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(2) Further payments in money and goods were to be made as follows : $100,000 to satisfy sundry indi- viduals in behalf of whom reservations were asked, which the commissioners refused to grant ; and also to indemnify the Chippewa tribe, who are parties to this treaty for certain lands along the shore of Lake Michi- gan, to which they make claims, which have been ceded to the United States by the Menominee Indians. The manner in which the sum was paid is set forth in schedule A, further on : $150,000, to satisfy claims made against the said United Nation, " which they have here admitted to be justly due, and directed to be paid." Who got this money appears in schedule B, hereafter : $100,000 to be paid in goods and provisions, a part to be delivered on the signing of the treaty, and the resi- due during the ensuing year ; $280,000, to be paid in annuities of $14,000 per year for twenty years ; $150,000 for the erection of mills, houses and shops for agricultural improvements, the purchase of agricultural implements, and the support of physicians, millers, fariners, blacksmiths and such other mechanics as the President of the United States may see fit to appoint ;
* These were the buundarles as defined in the treaty. An amendatory treaty, made October t, and signed by the United States Commissioners and a minority of the chiefs and head men of the tribes numbering only seven, of whom Caldwell was one. changed the boondaries for a consideration of $10.000, for the benefit of the nation, and the further sum of $2,000 "to be paid to Gholson Kercheval for services rendered the said United Nation of Indians during the late war between the United States Government and the Sacs and Foxes." aod $1,000 to George E. Walker, " for services rendered the said United Nations in bringing Indian prisoners from west of the Mississippi River to Ottawa, LaSalle Co., til., for whose appearance at the Circuit Court of said county said nation was buund .**
The boundaries were, for the above consideration, changed as follows: " Beginniog al the mouth of Boyer's River ; thence down the Missouri River. lo a point thereon from which a due cast line would strike the northwest corner of the State of Missouri ; thence along said east line to the northwest corner of said State ; thence alung the northern boundary of said State of Missouri till it strikes the line of the lands of Sacs nndl Fox Indians; thence northwardly along the said line to a puint from which a west line would strike the sources of the Little Sioux River : thence along sund nest line till it strikes the worces of said nver ; thence down said river to its month ; thence down the Missouri River to the place of beginning : Provided, the said Isundary shall contain five million acres, but should it contain more, then said boundaries are to be reduced so as to contain the said five milion acres."
$70,000 for educational purposes, to be applied at the discretion of the President of the United States.
(3) Individual stipends were granted as follows: Billy Cald- well. $400 per year for life ; Alexander Robinson, $300 per year for life ; in addition to annuities before granted them ; $200 per year, each, for life, to Joseph Laframboise and Shawbonce ; $2,000 to Wah-pon-ch-see and his band ; and $1,500 to Awnkute and his band for nineteen sections of landa granted them at the treaty of Prairie de Chien, which were to be given up.
Article 4 provided for an equitable distribution of the annui- ties to the various bands.
Article 5 confirmed as grants in fee simple 10 all individuals to whom reservations had been ceded by previous treaties, all such lands, to their heirs and assigns forever.
