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Leavenworth, then to Lawrence and from there to [Sac?] & [Fox?] Agency, or to Old agency. [Tell?] [Pepegwa?]. You asked me about your children. Since I have met with misfortune I have not been to see them. Two years ago your oldest son, Jim, was here to see me. Since, I have heard through my son Edward, who was there to visit him over a year ago, that he was still well and his wife too, only that his two oldest children died, and he has his one remaining yet, the youngest. Your children whom you left among the Kickapoos I know nothing of but by writing to your oldest son Jim you can find out all [or?] most about them, how many are still living and how they get on. He may know more about them as he lives near by. His post office is, [St. Mary Mission, Pottowatomi nation, Kansas.] [all underlined]
If [Sokepoo?] will not come, Thomas [Wewanosh?] must come. One kind of medicine I want. Thos [Bigknife?] knows it. It is called. [Cha-che-chaw-pu-kuk?]. Of this I want a great deal. Francis McCoones [McCoonse] [?istesoon?] or [Esh tonquit]
To
The Honorable The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in Parliament assembled
The Petition of the undersigned Members of the Sarnia Indian Band
Humbly Sheweth
That Your Petitioners are of Opinion that the Indians of the Great Manitoulin cannot be kept from intemperance if spirituous liquors are by law allowed to be sold on said Island.
That there are many of the best White Men and Indians of Canada who would gladly if they could [retreat?] to some place where they would not be tempted by a person by the law authorized to sell them spirituous liquors.
Your Petitioners would therefore humbly pray that the law of Canada may be so amended as to prevent for all time to come both the manufacture and sale of every description of spirituous liquors upon the Great Manitoulin and other Canadian Islands in Lake Huron and Georgian Bay.
And Your Petitioners as in duty bound will ever pray &c
Dated the 18th August 1865. [all underlined]
Dr. [printed by printing press] Chippewas of Sarnia
1862
Jany. 7th To. Amount paid A. Fisher. acc. postage. X 2 65 April 7th To Amount paid A. Fisher. acc. postage X 1 95 April 1st To Amount paid Dr. T. W. Johnston. acc. medicines X 29 29 " " To Amount paid [Nx?] {H?] [Mac?nrie?]. acc. Coffins 28 50 July 12th To Amount paid D B. Wawanosh. acc Salary X 100 00 " " To Amount paid Charlotte [Adams?], acc Salary X 37 50 Augt 4th to Amount paid A. Fisher. acc postage X 1 05 Sept. 30th To Amount of balance for distribution 2,613 68 [underline] $2,814 62
[O? L? Walcot?] acct. [?ll.?]
in Account Current with the INDIAN DEPARTMENT. Cr. [printed by printing press]
1862
Sept. 30. [By?] Amount of Interest on Investments. quarter to 31: Mar: 62 } 657 34 " " [By?] Amount of Interest on Investments quarter to 30: June '62 } 657 28 " " [By?] Amount of Annuity. half year to 30 Sept. 62 } 1,500 00
[underline] $2,814 62 [underlined]
Indian Department Quebec 30th. Sept. 1862
[Wm?] Spragge D S I A
1314 15 00
[AUG.?] 1864
Statement of [sums? paid by Messrs D. C. Thomson [&c?]. for Timber [dues] or Timber [cut?] upon the Sarnia and Bosanquet Indian Reserves.
Date [at top of left column] Amount [at top of right column] $ c [in right column] Decr 1862 29 Bonus money for the two Reserves 430 00 April 1863 25 Half dues on 5000 [ft?] [feet] oak -- [Bond?] for other half 312 50 July 4 [do?] [ditto?] Timber on Bos. Res -- -- [do?] [ditto?] -- 18[7] [crossed out] 2 50 [182 50] Sept 4 [do?] [ditto?] " Sarnia Res -- [do?] [ditto?] -- 61 32 Oct 27 Payment of [Bond?] dated 25 April 321 87 Decr 22 Half dues on [staves?] Bosanquet Res. Bond for [1/2?] 80 00 Janry 1864 11 Payment of[Bond?] dated 4th July 187 97 March 23 [do?] [ditto?] [do?] [ditto?] " 4 Sept. 63 16 " Half dues on Sarnia Timber 112 20 May 31 [do?] [ditto?] [do?] [ditto?] [Walnut?] on Bos. Res 114 86 June 30 Payment of [Bond?] dated 22 Decr 82 40 [amount underlined to indicate end of tally column] $1948 78 [right column] Bond payable 21st Septr. next 115 06 Bond payable 1st Decr next 118 30 [amount underlined] Total -- $2182 64 [right column, double underlined]
Indian Office Sarnia Augst 8th 1864
John S. [Thornton?] [?.S.I.A]