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Fort Wayne <sup> 8 <sup>th</sup> Oct 1846
 
Fort Wayne <sup> 8 <sup>th</sup> Oct 1846
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Sir  
 
Sir  
 
It being absolutely necessary that? I should have some person that I could [illegable] upon to oversee the contractor and nce certain that that they faithfully fuefilled? this contract as for a? feeding? the indians in [illegable] and who would make a statement under oath of the Miami? in which the Insians had been fed and treated? I have appointed Willian B. White who has gone in with the boats? with directions from me to visit each boat? frequently and as certain whether all their wants are [illegable] in? [illegable]. This I was compelled to do, as we? the contractor [illegable] [illegable] [illegable] whenever I should find it impossible to attend to all things myself. One of the contractors
 
It being absolutely necessary that? I should have some person that I could [illegable] upon to oversee the contractor and nce certain that that they faithfully fuefilled? this contract as for a? feeding? the indians in [illegable] and who would make a statement under oath of the Miami? in which the Insians had been fed and treated? I have appointed Willian B. White who has gone in with the boats? with directions from me to visit each boat? frequently and as certain whether all their wants are [illegable] in? [illegable]. This I was compelled to do, as we? the contractor [illegable] [illegable] [illegable] whenever I should find it impossible to attend to all things myself. One of the contractors