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Report of the
Indian Tribes

(March 9, 1769)

Rui (Rios) y Morales, Francisco in:
General Archives of the Indies,
"Papeles procedientes de las
Isla de Cuba, Seville and
in Wisconsin Historical
Collections, vol. 18,
pp. 299-305.

pp. 299, 300, 301.

(page 299)

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

 

1.
2.

 

Kaskaskiak
Kaokias

 

 

 

(page 300)

3.
4.

 

Peorias
Metchigamin

 

 

 

 

All tribes of Ylinneses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

 

Pranquichia [Piankishaw]
Orinanonm [Ouiatanon]
Kikapu
Mascouten
Miami

 

 

 

 

All of the district of Ouabach.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.
11.
12.

 

Poutuatami
Sauteux
Outaoua

 

 

 

 

Of the river of San Joseph and that of Ylinneses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13.
14.
15.
16.
17.

 

Ayooua
Sioux
Saks
Renards
Sauteux

 

 

 

 

Of the district of the upper Misisipi.

 

 

 

. . .

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

San Luis, May 2, 1769.

Sainte Ange

To the above tribes are added the tribe of Chaouanon and Losi, who are accustomed to come to get presents, although (page 301) rarely. These tribes belong to Detroit.

San Luis, May 2, 1769.

Sainte Ange

Besides the above-named tribes, sometimes the tribe called the Lautre [Loutre] and the Levation of Detroit are wont to come.

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