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Fort Wayne Ind
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Fort Wayne Ind<sup>a</sup> <br>
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Feb 22, 1847
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Feb 22, 1847<br>
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[Illegible] W Medill  
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Hon W<sup>m</sup> Medill  
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Com of Indian Affairs  
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Com<sup>r</sup> of Indian Affairs  
 
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Sir,  
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W. Alexis Coquillard informs us
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Sir, <br>
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that he has applied through the [illegible]: C.W. Cathcart for a comeback
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Mr. Alexis Coquillard informs us that he has applied through the Hon. C.W. Cathcart for a contract for the removal of the residue of the Pottawatomie, Ottaway, and Chippeway Indians, stipulated to be removed in the 2<sup>d</sup> Art: of the Treaty made at Chicago on the 26<sup>th</sup> Sept 1833.
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for the removal of the [illegible] of the Potawatamie, Ottaway,  
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and [illegible] Indians, [illegible] to be [illegible] in the
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Mr. Coquillard is the old Trader of these people, & could [more?] successfully than any man we know of, collect them together and remove them west; now that the government has secured a country on the Kanzas for their final and permanent home.
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2 chr: of the Treaty made at Chicago on the 26th Sepr 1833.-
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W. Coquillard is the old. Trader of these [illegible], +
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Mr. Coquillard has been settling up the details of the late Miami Emigration with us, and we are highly pleased with his conduct throughout; it is honest, honorable, and energetic, & so far as we have learnt, satisfactory to the INdians--he is very kind, and humane to these poor people; is well acquainted with all their wants, and will work harder, and give himselve more trouble to oblige them, and minister to their wants, than any man we have ever seen amongst them.
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could [illegible] successfully than any man Ive know of,  
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called them together and remove them west now that  
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Shoudl the Hon. Indian Department see proper to give a contract to Mr. Coquillard for the removal of these people (he thinks from 4 to 600) the Firm of Ewing Chute [illeg] of this place will assist him to procure funds, and provide the means for its prompt, satisfactory, and successful execution, & will sign bonds for its performance & faithful fulfillment.
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the Government has secured a county on the Kansas for  
 
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their final and permanent home.  
 
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W. Coquillard has been settling up the details  
 
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of the late Miami Emigration with us, and we are highly  
 
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[illegible] with this conduct throughout if we honest, [illegible],
 
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and energetic, + so for us we have [illegible], satisfactory to  
 
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the Indians _ he is very kind, and [illegible]to there for
 
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[illegible]; is will acquainted with all their events and will  
 
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work harder and give himself [illegible] trouble to cottage [illegible],  
 
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and [illegible] to their wants, than are man [illegible] have ever
 
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seen amongst them.  
 
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Should the [illegible]: Indian Department see [illegible] to give  
 
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a contract to W. Coquillard for the removal of these [illegible],
 
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the thiefs  from [illegible] to boo the [illegible] of Evening Chute [illegible]: of  
 
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this [illegible] will [illegible] have to [illegible] funds, and provide  
 
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the Miami's for its property, satisfactory, and successful execution, +
 
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will sign bonde for its performance + faithfully [illegible].