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Written by a student or former student of Rev. Samuel Bissell's Native American boarding school at Twinsburg Institute at Twinsburg, Ohio. Mentions Native American people at Mackinac, including a man who gave "the news how the indians all were at grand Travers, Little Travers." Saw the "head" of the Odawas, "Pa qus a gun" [Pokozeegun?]. Remarks on family health, deaths, and births, including a "Chippeway woman" "in Mackinaw with two twins." The French and Native American fishing season went well and is almost done. Has not seen the "two that came before me in the spring" [other students from Twinsburg Institute?]. Details of a trip to Little Traverse and Cross Village "with a Indian going home." Mentions spending Sunday in prayer. Sends regards to Samuel Bissell and his schoolmates at the Twinsburg Institute, which he plans to return to in September. [NB: The author is likely Paul Ka-Gwe-Tosong in Andrew Blackbird's History.]

Description of Native American settlement at the Falls of St. Mary. Travel from Pittsburgh to Cleveland, Detroit, and the Falls of St. Mary. By stage and steam boat. Descriptions of scenery along the River St. Mary. Travelers bound for "Copper Country"; their voyage on Lake Superior is expected to last one to four days.

Located in the Duane Norman Diedrich collection

Contract for Huntington & Boggs, shipping agents, to pay T. S. Robinson as their agent in Maine to employ men "for the Whaling Service, Native Americans. Restrictions in ages and weights for sailors, expected destinations of voyages, and number of seamen, coppers, blacksmiths, and carpenters needed.

Happy with the results of the Mexican War, Walker's role in carrying out his "finantial duties," and the "system to compel Mexico to help discharge the expence of the war." Received a letter from [William] Medill (1802-1865) about the exhaustion of funds under the Prairie du Chien Treaty and the Native American schools being reduced. Schools could be extended using money from the "Civilization fund" created under Andrew Jackson (1767-1845). Medill may be able to take twelve Creek boys "when the manual labour schools in the nation are ready to receive them." Discusses missionaries and teachers' accommodations, opening manual labor schools, and Native American opposition. Comments on funds for the Choctaw school, President [James K. Polk]'s orders about sustaining it, and Medill's ability to do so. Notes the "avarice &c &c &c which is grasping after the funds which are spent" at the school.

Assigned three certificates of stock for the State of Pennsylvania to Joseph Bryan, the attorney for Chickasaw orphans.

Complaint about American alterations in annuity payments; "In the provisions of the old treaties between this State and the Onondaga … this annuity is perpetual … there was nothing said in those treaties that the State would have power to make alteration in the manner of paying these annuities...it is a force upon our rights, it being done without our consent." Because some chiefs near Buffalo have debts there is concern for "our good name and Credit..."

Two documents relating to a grant to Columbus D. Pace for Lot 1157 21st & 3rd Cherokee Co. attached with ribbon and a faded seal of Georgia. Plat representation of the 40-acre lot, deeded according to the Gold Lottery of 1832. Includes a copy of the 1832 survey of the plot.

Requesting Benedict to allow Mr. Bartlett to have four copies of Oneota or the Indian and His Wigwam for Mr. Vattemere.

Death of a man, probably "over heating himself in the harvest field brot on inflammation on the brain he was deranged from the next morning till he died." Seth may not travel on account of the presence of cholera. Received a letter from Seth, who wrote from Fort Laramie on his way to California. Their company is in relatively good health although some had "a touch of the cholera." The travelers suffered from lack of good water. Description of a "pitch" battle with Sioux Indians.

Located in the Western America collection

Heard that a missionary came to town with a letter for him, though he has not received it yet. Reports general good health, “considering I have been harassed up and down as respects to the wrights and property of this country for some length of time it being half breed sac & fox land.” Discusses the constitution and rules of possession, believing it applies to his 130 town lots and a 160-acre farm. Discussion of decree “to settle this half breed land, and will put aside all difaculty [sic] relative to it which has been got up by a fiew [sic] Interested persons in order (they say) to settle to us a good title, which we -- us half breeds as I call us consider a base and fraudulent thing, and, will I think terminate in resort to arms...” Notes that Clay and Webster believe the decree does not refer to Sac and Fox lands, "that it is swindling the settlers out of their wrights” and will not stand up in the Supreme Court.