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90  26th 1803 Jefferson Papers, 2d series, vol. 42, no. 76

The Governor of the Indiana Territory presents his respectful compliments to the President of the United States and requests his acceptance of the enclosed map which is a copy of the manuscript map of Mr Evans who ascended the Missouri River by order of the Spanish Government much further than any other person. [Indorsed:] Govr. Nov. 26.03.recd Dec.20

 December 1, 1803 Har. Pa. 4l5, 4l6

The Secretary of State to whom by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 2d March last was referred a Petition of sundry inhabitants of Post St. Vincennes in the Indiana Territory; has examined the same, and thereupon makes the following reports, viz. The petitioners assert a right to a tract of land which they describe as extending along the Wabash River from Point Coupee to the Mouth of the White River comprising about seventy-two miles above and below Post St. Vincennes, and on both banks of the said River from the little Wabash to the Protoeas [Panse au Pichou?] River, forming according to their computation an extent in this direction of two hundred and twenty-six miles. This right they pretend to derive from an Indian grant to their predecessors as the first settlers of that District, as well as from a subsequent confirmation of it by the Indians. It is on the basis of these pretentions that they express their hopes that Congress will "allow them at least a part in the grants which have lately been made by the Indians to the United States" and they add the request that a small tract of Woodland on the banks of the Wabash may be annexed