Letter signed R.A. Forsyth, Detroit, to uncle, Thos. Forsyth [Thomas Forsyth], St. Louis. Concerning the estate of Capt. Rough. If Madame Boucher is in great want I can advance her money on the estate. Discussing Uncle William and his family. There will be a treaty in Chicago this coming Fall, and I will be there and introduce to our new Governor. If you cannot attend send me your papers and I will do all I can for you. Billy Caldwell, who is at the head of these Indians, you well know., 1833 Apr 14

Item — Box: 2, Folder: 11

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection contains papers of the related families of Michel Desravines Tesson and Thomas Forsyth. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence, accounts, receipts, and bills relating to Thomas Forsyth's work as an Indian agent in Illinois in the early nineteenth century. The collection also contains papers relating to the genealogy of the Tesson, Forsyth, and related families; correspondence (mostly in French) of the Michel Desravines Tesson family and attorneys in France relating to the revolution in Santo Domingo and to family properties confiscated by the Haitian government after the revolution; and three daybooks of Thomas Forsyth with the Peorias, 1806-1816. This finding aid was compiled by keying in the document descriptions on the folder covers that were originally created by a Missouri Historical Society archivist in the mid twentieth century. In some cases these document descriptions contain direct quotes taken from the document; in other cases the descriptions comprise summaries or abstracts of the content of the document.