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Some Potawatomi land holdings, 1838
Camp at Twin Lakes Sept. 1, 1838
The undersigned having been directed by General John Tipton commandant at twin Lakes to proceed forthwith to examine and appraise the corn in the indian fields at Menominees village Marshall County In. Report that we have made the best examination and evaluation which our limited time would permit as follows.
We estimate the field belonging to
| X On-wek-to alias Nijs Gomboo to contain | 5 acres | and worth = | $25.00 X | |
| [Njis Gomboo may not be accurate. Text was unclear. Ed.] | ||||
| X Wu-ok-see and Lan-bin-nin | 3 acres | " | 13.00 | |
| Shi-Shaw-gin | 8 acres | " | 40.00 | |
| The large field belonging to Shi-wa-ka, Na-to-mak, Franoewa, Mok-kose, Gige-quesh, Wap-sha, and Mgo-nak, to contain |
30 acres | " | 150.00 | |
| Com-no-za-qua Coma-sia To-wan |
held in common |
3 acres | " | 15.00 |
| Paw-q-Shuk | 1 acre | " | 5.00 | |
| Tuk-wa-ke-et | 4 acres | " | 20.00 | |
| Smoke | 2 acres | " | 8.00 | |
| Menominee and others | 30 acres | " | 150.00 | |
| Catam-way and others | 15 acres | " | 60.00 | |
| Wa-pe-abam | 2 acres | " | 10.00 | |
| Mick-sa-be | 1/2 acre | " | 2.50 | |
| X John C. Burnett |
4 | This field sold to Peter Irving per |
24.00 X | |
| [Irving may not be accurate. Text was hard to read. Name after "per" was illegible.] | ||||
| Picc-Su-Sec (?) | 4 acres | " | 20.00 | |
| Alexander | 7 acres | " | 35.00 | |
| To-quah | 3/4 acre | " | 3.00 | |
| Co-Co-Co (?) | 1 acre | " | 5.00 | |
| Quai-gin and Chequia | 5 acres | " | 25.00 | |
| Mosu-so | 2 acres | " | 8.00 | |
| Pepinawa Pipiska Chupwah Pshawbos and Pokagos |
15 acres (combined) | " | 60.00 | |
| Suk-a-nak Nan-us-quah and Sos-see.ak | 10 acres (combined) | " | 50.00 | |
| Missinisoqua | 3 acres | " | 15.00 | |
[Ed. Note: this is the end of the copy. There was no signature.
This document was copied from National Archives microfilm: Special Files of the Office of Indian Affairs. M 574, roll 14.]
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