The close of the important document and the signatures an- nexed read as follows :
" In testimony whereof, the said George B. Porter, Thomas J. V. Owen, and William Weatherford, and the undersigned chiefs and head men of the said nation of Indians, have hereuno sel their hands at Chicago the said day and year (September 26, 1833)- G. B. Porter Me-am-ese, his x mark
Th. J. V. Owen Shay-tee, his x mark
William Weatherford
Chis-in-ke-bah, his x mark
To-pen-e-bee, his x mark
Mix-e-maung, his x mark
Sau-ko-nock Nah-bwait, his x mark
Che-che-bin-quay, his x mark. * Sen-e-bau-um, his x mark
Joseph, his x mark
Wah-mix-i-co, his x mark
Ob-wa-qua-unk, his x mark
N-saw-way-quet, his x mark
l'uk-quech-a-min-nce, his x mark Mas-quat, his x mark Nah-che-wine, his x mark
Sho-min, his x mark Ah-take, his x mark
He-me-nah-wah, his x mark
Che-pec-co-quah, his x mark
Mis-quab-o-no-quah, his x mark Wah-be-Kai, his x mark
Ma-ca-ta-ke-shic, his x mark
Sho-min, (2d) his x mark She-mah-gah, his x mark O'Ke-mah-wah-ba-sec, his x mark Na-mash, his x mark Shah-y-a-tuk, his x mark Qual-quah-lan, his x mark Ah-cah-o-mah, his x mark Ah-sag-a-mish-cum, his x mark l'a-mob-a-mee, his x mark Nay-o-say. his x mark Sho-bon-nier, his x mark Me-nuk-quet, his x mark Ah-quee-wee, his x mark Ta-cau-ko, his x mark Me-shim-c-nah, his x mark Wah-sus-kuk, his x mark Pe-nay-o-cat, his x mark Pay-maw-suc, his x mark Pe-she-ka, his x mark
Me-tai-way, his x mark
Na.ma-ta-way-shuc, his x mark Shaw-we-mon-c-tay, his x mark
Shaw-waw-nuk-wuk, his x mark Ah-be-nab, his x mark
Nah-che-wah, his x mark
Sau-sau-quas-see, his x mark
In Presence of
Wm. Lee D. F.wing, Secretary to Daniel Jackson, of New York Jno. Il. Kinzie Commission
E. A. Brush
Robt. A. Kinzie
Luther Rice, Interpreter
G. S. Hubbard
James Conner, Interpreler
J. C. Schwarz, Adjt. Gen. M. M.
John T. Schermerhorn, Commis- Jn. B. Beaubien sioner, etc., West. James Kinzie
A. C. Pepper, S. A. R. P.
Jacob Beeson
Gho. Kercheval, Sub-agent
Saml. Humes l'orter
Geo. Bender, Major 5th Regt. Inf. Andw. l'orter Gabriel Godfroy
D. Wilcox, Capl. 5th Regt.
J. M. Baxley, Capt. 5th Inf.
A. II. Arndt
R. A. Forsyth, U. S. A.
Laurie Marsh
L. T. Jamison, Lieut. U. S. A. Joseph Chaunier
E. K. Smith, Licut. 5th Inf.
John Watkins
. The names of neither Alexander Robinson nor Billy Caldwell, both lead- ing chiefs of the l'ottawatomies, appear among the yigners of the treaty. They were both able to write their naines. Robinson's Indian name was Che-chee- bing-way or, as one historian spells it, "Che-che-pin-gua." The "Che-che. bin-quay " signature attached to the treaty was probably Robinson's. "Shaw- www-nas-see "was probably the signature of lilly Caldwell (Sauganash), To each of these signatures is attached the mark (x) of illiteracy. They could both write, but their signatures do not appear except in the above form.
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Mon-tou-ish, his x mark No-nee, his x mark
Ke-wase, his x mark Wah-bou-sch, his x mark Mang-e-sett, his x mark Caw-we-saut, his x mark
Ah-be-le-ke-zhic, his x mark Pat-e-go-shuc, his x mark E-to-wow-cote, his x mark Shim-e-nah, his x mark O-chee-pwaise, his x mark Ce-nah-ge-win, his x mark Shaw-waw-nas-see, his x mark* Mac-a-ta-o-shic, his x mark Shab-eh-nay, his x mark Squah-ke-zic, his x mark Mah-che-o-tah-way, his x mark Cha-ke-le-ah, his.x mark Ce-tah-quah, his x mark Ce-ku-lay, his x mark Sauk-ce, his x mark Kee-new, his x mark Ne-bay-noc-scum, his x mark
Naw-bay-caw, his x mark
O'Kee-mase, his x mark Saw-o-tup, his x mark
l'uk-won, his x mark
Wa-be-no-say. his x mark
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P. Maxwell, Asst. Surgeon B. B. Kercheval
J. Allen, Lieut. 5th Inf. Jas. W. Berry
I. P. Simouton, Lieut. U. S. A. Wm. French
George F. Turner, Asst. Surgeon Thomas Forsyth U. S. Army Pierre Menard, Fils
Richd. J. Hamilton
Edmd. Roberts
Robert Stuart
Jopa. McCarthy
Geo. Hunt Isaac Nash
'The fund of $100,000, provided for " sundry indi- viduals " in behalf of whom reservations had been asked and denied, was distributed as follows :
Joseph Laframboise.
