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Rock Island Nov 22 1834

Messes Pratte Choubeau & Co

Gentlemen

                 I had expected to have been able to pay a short visit to St Louis, not with standing the absence of my family, but dificulty

with those foolish son Indians in killing the and more recently ten Winabagos, near Prairie du Chain, has prevented me from coming down I have induced the Indians to give up the murderer of the Meno and expect the murders of the Winabagos will be given up in two or three days, than all will be well between the government and the natives. I have had to alter Sum of my Locations of Trading houses, on account of the removal of the Indians, after they had killed the Winobagos, the communication respecting Ke Ohuck making way with the annuitys and only giving the natives one Barrell of Why &c all fallse Shall be approved by a Statement on Oath of the articles delivered by me to the natives on their annuitys, truth must prevail over falsehood and the motive of this pretended traviler Shall be exposed; the wrighter is Messrs Patterson & Phelps

                              [in pencil]    * box Ayer N. A. MS 216