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Office of Miami Eel River Sub agency

Fort Wayne ^{, 7th Oct 1846}

Sir

I have the honor to inform you that we have succeeded in getting the Miami Emigration under way- peacefully + gracefully.

The canal boats in which the Indians are (5 in member?) left Peru yesterday, and have all passed through this place to day in their way to Cincinnatti, when the Indians will go on board a Sham Boat to be taken to Westport, from which place they will proceedby land to their country on the Osage River. The presence of the Military force has contributed very materially to being this happy result about; and I cannot speak too highly of the conduct of Capt. Jouett and the force under his command. There has been no acts of negligence committed by the Indians on each other during the collection and sep to this time, nor do I anticipate any thing of the kind during their journey.

The Chief will go with his people to their new homes, and on their arrival there I shall take him and the principal men of the tribe all through their land, and hope to be able to satisfy them, that it is as good as it has been represented to them to be in which case it will not be long before most of them who are [illegable] to remain here will emigrate of their own free will.