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by land to their country on the Osage River. | by land to their country on the Osage River. | ||
− | The presence of the Military force has | + | The presence of the Military force has contrib= |
− | The Chief will go with his people to their new homes, and on their arrival there I shall take him and the principal | + | |
+ | uted very materially to being this happy result | ||
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+ | about; and I cannot speak too highly of the | ||
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+ | conduct of Capt. Jouett and the force under | ||
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+ | his command. There has been no acts of negligence | ||
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+ | committed by the Indians on each other during | ||
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+ | the collection and sep to this time, nor do I | ||
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+ | anticipate any thing of the kind during their | ||
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+ | journey. | ||
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+ | The Chief will go with his people | ||
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+ | to their new homes, and on their arrival there | ||
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+ | I shall take him and the principal men of the tribe all through their land, and hope to | ||
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+ | be able to satisfy them, that it is as good as | ||
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+ | it has been represented to them to be in which | ||
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+ | case it will not be long before most of them who | ||
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+ | are [illegable] to remain here will emigrate of their own free will. |