300 Nis-noan-see, (B. B. Kercheval, trustee) 200 Margaret Hall .. ..
1000 James, William, David and Sarah, children of Mar- garet Hall .. 3200
Margaret F.llen Miller, Mont- ( For each of whom)
gomery Miller, and Filly ] Richard J. Ham- Miller, grand-children of ) ilton, of Chicago, Margaret Hall, 800
is trustee.
Jean Letendre's children 200 Bernard Grignon .. 100 Josette l'olier 100
Joseph Vieux. Jacques Vieux, Louis Vieux, Josette Vieux, each .100 Angelique Hardwick's children. 1800
Joseph Bourassa and Mark Bourassa. 200 Jude Bourassa and Therese Bourassa. 200 Stephen Bourassa and Gabriel Bourassa. 200 Alexander Bourassa and James Bourassa 200 Elai Bourassa and Jerome Bourassa 200
M. 1). Bourassa .... 100
Ann Rice and her son, William M. Rice and nephew, John 1.eib. 1000 Agate Biddle and her children 900 Magdaline Laframboise and her son. 400 Therese Schandler . 200
Joseph Dailly's son and daughter, Robert and Therese 500
200
David Lawe and George Lawe.
200
Rebecca Lawe and Maria Lawe.
200
Angelique Chevallier 200
200
Josette Chevallier . 200
Fanny Leclare. (Captain David Hunter, trustee). 400
Daniel Bourassa's children. .. 600
Nancy Contraman,
Sally Contraman. For each of whom J. B.
Betsey Contraman,
Campbell is trustee.
Alexis I.aframhois.
Alexis Laframbois' children 1800
200
Mrs. Mann (daughter of Antoine Quilmet) .. 400
Gen. Turkey's children (Fourtier), Th. J. V. Owen, trustee .. . 500
Jacques Chapeau's children, (Fourtier), Th. J. V. Owen, trustee
600
Francois Burbonnais' senior children 750
Francois Burbonnais' junior children 400
300
John Bt. Cloutier's children, (Robert A. Kinzie, Trustee) ..
Claude Laframboise's children 600
300
Mrs. Welsh, (daughter of Antoine Ouilmet). 200
Alexander Robinson's children. 200 Billy Caldwell's children. 400
No-ah-way .... 600
Madore B. Beaubien. 200
Charles 11. Beaubien 300
300
John K. Clark's Indian children, (Richard J. Hamil- ton, trustee)
400
Ma-go-que's child, (James Kinzie, trustec). 1000 Esther. Rosene and Eleanor Ballly .. 300 Sophia, Hortense and Therese Bailly 500 Rosa and Mary, children of Hoo-mo-ni-gah, wife of Stephen Mack 1000
Jean Bt. Rabbu's children 600 Francis Chevallier's children 400
Mrs. Naney Jamison and child 800
Co-pah, son of Archange ..... 800
250
Isadore Chabert's child, (G. S. Hlubbard, trustee) .. Chee-bee-quai, or Mrs. Allan .
400
Luther Rice and children.
500
John Jones ..
2500
1000
Pierre Chalipeaux's children.
Pierre Corbonno's children. 800
1000
Robert Forsyth, of St. Louis, Mo.
.. 1000
Alexander Robinson .. 500
Billy Caldwell. $10000
+10000
(Referred to in the treaty containing the sums payable to in- dividuals in lieu of reservations.)
Jesse Walker ... $1500
Henry Cleavland 800
Rachel Hall. 600
Sylvia Hall. 600
Joseph Laframboise and children 1000
Victoire l'orthier and her children. 700
Jean Ht. Miranda,
Jane Miranda,
For each of whom John 300 200
Mrs. Van Rosetta Miranda,
H. Kinzie is trustee,
Thomas Miranda, 300
400
Paschal Muller, 800
Margaret Muller
Socra Muller .. 200
Polly Lawe and Jane Lawe 200 too Angelique Vieux and Amable Vieux Appototone Lawe ... Pierre Vienx and Maria Vieux 200 200 200 Andre Vieux and Nicholas Vieux 100
Madaline Thibeault .
