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Rock Island 9" September 1824

O. N. Bostwick Esqr Ag' Am" Fur Compy

Dear Sir,

                        a war party consisting of about thirty young me Sache & Jones left this in July and was reinforsed by fifteen more from a party that was out hunting, on their way but they met a drove of Cattle on the north Side of the Desmoine River not far from the Ioway village, their appeared to be about one Hundred head of cattle, five americany and two french men and Suposed the drove was going to St Peters, non of the Drovers could Speak Indie