Early History of Lake Maxinkuckee - Only Treaty Made on the Lake  

A treaty, and the only one made on the lake so far as is known, was concluded at the Nees-wau-gee village December 4, 1834, between William Marshall, on behalf of the United States, and Com-o-za, chief of the Pottawattomies and his band. The lake, which is named in the treaty is spelled Muk-ee-nie-kuc-kee. The treaty conveyed to the United States two sections of land on the Tippecanoe river for the consideration of four hundred dollars in goods and an annuity for one year of four hundred dollars. The treaty was signed by William Marshall, Nees-see-aw-quet, Com-o-za, Ah-he-pah-am-sa, and Paw-pee, and was witnessed by J. B. Duret, secretarym abd Xyrus Taber and Joseph Barren [Joseph Barron], interpreters.

Cyrus Taber was a wealthy citizen of Logansport and was familiar with all the principal Indian chiefs in this part of the country. Joseph Barren [Joseph Barron] was a son-in-law of Chief Nees-wau-gee, having married on of his daughter. He kept a little store at the village until the Indians removed to the West. Whether he went with them or what became of him is not known.