Paul Vieux and Joseph Vieux.
200
Susanne Vieux ...
Louis Grignon and his son Paul.
100 200 200 200
C'atist Grignon and Elizabeth Grignon
200
Ursul Grignon and Charlotte Grignon
200
Louise Grignon and Rachel Grignon 200
Agate l'orlier and tieorge Grignon .. 200
Amable Grignon and Emily Grignon 200
Therese Grignon and Simon Grignon. 200 William Burnett, (B. B. Kercheval, trustee) 1000
Shan-na-nees
400
Josette Beaubien 500
For the Chippewa. Ottawa, and Pottawatomie stu. dents at the Choctaw Academy. The Hon. R. M. Johnson to be the trustee 5000
James and Richard J. Conner. 700 Pierre Duverny and children 300
Joshua Boyd's children, (George Boyd, Esq., to be trustee).
Joseph Baily. 500
R. A. Forsyth 1000
Gabriel Godfroy 3000
Thomas R. Covill 2420
George Hlunt ..
1300
750
James Kinzie ..
5000
Joseph C'haunier.
550
John and Mark Noble. 180
Alexis Provansale.
100
One hundred thousand dollars $100,000
Originally $150,000 was provided for the payment of claims acknowledged as justly due, and by a supple- mentary treaty 825,000 additional. Schedule B, follow- ing, shows that $175,000 was apportioned to claimants sufficiently numerous to constitute nearly a complete census of the white male population of the Northwest. It is not believed that these claims were audited on the part of the Indians, although they acknowledged them to be justly due by the formality of accepting the treaty of which the schedule formed a part. It was an ap- portionment of the ready money of the tribes among all the whites who could bring a claim against an Indian. The honest debtor and the unjust and dishonest claim-
. Cut down by the U. S. Senate to $5,000 each.
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Paul Grignon, Sr. and Amable Grignon.
Perish and Robert Grignon ...
Mrs. Mann's children. 600
Antonie Roscum's children.
Antoine Ouilmet's children. 300
Josette Ouilmet, (John 11. Kinzie, trustee).
Mrs. Sol. Josette Juno and her children. Angelique Juno 1000 Josette Beaubien's children. 300
Martha Barnet, {Rt. Forsyth. trustec), 1000
Phoebe Treat and children
SCHEDULE A.
Alexander Muller, Gholson Kercheval, trustee. 800
Therese Lawe and George Lawe
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CHICAGO IN 1830-33-
ant absorbed the fund. How large a portion of it repre- sented robbery, theft, and perjury will never be known until the great book is opened at the last day. The list of names and amounts apportioned is as follows :
SCHEDULE B.
( Referred to in the treaty containing the sums payable to indi- viduals on claims admitted to be justly due, and directed to be paid. )*
Brewster, llogan & Co .. .. $343 Jacque Jenveaux $150
John S. C. logan. . . .... 50 Frederick Il. Contraman .. 200
John B. DuCharme .. 55
John Wright .. 15
Brookfield & Bertrand. ... 100
R. E. leacock . . 100
Geo. W. McClure, U.S.A. 125
David Mckee .. 180
Oliver Emmell. 300
George Hollenbeck 100 Martha Gray. 78
Charles Taylor 187
Joseph Naper. 71
John Mann 200
James Walker. 200
John Blackston 100
Harris & McCord 175
George W. Dole. 133
Filmund Weed 100
Philip Maxwell, U. S. A .. 35 Henry Gratiot ... 116
Tyler K. Blodgett
Nehemiah King
S. P. Brady .. 188
James Harrington 68
Abraham Francis 25 D. R. Bearss & Co. 250 Samuel Ellice. .. 50
Dr. E. Winslow .. 150
Nicholas Klinger 77
Joseph l'orthier 200
Clark Hollenbeck 50
llenry Enslen 75 Robert A. Kinzie. 1216
Joseph Ogie ...
