[Copy of a letter to [undecipherable] Barry [undecipherable] Nov. 10[undecipherable] /93] [undecipherable header] Your letter of Oct 11 is recd. tog[undecipherable] with your speech to the Ind[ian]s Cap[tain] Albert a principal Chief from the Alleghany was here at the time with 40 of his [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to receive their share of the six [hun]dred dollars to be paid them agre[undecipherable] [undecipherable] on the treaty made with the Miamis I were much disappointed in not having Their share of it to receive. I faithfully communicated your speech to Albert & Heads of the Lenkas which were present. You mention in your letter to me it is difficult for you to [undecipherable] how the Ind[ian]s would have imagined they were to receive 600 D[ollar]s in one year from the time the treaty was concluded and that the banking system can be explained to them. This has been told them often and they understand it [underline: They] but the truth is they care very little [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] the banking system, only about their money [undecipherable] safe and [undecipherable] the interest [undecipherable] when they [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Col Wadsworth [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the authority US did not communicate [undecipherable] [undecipherable] or speeches made at the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the Ind[ian]s [undecipherable] that [undecipherable] told them they should never have [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] which would [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] or [undecipherable]; and now the [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] tells them the bank will not pay untill June. Their idea was that Col Wadsworth would invest money in the bank in such a manner as to [underline: produce] them [undecipherable] by at the time above mentioned, or [undecipherable] bring [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] by the treaty. I urged the reasons in your speech upon the Ind[ian]s in which I in some measure reconciled them to wait. Abel [undecipherable] would not agree to it on [undecipherable] one other [undecipherable], [strikethrough: the] [undecipherable] the interest of 100000 D[ollar]s from the time the treaty was signed [undecipherable] unless that was the [undecipherable] he would [undecipherable] furthering.