1837 Claims Approved in Council of Chippewa
We the Chiefs of the Chippewa Tribe, whose names are hereunto subscribed, ???? that the following claims in debt, be paid out of the fund set apart <2 lines blacked out due to tape.>
Claim No.
Claimant Name
Claimed
Allowed Claim
25
Henry A. LEVAKE
$1,000.00
$500.00
23
Estate of Jno. JOHNSTON
$6,985.55
$5,785.55
31
Louis NOLEN
$654.00
$436.00
42
James Lawrence SCHOOLCRAFT
$1,807.58
$1,600.00
44
George JOHNSTON
$1,430.00
$1,430.00
39
Ephram JOHNSON
$160.25
$160.25
30
Thomas EDWARD
$400.00
$150.00
43
Kewayzee Shawano
$665.98
Signed:
Kabay Noden
Makudaywackand
Saba Wadick
Kewayzee Shawano
Chegud
Kegwzhee
Magisanckwa
Kabay Osay
(Above all noted with x his mark.)
Signed and admitted on presence of:
Moor Sk?an
William Johnston, Acting U.S. Interpreter
Done in open Council this 13th day of Sept. 1837.
Henry R. Schoolcraft U.S, Indian Agent
SOURCE: Mackinac Agency
Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs 1824-1881
National Archives Microfilm Publications M234 Roll 402 1828-1838