200
Thomas Hartzell
400
Calvin Britin . 46
Benjamin Fry 400
Pierre F. Navarre 100
C. H. Chapman 30
James Kinzie .. 300
G. S. Hubbard 125
Samuel Godfroy. 120
John E. Schwartz 4800
Joseph Loranger .. 5008 H. B. and C. W. Hoffman 350 Phelps & Wendell 600 Henry Johns . .. 270 Benjamin C. Hoyt ... 20
John 11. Kinzie, in trust for the heirs of Joseph Mir- anda, deceased .. .. 250 Francis Burbonnals, Sr ... 500 Francis Burbonnais, Jr .... 200 K. A. Forsyth, in trust for
Catherine Mekenzie .... 1000 James Laird. 50 Montgomery Evans 250 Joseph Bertrand, Jr ...... 300 George Hunt 900 Benjamin Sherman .. W. and F. Brewster, assig- 150 nees of Joseph Bertrand, Sr ... 700
John Forsyth, In trust for the heirs of Charles Pel- tier, deceased
900
John Woodcox of
George B. Knaggs. .. 1400
Ebenezer Read .. 100 Jacob l'latter. 25 John B. Bourie. .2500 George Pomeroy. 150
Thomas K. Green .. 70 B. B. Kercheval. .1500 Charles Lucier. .. . 75 Mark Beaubien 500 William Mieure, in trust for Willls Fellows. .. .. 500
Z. Cicott. ... 1800
John Jolinson. .. .. .... 100
Antoine Antilla .. . 100
. The Senate in ratifying the treaty provided for a board of commissioners to examine the claims, and if found fraudulent or unjust, to re-adjust them.
R. A. Forsyth, In trust for
heirs of Charles Guion. 200 Joseph Bertrand. Sr ...... 652
James Conner. .. 2250
John B. DuCharme ....... 250 Coquillard & Comparat ... 5000 Richard J. Hamilton ..... 500 Adolphus Chapin .. ...... 80 John Dixon .. .. 140 .
Antoine Oullmet .... -8800 John Bt. Chandonai. ( one
thousand dollars of this sum to be paid to Kobert Stuart, agent of the American Fur Company. by the particular request
of John B. Chandonal). . 2500 Lawrin Marsh . 3290
I. & J. Godfroy .2000
David Hull .. 500
Andrew Drouillard. 500
Jacob Beeson & Co .. 220
Jacob Beeson. . 900 John Anderson 600
John Green .. 100
James Il. Campbell. .. 600
Pierre Menard, jun., In
right of G. W. Campbell 250 George E. Walker ....... . 1000 Joseph Thebault ... 50
Gideon Lowe, U. S. A. .. 160 Pierre Menard, jr .2000
John Tharp .. 45
Pierre Menarıl, jr., In
trust for Maric Tremble, 500 Henry B. Stilman. 300 John Lawe. 3000
John Ilamblin .. 500 Alexis Larose. 1000
Francois Page. 100
George Brooks. 20
Franklin McMillan 100
Lorance Shellhouse 30
Martin G. Shellhouse. 35
Peter Belair. 150
Joseph Morass,
200
John 1. Wendell. 2000
A. T. Hatch .. . 300
Stephen Downing. 100
Samuel Miller. 100
Moses Hardwick 75 Margaret May 400
Frances Felix. .. Itoo
John B. Bourie, 500
Harriet Ewing. 500
David Bouric. 500
$175.000
The above claims have been admitted and directed to be paid only in case they be accepted in full of all clains and demands up to the present date. G. B. PORTER.
T. J. V. OWEN. WILLIAM WEATHERFORD.
Of the $100,000 to be paid in goods and provisions, the following record and receipt for delivery appears:
Agreeably to the stipulations contained In the third article of the treaty, there have been purchased and delivered at the request of the Indians, goods, provisions and horses, to the amount of sixty-five thousand dollars, (leaving the balance to be supplied in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four, thirty-five thousand dollars).
As evidence of the purchase and delivery as aforesaid, under the direction of the said commissioners, and that the whole of the same have been received by the said Indians, the said George B. Porter, Thomas J. V. Owen, and William Weatherford, and the undersigned chiefs and head men, on behalf of the said United Nation of Indians, have hereunto set their hands, the twenty-sev- enth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three.
