The Wisconsin Magazine of History, Volume 1, 1917-1918Various
History
The Wisconsin Magazine of History, Volume 1, 1917-1918
Various
Wisconsin -- History -- Periodicals
* Robert A. Forsyth, $3000 } out of the $100,000 appropriated
† James Kinzie, 5000 } in lieu of the reservations--Forsyth,
of the U. S. Army, receiving his
as Indian Chief.
* Robert A. Forsyth, $3000 } To be allowed out of $175,000
* Marcia Kercheval, 3000 } appropriated for claims
* Alice Hunt, 3000 } against the Indians. The
* Jane Forsyth, 3000 } names marked *, are the Children
† Jno. H. Kinzie, 5000 } of Old Mr. Forsyth; those
† Ellen Woolcott, 5000 } marked †, are the Children of
† Maria Hunter, 5000 } Old Mr. Kinzie. The annexed
† Robert A. Kinzie, 5000 } claims are allowed to the heirs
† do. do. do 1216 } of Forsyth and Kinzie, for the
* Robert A. Forsyth, 1300 } destruction of property by the
____ } Indians during the late War.
$42,516 } Mr. Forsyth died in 1814, and
his claims against the Indians
were never heard of till now.
Old Mr. Kinzie, whose claims are placed on the same ground, died a
subject of the King of Great Britain--he fought against this country
in the late war--his own family only escaping at the massacre of
Chicago. The heirs of Forsyth and Kinzie, are cousins, consequently
the above claims are all in one family. Major Robert A. Forsyth, a
Paymaster in the U. S. Army, and the individual above named, was one
of the committee on claims who allowed the above sum of $42,516 to
himself, his sisters and cousins--one individual only being associated
with him. The Major, and all of his sisters, were born in the province
of Upper Canada, and he to this day has never been naturalized. He is,
however, the especial protege of the Secretary of War, and Governor
Porter. A large amount of just claims were rejected by the Committee,
to make room for the claims allowed above.
* Robert A. Forsyth, $ 300 }
* do. do. do. 200 }
* do. do. do 1000 } Said to be held in trust for
* do. do. do. 800 } certain Indians, and allowed by
* do. do. do. 200 } the Committee on Claims.
* do. do. do. 400 }
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