was the common belief of the
neighborhood, and of the witness,
that the Sacs stole the horse; that
they had been at the stable very
often admiring him,and that hewas
worth, the witness thinks, $300.
And said J. Anderson testifies that
he was the last white man who had
the care of the horse; that he re-
moved him from one island to an-
other island, nearer the middle of
the Missouri, which was suppos-
ed to be safer from the Indians;
that the witness believes the Sacs,
or Sacs and Foxes, stole said horse,
and thinks he was worth $300; and
that the witness, on visiting the
island after the robbery, saw very
evident signs of the Indians having
been there, and a canoe on the op-
posite side, on the main land, in
which he presumes they had passed.
Claims payment for—
19 horses, mares & colts $1,425 00
Depositions without date, made before
Mr. Bates, by Seybert Scott and
James Savage, are offered in support
of this claim in that of Seybert
Scott, he testifies that he knew the
claimant to have been possessed of the
property mentioned in the account,
and believed the same to have been
stolen from him in June, or beginning
of July, 1814, by the Sac Indians,
then supposed to be frendly; that the
witness, with many others, follow-
ed the Indians as far as the La Mina,
but did not overtake them; that the
Indians passed that river below the
forks; that there were some small
articles as to which the witness was
not positive, and that he thinks the
valuation is just. And J. Savage
has in his deposition declared that
he knew the Indians who robbed
the claimant of the property were
Sacs, thought previously to have
been friendly; that he saw one of
the chiefs, (brother of the Stabbing
Seybert Scott, Delany Bolling, and
James Savage, have deposed as to
the claim of Margaret Smyth, that
the claimant was possessed of the
property; that they believe she was
robbed of the same by the Sac In-
dians in June or July, 1814; and
that they thought the estimation of
the property, as specified in the ac-
count, was just.
Briton Williams, James Cole, James
Savage, and Delany Bolling, have
deposed, as to the claim of David
Burrass, that the claimant was pos-
sessed of the horses in June or
July, 1814, and "believes" he was
robbed of the same by the Sac In-
dians, at that time when they were
supposed to be friendly; and that
the witnesses believed the valuations
to be justly stated in the account.
Briton Williams, Delany Bolling,
James Savage, and Seybert Scott,
have deposed, as to the claim of Da-
vid Buris, that the claimant was
possessed of the articles charged in
his account in June or July, 1814;
that he was robbed of the same at
that time by the Sac Indians, then
supposed to be friendly; and that
the witnesses were of the opinion
the claim of David Burrass, the
witnesses have declared only as to
the belief of the claimant that he
was robbed of his horses by the
Sac Indians.
that the estimate of the property
was justly made in the account.
Claims payment for a horse
The only special evidence in support
of these claims is contained in a de-
position of Delany Bolling and Sey-
bert Scott, made before Mr. Bates,
(without date,) wherein they say
that they knew the claimants were
possessed of the property charged
in their respective accounts; that
they verily believed the property
was stolen by the Sac Indians, in
June or July, 1814, when they were
supposed to be friendly to the United
States; and that the witnesses be-
lieved the valuations to be just.
James Byrnside Claims payment for two mares, two
fillies and a colt
The testimony in support of this claim is contained in depositions of Isaac Best and Samuel Byrnside, sworn
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