G. B. l'orter. Tshee-Tshee.chin-be-quay.
Th. J. V. Owen, Joseph, his x mark, [his x mark,
William Weatherford, Shab-e-nai, his x mark.
Jo-pen-e-bee, his x mark, Ah-be-te-ke-zhic, his x mark.
We-saw, his x mark. E-to-won-cote, his x mark.
Ne-kaw-nosh-kec, his x mark, Shab-y-a-tuk, his x mark,
Wai-saw-o-ke-ne-aw, his x mark, Ne-am-ese, his x mark,
Edmund Roberts
50
Augustus Bona.
F .. C. Winter & Co .. ... . 1850 Charles W. Ewing. . 200 Carolina Ferry. . 500
Bowrie & Minic .. ...... .. $500
Charles Minie. .. 600
Francis Minie. . 700 David Bourie .. . 150 Henry Ossum Read, . 200 Francoise Bezoin ...... .. 2500 Dominique Rosseau .. .... 500 Hanna & Taylor .. .1570 John P. Hedges .. .1000 Francois Chobare. .. 1000
Isadore Chobare. 600
Jacob Leephart .. .. 700
Amos Amulen. . 400
Nicholas Boilvin. .. 350 200
Archibald Clybourne ..... William Connor ( Michigan) 70 Tunis S. Wendall ........ 500 Noel Vassuer ...... . 800
James Abbott, agent of the
American Fur Company, 2300 Kobert Stewart, agent of
the American Fur Com-
pany .. . 17000
Solomon Juneau. .. .. 2100 John Bt. Beaubien. 250 Stephen Mack, jr. .. 350
Daniel Whitney, .1350
1'. & A. Grignon ... . 650 Louis Grignon. .2000 Jacques Vieux . - 2000 Laframboise & Bourassa . . 1300 lleirs of N. Boilvin, de-
ceased . . 1000
John K. Clark. . 400
William G.and G. W. Ewing 5000 Rufus Ilitchcock .... 400 Reed & Coons. 200
B. Il. Laughton. . . 1000 Rufus Downing. .... . 500 Charles Reed. .. 200
Nancy lledges . 500
Thomas Forsyth .1500
Felix Fontaine. . 200
Jacques Mette. 200
Francis Boucher. 250 Margaret Helm 2000 O. P. Lacy. 1000 Henry and Richard G. Con-
пет. . . 1500 James W. Craig ..... .. 500 R. A. Forsyth, Maumee. . $300 Antoine Peltier, Maumee .. 200 K. A. Forsyth, in trust for
Mau-se-on-o-quet ....... 300 John E. Hunt .. .. 1450 Payne C. Parker 70 Isaac llull 1000
Foreman Evans. 32
Horatio N. Curtis 300 Ica Rice 250 Thomas P. Quick 35 George B. Woodcox.
William lazard, 30 James Shirby. 125
Catherine Stewart. 82 Francis Mouton. . 200 Doctor William Brown .. 40
William Marquis. 150
Louis Chevalier, adm'r of
J. B. Chevalier, dec'd .. 112 Solomon Mccullough .. ... too
Joseph Curtis. 50
Edward E. Hunter. .. 90
Rachel 1.egg 25
Peter Lamseet. 100
Robert Beresford. 200
G. W. and W. Laird ..... M. B. Beaubien .. 440
150
Jeduthan Smith. 60
Peter Menard (Maumee). . 500 John W. Anderson .... 350
David Hailey 50 W'm. G. Knagg 100
John Ilively. 150
John B. Bertrand, Sr. 50
Robert A. Forsyth .... .3000
Maria Kercheval. .3000 Alice Ilunt .3000 Jane C. Forsyth. ... 3000
John H. Kinzie. .. 5000
Ellen M, Wolcott .. ...... 5000 Maria Ilunter . . . 5000
Robert A. Kinzie .5000
William 1luff ... Stephen Mack, in trust for
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the heirs of Stephen
Mack, deceased. .... . 500
50
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George Haverhill 60 Wm. Whistler, U. S. A. . 1000 Squire Thompson. .. 100 C. C. Trowbridge. .2000 Louis Druillard. 350
James Galloway 200
Moses Rice ..... 800 Joseph 1). Lane. 50 J. L. Phelps. 250
John Baldwin. . .. 500
Isaac G. Baily. 100
James Cowan .. 35
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HISTORY OF EARLY CHICAGO.
