Documenting Indian expenses
Document 1788John Woods documents the United States' expenses related to Indians, including the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations.
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[Capt. Jn°. Woods acc°.
for Expences &c.
for the Indians
Settled Jan'y 6
1788.]
[Received from State Dep't. Nov. 24. 1894. R.P.O. 401310.]
[1786 - 7 - 8]
The United States
To John Woods D°.
for Expenses paid for himself & the Indians accompanying him from the Cherokee & Chickasaw Nations to this City — Viz
| | | No. | £ | s | d |
|--|--|--|--|--|--|
| | To Cash paid from Nov. 22. 1786 to Feb'y 1787 | 1 | 56 | 10 | 7½ |
| Jan'y 15 | To d° paid James Henry | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12½ |
| 16 | To d° paid Rob° Kerr | 3 | — | 15 | 9 |
| 17 | To d° paid Ezekiel Henry | 4 | — | 15 | — |
| 18 | To d° paid Hugh Henry | 5 | — | 15 | — |
| | To d° paid James Richardson | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 16 | To d° paid David Meller | 7 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
| 11 | To d° paid W°. Grey | 8 | — | — | — |
| | To d° paid James Fillmore | 9 | 4 | 13 | 9 |
| | To d° paid Francis Baker | 10 | 9 | 16 | 10 |
| | To d° paid Michael Wade | 11 | — | 15 | — |
| | To d° paid James Squier | 12 | — | 15 | — |
| | To d° paid James Caby | 13 | 7 | 10 | — |
| May 1 | To d° paid David Brown | 14 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | To d° paid Alex° [S?]lair | 15 | — | 11 | 6 |
| 3 | To d° paid Mary Teas | 16 | — | 14 | 3½ |
| 4 | To d° paid Hugh Alexander | 17 | — | 11 | 10½ |
| 9 | To d° paid Rich° Wade | 18 | 21 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | To d° paid Peter Marks | 19 | 5 | 16 | 6½ |
| W° [G?] | To d° paid [Wash?]. [Shelman?] | 20 | — | 19 | 3 |
| 40 | To d° paid Cornelius Fowler | 21 | 7 | 6 | 6½ |
| 30 | To d° paid W°. [Loby?] | 22 | 14 | 17 | 6 |
| June 4 | To d° paid W°. Coulter | 23 | — | 6 | 3 |
| | To d° paid [Tho?]. Hoge | | 4 | 11 | 4 |
| 15 | To d° paid Jn°. Givan & Son | 25 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 7½ |
| May 23 | To d° paid [Corn?] [Snyder?] | 26 | 2 | 18 | 4 |
| | To d° paid W°. Williams | 27 | — | 5 | 8½ |
| | To d° paid by myself at sundry times | 28 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 5½ |
Amount carried over | | | 253 | 12 | 0
Cash received from Virginia —— £50. 0. 0
d°to from Maryland —— 37. 10. 0
d°to from Sam. Hodgdon Esq. —— 37. 10. 0
Tavern Bill at Philadelphia paid by d° 48. 1. 0
d°to at Lancaster — paid by d° 31. 19. 2
[undecipherable] given [Indian?] Expenses by d° 107. 10. 0
[undecipherable] from Virginia hands by d° [undecipherable]
£400. 0. 10
Philad° Jan'y 6. 1788. The subscriber acknowledges to have received the several Sums as above credited and that they are in full of all demands against the United States for my expenses before, sufferings [?] Wages while conducting two Indian Chiefs and their Suite from their own Country to Philadelphia to transact the business of their respective missions with the Congress of the United States — duplicate
John Woods
£408. 0. 10
Type
Document Signed
Description
John Woods documents the United States' expenses related to Indians, including the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations.
Date
01/06/1788
Author
Recipient
Document number
1788010690001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Captain John Woods
Indians
Choctaw
Chickasaw
James Henry
Robert Kerr
Ezekiel Henry
Hugh Henry
James Richardson
David Miller
William Gray
James Ashmore
Francis Baker
Michael Woods
James Sevier
James Corby
David Irvin
Alexander St. Clair
Mary Teas (?)
Hugh Alexander
Richard Woods
Peter Marks
Holman (?)
Cornelius Fowler
William Cooke
William Coulter
Rope (?)
Samuel Gean (?)
Cornelius Stowler (?)
Williams
Samuel Hodgdon
subscriber
Chiefs
Congress
Notable locations
Virginia
Maryland
Philadelphia
United States
Lancaster
Notable items
expenses
cash

