1839 Census Chippewa of Saginaw

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» 1839 Census Chippewa of Saginaw (Native Americans)

Office of Indian Affairs
Michilimackinac Nov. 18th 1839

Census turned in by Henry R. Schoolcraft of property within the Mackinac Agency. Within the papers on film is a census of the Chippewa of Saginaw.

Ahtahwas Band
Name	Number in Family
Ahtahwah Chief	3
Sa ge too	7
Ca ba	7
Ta wa goonse	10
Mah jah queewe zenea	5
Pe gah ne gi zhe go qua	3
Oh dist qua gwim	4
Re wace	7
Sa win	6
Oh wun o qua	2
Chah ba wis	2
Bah quence	3
Ta ta quah sung	3
She go cun	3
Ke wa tuh je win o qua	4
Ah to quah na by	2
Oh che gauze	3
? swa wa shing	7
Ne gig	5
Pa mah go jin	4
Oh tah wah	6
Pe twa we tum	5
Sooze	8
Ah ne quud too	4
Nah qua ge zhe go qua	2
Total	115

The Chief owns 40 acres of land and Ca bu 40 more, perhaps 30 improved.
300 bushels of corn.
The Band raised about 360 bushels.
April 10. The Band have made this spring about 12,000 pounds of maple sugar.
One yoke of Government oxen and one yoke private oxen.
The Band owns 4 cows and one bull.
The mission have one log school house. School on quarter.
32 professed Christians.

_{Mackinac Agency

Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs 1828-1880

National Archives Microfilm Publications M234 Roll 403 1839-1852}

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