1849 Ottawa Petition Prairieville Barry Co. Michigan
Ottawa Colony Prairieville Barry Co. Mich. Nov. the 20th 1849
Honorable President Sir,
We the undersigned do remonstrate against any arrangements that the Rev. C? Slater and Mashcaw (Chief) shall make with you to remove us from our land which we have paid our money for without our consent.
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No bee ne sy – his x mark
Mack ke toc wee sy – his x mark
O to we ke shick – his x mark
O she gee kz – his x mark
No we – his x mark
Co se quot – his x mark
Ash ke bah gee ne cak – his x mark
Tow we ne bow – his x mark
Shaw we ne co um – his x mark
Shaw who ne gee shick – his x mark
Shaw wah skaw – his x mark
Mah je oo quis – his x mark
Pa pah me gah bah wy – his x mark
Mackinac Agency
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