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Fort wayne [Des] 1 1846
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Fort Wayne [Des] 1 1846
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Sir
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Sir.
 
I have returned from my trip west with the Miami Indians, and [beg] leave to trouble you with the following statement.
 
I have returned from my trip west with the Miami Indians, and [beg] leave to trouble you with the following statement.
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I have in my hands the [nem] of #220, which was furnished for the purpose of purchasing [] and steel for [] for miamias.
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I have in my hands the [nem] of #220, which was furnished for the purpose of purchasing iron and steel for [shop] for Miamies.
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at the time I left the Miami country [] [Col] Vaughan had not received his [] statement or any order [on] [my] for [means], and I thought it best to take the money to St. Louis and [kay/pay] it [] to the superintendant then- on my arrival at St. Louis I called at the affairs of the superintendant and was informed that [may] [] was absent. I  purposed to pay [] [the] money to [Mai] [Karvey] [the] [cleek] in the affairs, but was informed by him that he was not [] to give me a receipt for it and advised me to bring money with me and [little] [with] your [] for it.-- Now what shall I do with it?-- I can pay it [] to the [Ree---] []; I can forward a draft to Washington and have it arranged then, [] I can deposit it in one of the good [], but the expense of doing so would seem too great.
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at the time I left the Miami country [west] Col Vaughan had not received his [tabular] statement or any order [on] [my] for [means], and I thought it best to take the money to St. Louis and pay it [illagible] to the superintendant then- on my arrival at St. Louis I called at the office of the superintendant and was informed that [Mai] [Karvey] was absent. I  purposed to pay [illagible] the money to [Mai] [Karvey] the [cleck] in the office, but was informed by him that he was not authorized to give me a receipt for it and advised me to bring money with me and [little] with your office for it.-- Now what shall I do with it?-- I can pay it [illagible] to the [Reciever] here; I can forward a draft to Washington and have it arranged then, or I can deposit it in one of the good [illagible], but the expense of doing so would seem too great.
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the contractor for removing the Miamies [] to allow me for expenses while employed in the [emigration], or on my return home after the emigration was completed, in consequence of which no settlement has been had with them either my salary or expenses.
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the contractor for removing the Miamies [illagible] to allow me for expenses while employed in the [emigration], or on my return home after the emigration was completed, in consequence of which no settlement has been had with them either my salary or expenses.