Explains Accounts for Indian Affairs and Factory

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Explains Accounts for Indian Affairs and Factory

Description

Requests payment to Alex Bilslamb, a Philadelphia merchant. Explains account for Indian affairs south of the Ohio River for 1797. Refers to bills drawn by Col. Hawkins for factory business. Discusses the expense of teams and wagons.

year created

1798

month created

03

day created

17

author

sent from location

Fort Wilkinson

recipient

in image

notable person/group

James McHenry
Edward Price
Alex Bilslamb
Colonel Hawkins

Benjamin Hawkins
War Department
Indian Agent
merchant

notable location

Fort Wilkinson
Philadelphia
Ohio River

notable item/thing

Indian Affairs
pay
funds
forage
expenses
team
horses
wagon
prices
public trust
contract
oath
draft

document number

1798031700002

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (1 pages) XFQ08 (1 pages) Collection: Letters Sent by the Creek Factory (Letterbook of the Creek Trading House), 1795-1816. (RG75) (M4) P: 122

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Edward Price Fort Wilkinson [n/a]
Recipient James McHenry [unknown] [n/a]