Letter from Joseph Sinclear to William Medill, July 20 1846: Sheet #3

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I called on him as the representative of the Department to see that the Miamis now complied with their treaty stipulations, and with their promises made to me in council.

The chief replied to me that his people would remove, but that he wished to wait until Dr. Fitch found out what congress would do for them, that he expected to hear this week; and then he would meet me with his people at the emigration camp where he could explain to them all about his business at Washington. the fact is the chief expected to effect wonders and he feels ashamed to report, nothing done.

Lafontain still promises to go along with the emigration, and he dare not take any steps to oppose it- I have directed the contractor to set about the collection of the Indians in good earnest, and to spare no effort to accomplish a peaceable and prompt removal, and in case of inability to do so to report the fact to me that I might communicate it to the Department.

Permit me to refer you to a better from Mr. Commissioner Crawford to me of 11 August 1845 in the subject of a division of the amount appropriated for Iron, Steel, salt, Tobacco &c &c as well as the pay of Miller, Blacksmith and assistant Blacksmith; I do this for the reason that Fitch the chief that I had never submitted that matter to the Department .