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Report of the
Various Indian Tribes

(1769)

In: Houck, Louis, "Report of the Various Indian Tribes Receiving Presents in the District of Ylinoa or Illinois," The Spanish Regime in Missouri, in two Volumes, Chicago, 1909, Vol. I, pp. 44-45.

pp. 44, 45.

(page 44)

REPORT OF THE VARIOUS INDIAN TRIBES RECEIVING
PRESENTS IN THE DISTRICT OF YLINOA OR ILLINOIS, 1769.

Report of the various tribes, who according to my knowledge, are accustomed to receive presents in the district of Ylinneses, to wit:

 

1.
2.
3.
4.

 

Kaskaskias
Kaokias
Peorias
Metchigamin

 

All tribes of Ylinneses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.
 
6.
7.
8.
9.

 

Pranquichia
[Pinakishas]
Orinanon
Kikapu
Mascoutem
Miami

 

All of the district of Ouabach.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.
11.
 
12.

 

Poutuatami
Sauteux
[Ottowas]
Outaoua

 

Of the river of San Joseph and that of Ylinneses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13.
 
14.
15.
16.
17.

 

Ayooua
[Iowas]
Sioux
Saks
Renards
Sauteux
[Ottowas]

 

Of the district of the upper Misisipi.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18.
19.
 
20.

21.
22.
 
23.

 

Misuris
Little Ausages
[Little Osages]
Big Ausages
[Big Osages]
Canse
Autocdata
[Otoes]
Panimaha

 

All of the district of the Miami River

 

I certify that the tribes here above expressed are the same ones who are accustomed to come here to get presents.

SAINT ANGE

San Luis, May 2, 1769

(page 45)

To the above tribes are added the tribe of Chaouanon [Shawnees] and Mosi, who are accustomed to come to get presents, although rarely. These tribes belong to the Strait.

SAINT ANGE

San Luis, May 2, 1769

Besides the above-named tribes, sometimes the tribe called the Lautre and the Levation of the Strait are wont to come.

SAINT ANGE

Date, ut supra

I certify that the tribes enumerated on the preceding page are those who generally come to ask and receive presents at this post.

LE FEBREU DEBRISEAU, [Lefebvre Des Bruisseau]

San Luis, May 2, 1769

A Copy of the original which was presented before me, by Monsieur de Sainte Ange, commandant of the village of San Luis, and which is in my possession. Royal fort, of Don Carlos el Senor Principe de Anturias, March 10, 1769, [sic].

FRANCISCO RUI (rubric)

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