be furnished to that part the tribe [illegible]  [illegible] [illegible]  [illegible]  fully understand at the time by the [illegible]