To all whom it may concern the chiefs of the Ottawa Tribe of Indians at L'Arbre-Croche, Little Traverse and elsewhere & of the Chippewas residing near Mackinac in council assembled : to Augustin Hamelin Jr. greeting : appointment, 1835 May 3.

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To all whom it may concern the chiefs of the Ottawa Tribe of Indians at L'Arbre-Croche, Little Traverse and elsewhere & of the Chippewas residing near Mackinac in council assembled : to Augustin Hamelin Jr. greeting : appointment, 1835 May 3.

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Contemporary copy of a document appointing Augustin Hamelin, Jr., head chief, done May 3, 1835, at a council of Ottawa and Ojibwa chiefs at Little Traverse Michigan.

1 item (1 folded sheet (4 p.)) ; 25 cm.

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