Michigan historical collections . erson having had Goods from that None to his knowledge. Questions by the Board. Q. Has he heard of any Goods sold, barterd or lent by the In- dian Department to any person or He has heard so. Q., Who were those persons. A. He understood that Mr. La Motte had borrowed Goods. (sig) David Mitchell Questions from the Board to Mr. Ainse. Q., Does he choose to produce to this Board the Invoices of Goods sold to Rocque, Honore and Cardinal La Eiviz & Rain-ville or others of Government He will give Copies of them. The following is Cop
Michigan historical collections . erson having had Goods from that None to his knowledge. Questions by the Board. Q. Has he heard of any Goods sold, barterd or lent by the In- dian Department to any person or He has heard so. Q., Who were those persons. A. He understood that Mr. La Motte had borrowed Goods. (sig) David Mitchell Questions from the Board to Mr. Ainse. Q., Does he choose to produce to this Board the Invoices of Goods sold to Rocque, Honore and Cardinal La Eiviz & Rain-ville or others of Government He will give Copies of them. The following is Copy of a Letter received this day and opened at theBoard. MiCHiLiMACKiNAC 30*^ June 1788. Sir, I must be under the painful necessity of exhibiting chargesagainst Mr. Dease, the Deputy Agent here, for abuses in hisDepartment, highly unbecoming the Character of a Gentle- A PROCEEDINGS OF COURT OF INQUIRY. 557 man and the office he holds under Government,—I shall beready to attend whenever the Court thinks proper to callupon Oapt Scott 53^ Reg* President of the Court of Inquiry. Appeared before the Board Lieut Will Houghton of the 53^ Regiment whoafter being sworn made the following declaration— Early in July 1787 and a day or two before the Indian Tribes met theCommanding Officer in Council, he was at the Water side and observedseveral Indians, about sixteen or eighteen go into Mr. Deases House the backway, some of them had Blankets of Furr Beaver or other Blankets, to thebest of his belief in number seven or eight, some were partly hidden, othersnot so—Having learned that Mr. Dease the Deputy Agent had received ordersthat all presents from Indians, should for the future be appropriated for theService of Government, he was surprised at what he had seen, and to be cer-tain of it, he went round to the front Door of the House, but found itlocked, he returned again to the back of the House by the water-side and inabout three quarter of an hour saw the same Indians come out w
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