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Independence Missouri | Independence Missouri | ||
| − | November 11<sup> | + | November 11<sup>th</sup> 1846. |
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I have the honour to enclose | I have the honour to enclose | ||
herewith a list of Miami Indians delivered | herewith a list of Miami Indians delivered | ||
| − | over to | + | over to Col. A.J. Vaughan sub agent, with |
the statement of Wallace B. White | the statement of Wallace B. White | ||
| − | in relation to the | + | in relation to the subsistence of the Indians |
| − | on their | + | on their route, and the statement of Jos |
| − | J. | + | J. Comparet of the Manner in which the |
Poneys belonging to the emigrating Miamis | Poneys belonging to the emigrating Miamis | ||
| − | were cared for during the trip. | + | were cared for during the trip. It is |
| − | + | proper for me to state that in getting | |
| − | the poneys | + | the poneys started on the route, some |
of them escaped, the Indians think the | of them escaped, the Indians think the | ||
number was nineteen. Whatever the number | number was nineteen. Whatever the number | ||
may be I presume they will easily | may be I presume they will easily | ||
be found. | be found. | ||
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It will be seen that the number | It will be seen that the number | ||
of Indians on the list as certified to by | of Indians on the list as certified to by | ||
| − | + | Col Vaughan, exceeds by eight the number | |
| − | repeated by me as | + | repeated by me as forming the emigrating |
| − | + | party, and that as there occured seven | |
| − | deaths | + | deaths and two births during the emigration, it appears that thirteen Indians |
| − | + | had got on board the canal boats at Peru | |
| − | had got on board the canal boats | ||