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Office of Miami's and Eel River (Complete)

Sir, I have just returned from the ( ) of the Wabash where I have held a ( ) with the Miamis on the subject of their emigration. I had previously made known to them my instructions from the ( ) in relation to their removal. But on this occasion their being in attendance all their principal men I ( ) them and required an answer that I could transmit to you. After I had concluded the conversation ( ) ( ) to them of his ( ) and ( ) to go on with the ( ) migration and urged them to ( ) in ( ) to ( ) without delay. ( ) them ( ) and the ( ) held a private conversation. After which we were called in and received the following ( ).

They wished me to write to their ( ) father that they knew that by the Treaty of ( ) they ( ) ( ) to their new homes last fall, that they had been permitted to remain untill the ( ) ( ) for which they were very thankful; that their Great Father had always been very kind to them and that they would always listen to him. That they were willing to ( ) to their new homes as they had agreed to do. But that many of them had cows horses & other property together and sell it, that they would ( ) themselves ( ) ones, and by the first of August they would take as by the ( ) and go to their new homes without giving their Great Father any trouble.

I replied that I was released to ( ) them ( ) to listen to the words of their Great Father, and to combine with this treaty stipulations, but hoped they would agree to