In Answer to inquires, M. Wilson gave the following information
in regard of the following persons in that:

The Larose's      are Half-breeds.
    Savard's      are Half-breeds.
    Cadotte's     are Half-breeds.
    Lesages's             "
    Boissenault's         "
    Biron's               "
    Belleau's             "
    Bell's        real name McFarlane John was white
                  and interpreter for Cop. Anderson
    Jones, Peter  Half-breed
    Whalen        W.L.  Half-breed
    Perrault      French Canadian 
    Boulanger     U.S. Half-breed
    Kassorhe's    F. Can. Half-breed
    Denomme               "
    Soulier's             "
    Thibault's or Tebo's of St. Joseph Island.  French Canadian   
                  Half-breeds.  Old man was at the taking of      
                  Mackinaw.  Said to be the father od Savashau    
                  Birons wife.
    Bourrassa's   Half-breeds.  Old man French Canadian from B.C.
    Neveau, Michel    French from the U.S.
    Boyer's       all half-breeds  (related thru Mother to Dukes)
    Nolin's or Watap's   Michel, Peter, Joseph, Charles &         
                  children.
    Corbin        HBC.  The father of F. Canadian J??? from       
                  Penetang.
    McKay's       Scotch Half-breeds.
    Old Quebec    The father of Mary N. Burnon.  Was a Canadian   
                  from Penet.
    Lafonde  
    Grant         F.C. a Scotch Half-breed.
    Daviaux's     French Canadian Half-breed.
    Jourdain's    French half-breed.
    Riel's        Half-breeds (Michipicoten)
    Boucher's at Michip.  Half-breeds.
    Dubois        Old surveyor.  F. Can. or Half-breed.
    Legarde's     French Canadian Half-breeds
    Schellinger pro. "Shellar" French Canadian Half-breeds for    
                  HBC.
    Collin's "the original" a French Canadian canoe builder.


           [signed]  of the ???? November 1891

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(Source: Aemilius Irving Correspondence, Series F 1027-1. Ontario
 Provincal Archives, Toronto, Ontario)