Vouchers of U.S. Indian Commissioners
Document 1788Ledger book that documents financial activity of U.S. Indian Commissioners in the Southern department from 27 June 1788 to 2 October 1789.
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d September 1788 of Andrew Pickens one of the Commissioners for treating with the S.thern [undecipherable] Seventeen pounds ten Shillings in full for carrying an Express from the Superintendent to Mr. McGillivray in the Creek Nation the 15th July last and bringing an answer back.
Sign'd John Masseman
£17.10.0 —
Received this 28th September 1788 of Andrew Pickens Esqr Twenty five Shillings for bringing a Letter from Genl. Winn to me on Indian Business received by
James Bowles.
Received this 16th May 1789 of Andrew Pickens Esqr [undecipherable] Seventeen Shillings & 8d. Sterling in full for carrying an Express from General Winn to this Place and returning — [undecipherable]
James Bowles.
— 5 —
Account of Sundries given the old [undecipherable] one at Hopewell the 9th Day of June 1789 —
viz
3½ Gallons Rum as if — — £1.8.0.
½ Bushel of ½ yard [undecipherable] Cloth &c
a bag if 3 — — — — £0.6.3.
1 Rum Keg — — — — — —
1.14.3
0.2.4 £3.16.7
The above were promised the old [undecipherable] by the Comis at Hopewell for going over the Mountain with Col. [undecipherable] and myself — Sign'd Andrew Pickens
& Commr
Accounts of Sundries given the Little Turkey & other Chief of the Cherokee Nation at Hopewell the 16th of August 1789.
27½ Gall. Rum at 4/ 2 doz. papers 4/ — — — — £11.0.0.
4½ Bush. Salt at 10/ 8 lbs. Beads 11/ — — — — 2.13.0
8 Butchers Knives 8/ 3 yds Lining 4/ — — — — 1.0.0
10. Skeins [undecipherable] 9 1 Razor 2/ 1 [undecipherable] Kings ½ [undecipherable]
Die 3/ 80. 20. Nails 10/ 2 Rum Kegs 2/ — — — — [undecipherable]
£15.17.9
The above given by order The Commissioners
Sign'd Andrew Pickens
6.
The United States.
1789 To Andrew Pickens Dr
To days as Commissioner from the 10th of March to the 30th — — — — — 20 days
Ditto from the 9th to 26th April — — 13.
Ditto from — 6 to 20 June — — 14
D. from — 12 to 13 July — — 6.
Dto from — 29 Aug to 13 Sept. — 15 days
Do from — 14 Nov to 29th — — 16 —
By Dto from 9th Feby to 14th — — 7.
Ditto from 4 April to 12th — — — — 8 —
Attending as a guard to [undecipherable] in the Cherokees 100 [undecipherable]
Pay from 25 May to 3d June — — — — 16.
Do. from 16 June to 16 [undecipherable] inclusive 24
Do. [undecipherable] from time of left Home to the 25 Septr in [undecipherable] — — — 30 —
160y [undecipherable] 845
855 Attl = £199. 10. 0. 855 d. [undecipherable]
Sign'd Andrew Pickens.
The within mentioned Receipts and Accts. from, page No 1 to No 6 inclusive are copies of the original Vouchers lodged in our hands to be delivered to the War Office of the United States on our return to New York. —
Augusta 3d october 1789. C. Griffin
D. Humphreys.
Type
Letterbook
Description
Ledger book that documents financial activity of U.S. Indian Commissioners in the Southern department from 27 June 1788 to 2 October 1789.
Date
06/27/1788
Author
Repository
Collection
Document number
1788062790001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Richard Winn
James Bowles
John Merriman
Creek Nation
Alexander McGilivray
Cherokee Nation
Little Turkey
Mr. Griffin
Mr. Humphreys
George Whitfield
Matthew Wilson
General Mathews
Andrew Pickens
Notable items
pounds sterling

