Draft For Goods Furnished Indians Via Treaty John Kinzie First Settler Chicago
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There is no date on the document but it must be between 1818 and 1825.The Treaty of St. Mary’s was signed on October 6, 1818, in Saint Mary’s, Ohio, between the United States government, the Miami tribe and other territorial leaders. This treaty was drafted as part of a large-scale effort by the United States to purchase land from indigenous people, moving them to lands west of the Mississippi River.John C. Calhoun was Secretary of War 1817 - 1825.According to Wikipedia: abou...t 1802-1803 Kinzie moved with his wife and child to Chicago, where they were among the first permanent European settlers. Kinzie Street (400N) in Chicago is named for him. Their daughter Ellen Marion Kinzie, born in 1805, was believed to be the first child of European descent born in the settlement.
