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Show 30 APPENDIX TO PART I. ''el' them to me, I have to reqHeSt of yon, C\S mngistt·atcs or this territory, that you will now lwve all the depositio.ns of those facts taken, which it is in your power to procur·e; and, 1f, at <my future period previous to the final deci~ions of their fate, furt.hct· proofs can be obtained, that you will ha\'c them properly authenticated and for· warded to his excellency gt·neral \ Vilkinson. DF.All SIR, I am, gentlemen, 'Vith respect, Y otll' obedient servant, (SigneLl) z. l\1. PnE, Lt. -·- [ No. 14. J F c:rt St. ] ,ouis, 2 6th lllay, 1806. I had hitlterlo detained th<' mt'dals ancl Oag-s, intending to ha\'e presented them to you at the final conclusion of my vou c~•crs, on the subject of my correspondence with the savag-r s. But In order that the general might know of whom I had obtained medals anrl fl.,,,.., I r"~Ve him a mcmol'andum when I handed in my vouchers on " .. .,..,, t"-)'- the subject of the N. \V. company. Hut I have thought proper to send thc'm by the bearer, marked with the names of the chiefs from whom I dctai11ecl them. J also send you a pipe and beaver robe of the Tonncre Houge, os they arc the handsomest of any which I received on the whole 1·outc. I have several other pipes, two sacks, and. one robe; but as they bore no particular· message, l conceived the general would look o11 it as a mutter of no conse<luence; and indeed, none except the Sautcurs were accomprmied by a talk, but just served as the cmhlem of the good will of the l110illellt. I likewise send the skins of the Lynx and Brelaw, as the genct·al may have an opportum·t y to forward them. Some gentlemen have promised me a mate for my dog: if I obtain him, th pair, ot· the sin~le one with the sleigh, is at the. gc· neral's scn·icc to be tran !:lmitted to the states as we h:1cl detcrmtncd on. I mentioned in my memot'i.\ndums the cn?,;agcments I was tmclcr relative to the flags ot· med.ds, :.mel should any early commu· nications be made with that country, l hope the subject may not be forgoacn. I haYe labelled l'ach article, with the name of those API ENDIX TO PART I. 3 l ft·om whom I obtained tlle111-also, the nan1es of the diffetcnt unimttls. I am, si1·, 'Vith esteem and high conside rat ion, Your obedient scrvunt, (Si g·ned) .Z. 1\L. p, KE, Lt. Gentml .lames H'ilkmson. [ My faith was pleclg·ed to the s:wage chiefs fo1· the n:pbcing· of the medals and flags of the Briti!>h govct·n•nent, which th< y s uncndct ·cd ~nc, by others of the same maRnitudc of the United States; but ow1ng to lhc chang-e of ag-ellts, and a v:11·iety of circum::;tanccs it was ne\'Cl' fulfilled. This has lcl't a lllll!.bcr of the Sioux and S;~u:cur chiefs without their· di stin gnishin ~ marks of digui ty, and hus mducccl them to look on my conduct toward them as a premeditated ft·aud, and would render n1y life in danger, should I ever rctum ~mongst them, an_d l~le situation of any other officer· who should presume to make a SlnHlai' cl<'nwnd extremely delicate · bc~dcs 'tl . . , l l i.\S <'Ompronntted the fait!/ of om go,·e1·nmcnt witlt tl1ose s . . u vagc war-not ·s,. wl.llch, to enable any govcmmcnt eve1· to do good, sh;llld be held uwtolatc.l -·- [ No. 15. J DEAR S1 n, B ctltj'ontaine, 2d July, I 806. I h~rc at length fiuishcd all my reports, observations and J·our-nals which a · f ' . ~ • 1 osc rom my late voyage to the !>ourcc of the l\1issis- 51PJ>r, and hope they rna . · . - r · · . d1'f fi . Y pt ove mte1 esung, •I·om the llllormauou on crent subJects, which they contain. ' I perceive that I uiffcr matcr·ially fr·om CR})t I e . . . . ~unt f 1 • - wrs, 1n my <~c- ? t te numbeJ·s, manners, and morals of the Sioux. But out· reception by th· t . · . · . n0 d a nuuon , at th e first llltervtcw) being· so dilfcr ' nt it oubt left a11 illl])l'Css· · 1 . ' · ' t0 OUJ·sclvcs) · IOn on our mmc s, wluch may have (unknown v gtven a cast to our obseJ·vations; but I will not only ouch for the auth · .· f fl·o enttcHy o my account as to numbct·s, arms, &c. m my own notes but f· J • 1 1 · rcct d ' 1om Javmg Htc them rcv1scd and cor-e hy a n-entlem·m f l'b 1 .1 • Yc urs 1•1 \ thnot n t' • o 1 era· cuucat10n, who has resided eig·htccn ' " tOn, spe~tks thctr lnnguage, ~mel for some yt:nrs past |