Ne-see-waw-bec-tuck, his x mark, Wah-be-me-mee, his x mark, Kai-kaw-tai-mon, his x mark, Shim-e-nah, his x mark,
Saw-ko-nosh, We-in-co, his x mark.
In presence of
Wm. Lee D. Ewing, sect'y to Andw. Porter.
the commission.
Joseph Bertrand, jr.
R. A. Forsyth, U. S. A.,
Jno. H. Kinzic,
Madn. F. Abbott,
James Connor, interpreler,
Saml. Humes Porter, J. E. Schwarz, Adjt .- Gen. M. M.
It is not now essential to the object of the historian or to the interest of the reader to know how the sixty- five thousand dollars of goods was paid, or in what the goods consisted, nor whether the chiefs who signed the receipt knew anything of the value thereof, nor whether they were drunk or sober when they signed.
The treaty was consummated-the Indian title to lands in Illinois was extinguished. After two more annual payments to the Pottawatomies who lingered in Wisconsin, the tribes disappeared from the region, and with them went many of the earlier settlers who had intermarried and thus become identified with them. The Bourassas, Laframboise, Madore B Beaubien, the Bourbonnais, the Mirandeaus all but Victoire-Mrs. Por- thier), some of the Clark Indian children, a part of the Juneau family-in fact nearly all the half-breed families moved west with the Indians with whom they had become allied, and their descendants are to-day leaders in the tribe in the Indian Territory and Kansas, or, having severed their tribal relations, have become leading citi- zens of Kansas .*
INCORPORATION AS A TOWN. - Anticipating the results of this, which was quite sure to extinguish the Indian title in the vicinity of Chicago, the citizens felt that the time had come to take upon themselves cor- porate powers and to assume the functions of self- government as the statutes provided. Heretofore the residents of the Chicago settlement had been, legally, only citizens of Cook County, having no peculiar cor- porate powers outside those vested in the County Board, or Court of Commissioners.
In accordance with the provisions of the statutes, a preliminary meeting of the citizens of Chicago was held, August 5, 1833, to decide by vote whether or not they would assume the functions of an incorporated town, There were cast at this meeting twelve votes " for incorporation," and one "against incorporation."t The single vote in opposition was cast by Russel F. Heacock, he living at that time beyond the extreme southern border of the proposed town, although having his business and professional interests at the settlement. He moved into the town the following year.
The first election of Town Trustees was held at the house of Mark Beaubien, August 10. It is believed that every legal voter of Chicago cast his vote on that occasion. They numbered twenty-eight. The follow- ing were elected Trustees; T. J. V. Owen, 26 votes; George W. Dole, 26 votes; Madore B. Beaubien, 23 votes; John Miller, zo votes; E. S. Kimberly, 20 votes.
The first meeting of the new board was held August 12, at which little was donc except to organize. Thomas J. V. Owen was chosen president, and Isaac Harmon was appointed clerk. It was agreed that the meetings should hereafter be held at the house of Mark Beaubien.
At the session of September 3, George W. Dole was appointed Town Treasurer; and another free ferry
* For further concerning the Poltawatomies, see the preceding Indian history in this volume.
+For voters' lists, and other details concerning the early town elections, see corporate history.
established across the Chicago River at Dearborn Street. Charles H. Chapman was appointed ferryman.
The limits of the new town were, on November 6, extended so as to embrace not far from seven-eighths of one square mile, The boundaries were: Jackson Street, on the south; Jefferson and Cook streets, on the west; Ohin Street, on the north; and north of the river, by the lake, and south of the river, by State Street, on the cast.
November 7, Benjamin Jones was appointed Street Commissioner, and Isaac Harmon, Collector, his fees to be " ten per cent on all money put into the treasury."
December 4, the corps of town officials was com- pleted hy the appointment of George Snow as As. sessor and Surveyor, and John Dean Caton as Corporate Attorney.
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