Eli DeShane,1880,Letter To Indian Dept.
Ottawa Reserve In.Try.
September 4th,1880
September 4th,1880
To the honorable Indian Department,
To the honorable Indian Department,
We the undersigned Missouri Shawnee and Absentee Shawnee, we are hereby requesting the Honarable Indian Department to teld our wheshes. We are at present time deprevid of Home. We Missouri Shawnee in year 1825, we purchase that land by treaty with United States Goverment now this land lyin Johnson County State of Kansas.
We the undersigned Missouri Shawnee and Absentee Shawnee, we are hereby requesting the Honarable Indian Department to teld our wheshes. We are at present time deprevid of Home. We Missouri Shawnee in year 1825, we purchase that land by treaty with United States Goverment now this land lyin Johnson County State of Kansas.In year 1832 the Ohio Kaw river Shawnee where removed from the state of Ohio and came in our reservation in Johnson County State of Kansas, this Kaw river Shawnee they never pay us nothing for the land this trackland in Johnson County State of Kansas.
In year 1832 the Ohio Kaw river Shawnee where removed from the state of Ohio and came in our reservation in Johnson County State of Kansas, this Kaw river Shawnee they never pay us nothing for the land this trackland in Johnson County State of Kansas.Now Honorable Indian Department after this land intered to States of Kansas the Kaw river Shawnee they made away with us,we shire with them of our land and at present time we without home.
Now Honorable Indian Department after this land intered to States of Kansas the Kaw river Shawnee they made away with us,we shire with them of our land and at present time we without home.When the delegation of the Kaw river Shawnee was appointed by the people to go to Washington to make Treaty with Cherokee, they told us they gone by a reservation for the Tribe and they want by the rights with Cherokee, what was against oue wheshes and this day we refuse to come under the Cherokee law.
When the delegation of the Kaw river Shawnee was appointed by the people to go to Washington to make Treaty with Cherokee, they told us they gone by a reservation for the Tribe and they want by the rights with Cherokee, what was against oue wheshes and this day we refuse to come under the Cherokee law.We Missouri Shawnee and Absentee Shawnee we request the Honorable Indian Department to give us our money or home.
We Missouri Shawnee and Absentee Shawnee we request the Honorable Indian Department to give us our money or home.We have this day organized as band of Shawnee Indians and we look to the Indian Department as our guardian and for protection only we ask for our money or home.
We have this day organized as band of Shawnee Indians and we look to the Indian Department as our guardian and for protection only we ask for our money or home.And we demand our founds from State Missouri and State of Kansas to be turn oever to us or home.
And we demand our founds from State Missouri and State of Kansas to be turn oever to us or home.We have been living among our friendly Indians and at present time we are tired to leave in such way, some of our money want to Cherokee Treasury, Some of us never have been registered in Cherokee Nation, like the orphans children good many never was registered in Cherokee Nation and we have no home. therefore we demand our money who want to Cherokee Treasury or home.
We have been living among our friendly Indians and at present time we are tired to leave in such way, some of our money want to Cherokee Treasury, Some of us never have been registered in Cherokee Nation, like the orphans children good many never was registered in Cherokee Nation and we have no home. therefore we demand our money who want to Cherokee Treasury or home.Please Honorable Indian Department to give us answer of this petition. what we ask of you.
Please Honorable Indian Department to give us answer of this petition. what we ask of you.We gone give youthe following list of this band of Shawnee Indians.
We gone give youthe following list of this band of Shawnee Indians.We are very respectfully,
We are very respectfully,to the In.Dept.
Number of persons
first Chief Paschal Fish5
Second Chief David Deshane7
Counciman Hiram Blackfish(?)
Councilman William Phrophet
Councilman Joseph Chouly(?)
Charley
Eli Deshane4
Nancy Short, her X mark1
Julia Ann Short, her X mark1
Black Bob, his X mark6
White Deer, his X mark3
Charles Teablow, his X mark3
James Wheeler, his X mark1
Edward
Head Crain, his X mark7
Julian Teablow, his X mark1
Whedon Wolf, her X mark4
Laura
Lowry Jacko, her X mark5
Nancy Mc.Lain, her X mark12
Susan Daughrity, her X mark9
Thomas Captain, his X mark6
Showwe-Qua, her X mark2
Sallie
Mers.Clay, her X mark1
Elizabath
Lisbett Daughrity, her X mark7
Mary Fish, her X mark7
John Day, his X mark7
Susan White, her X mark2
Mc.Dougle, his X mark3
James Big Bond his X mark9
George Francis, his X mark1
George Day, his X mark1
Pawsom, his X mark4
Jane Sacked, her X mark1
William Bobb, his X mark1
Joseph Wheeler, his X mark4
John Tomack, his X mark4
William William, his X mark4
Whedon Charlie, her X mark4
Joseph Charlie, his X mark6
James Bob, his X mark8
Perry, his X mark3
Robert Mc Cowmish, his X mark1
Josiah(?) Blancherd, his X mark2
Lizzia Greenfather, her X mark1
William Henry, her X mark4
William Profiat, his X mark2
Mary Brseton, her X mark5
(Blue) and William Wolf2
Samuel Bob, his X mark2
Samuel Wheeler, his X mark1
Number of persons
first Chief Paschal Fish5
Second Chief David Deshane7
Counciman Hiram Blackfish(?)
Councilman William Phrophet
Councilman Joseph Chouly(?)
Charley
Eli Deshane4
Nancy Short, her X mark1
Julia Ann Short, her X mark1
Black Bob, his X mark6
White Deer, his X mark3
Charles Teablow, his X mark3
James Wheeler, his X mark1
Edward
Head Crain, his X mark7
Julian Teablow, his X mark1
Whedon Wolf, her X mark4
Laura
Lowry Jacko, her X mark5
Nancy Mc.Lain, her X mark12
Susan Daughrity, her X mark9
Thomas Captain, his X mark6
Showwe-Qua, her X mark2
Sallie
Mers.Clay, her X mark1
Elizabath
Lisbett Daughrity, her X mark7
Mary Fish, her X mark7
John Day, his X mark7
Susan White, her X mark2
Mc.Dougle, his X mark3
James Big Bond his X mark9
George Francis, his X mark1
George Day, his X mark1
Pawsom, his X mark4
Jane Sacked, her X mark1
William Bobb, his X mark1
Joseph Wheeler, his X mark4
John Tomack, his X mark4
William William, his X mark4
Whedon Charlie, her X mark4
Joseph Charlie, his X mark6
James Bob, his X mark8
Perry, his X mark3
Robert Mc Cowmish, his X mark1
Josiah(?) Blancherd, his X mark2
Lizzia Greenfather, her X mark1
William Henry, her X mark4
William Profiat, his X mark2
Mary Brseton, her X mark5
(Blue) and William Wolf2
Samuel Bob, his X mark2
Samuel Wheeler, his X mark1The above list containing one hundred and sixty three We certify that above list is correct and true help God.
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