Request for Compensation for Stolen Horses
Document 1800Arthur St. Clair requests reparation for horses stolen by the Indians. He delineates the problems of providing proof of theft by Indians, and that even those Indians caught generally claim to be from another tribe.
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[Docket: Chilicothay, 29 Nov. 1800. Governor St. Clair. Inclosed papers relating to horses Stolen by Indians. Recommends the law relating thereto to be repealed — reasons therefor [strikethrough: The honorable] and relating to the stipends for Indians. Samuel Dexter [undecipherable] not come to hand nor invoices &c: Secretary of War ——]
[Rec'd 12 Dec.]
A list of horses supposed to have been stolen since the treaty of Grenville from the inhabitants of the Territory of the United States north west of the Ohio of which restoration has been demanded more than eighteen months ago, and which have not been restored.
from whom stolen — Number — Valuation
Dollars — £. s. d.
Zacheriah Hole — one — .50
Nathan Lamme — one — 65
James Collier — one — .85
William Hole — one — .50
Henry Acheson — one — .60
Joseph Potter — one — not valued
John Hamilton — twelve — 615
John McGrew — three — 260
Banjamen Shrenger — two — 100
John Reede — three — 74n—n—
David Reed — one — 18—n—n—
Patrick Moore — one — .70
William McCormick
and Samuel Black } three — 55n—n—
Dos 1355 — £ 147—n—
carried over
Names numbers Valuation
Dollars £. s. d.
Brought over — 1355 — 147—n—
James Crothers — one — 25—n—
Caleb Evans — one — 115—n— [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] Baldwin — one — s.65. [undecipherable]
Josiah Wade — one — ..80
William Wade — one — " 85
Dos 1706 — £ 172 Virginia
Currency
Chilicothy 29th. Nov.r 1800
N. J. St. Clair, Superintendent
of Indian Affairs
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Arthur St. Clair requests reparation for horses stolen by the Indians. He delineates the problems of providing proof of theft by Indians, and that even those Indians caught generally claim to be from another tribe.
Date
11/29/1800
Author
Recipient
Repository
Collection
Document number
1800112990101
Page start
5
Notable persons
Arthur St. Clair
Samuel Dexter
Indians
Shawanesse
James McHenry
claimants
thieves
Miami
Delaware
Wabash
Illinois
William Henry Harrison, Governor of Indiana
Mr. Knaggs
Notable locations
Chillicothe, Ohio
territory
Kentucky
Detroit
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Notable items
horses
stolen
Treaty of Greenville
proof
list
law
theft
goods
superintendence


