Contract, Metea and Toisa to Thomas Robb, 1823-11-05
| Description: |
Two Potawatomi chiefs, Metea (Meteaw) and Toisa (Twazie), agree to pay back Robb $200 per year for 4 years directly from the annual annuity from the United States. Reverse: 11 November 1823, Robb assigned the first payment to Alexander Ewing. On 22 November 1824, Robb assigned the second payment to Alexander Ewing. The following individuals also signed the document: Noquashet; Mankesee; Pamahpahto; Showpatee; John Tipton, William G. Ewing, Joseph Barron, James Wymon, and George Cicott. (Toisa is also sometimes rendered Twazie, Towaisi, and Toysa.) |
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| Origin: | 1823-11-05 |
| Created By: |
Toisa; Metea |
| Contributor(s): |
Robb, Thomas |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p1819coll11/id/1587 |
| Collection: |
John Tipton Collection |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
No Copyright - United States |
| Geography: |
Indiana, United States |
| Subjects: |
Debt Potawatomi Indians Indians of North America Tipton, John, 1786-1839 Indian agents--Indiana Fort Wayne (Ind.) Ewing, Alexander, 1769?-1827 Ewing, William Griffith, 1801-1854 |
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