Letter from Joseph Sinclear to William Medill, August 1 1846: Sheet #2

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Peru, Ind^a 14 Aug 1841

Sir,

I am here making every effort in my power to get the Miamies to remove peaceably and quietly. And although the Traders have thrown every obstacle in my way that it has been in their power to do, I yet hope to succeed. The chief is certainly acting in concert with traders, but the residue of the tribe feel disposed to do what is right. On the 10^th the principle men of the tribe met here. but as the chief had failed to meet with them as he had agreed to do they did not wish to actd. They have been around here ready to go into council whenever he should come. And this day I am told a number of them have gone to see the chief at his residences; what will he done there I know not, but I presume that unless certain difficulties are reconciled the chief will resign, in either case it will operate favourably.

One very great differently in the way of emigration has arisen from this; it appears that at the last payment in order to get the Miamies to sign the contract then entered into, some of the claimants promised that they could get for some who were anxious to remain in this country permission to do so, and the chief did not hesitate to pledge himself to a portion of them who signed the contract that this should be accomplished -- the consequence in that a very