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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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