Account of Goods for treating with the Southern Indians.
Document 1789Account of goods for treating with the Indians.
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Account of Goods left in the hands of John Meats, at Augusta in Georgia, by the late Commissioners of the United States, for treating with the Southern Indians, &c.
Ag No 2 1 Hhd. W.I. Rum
1 large Bale Blankets
4 small ditto No 146 - 147 - 148 - 149.
1 large Cask Containing Kettles No 2
Ag No 3 1 large Case cont 9 Calico & linen Shirts
+ 94 small kegs rum
2 Hhds Claret
1 Cask Cont No 105. Shirts & a Suit of Buck Cloths
1 Cask of Tobacco }
2 Kegs Paint No 10. & 11
3 Casks of Saddles
1 Bundle of laced hats
+ 81 Axes and 27 hoes
1 Box Cont. 2 Gloves No 104.
81 Axes & 27 Hoes
1 Box leads No 50
1 Box Containing Buckskins No 3
1 [undecipherable] C[ask] medicines with [undecipherable]
[marginalia: + 27 Axes and hoes sold back to [undecipherable]]
Continued ——————— J Meats
1[undecipherable] Cask white Port —— — No 4.
1 ditto French Brandy —————— No 5
1 ditto Spirits ———— —— No 7
1 Hhd Loaf Sugar No 10
12 half Bbls mess beef
6 bottles Sweet oil
1 Cask Stores —————— No 8
1 ditto Cont No 5 loaves white [sugar] — and about a [undecipherable] hundred of Brown ——
The Chinese Hooker or fire complete with 2 small silver tubes.
1 two foot rule ——————— ——
A list of John Meals. 6 Octr 1789.
Acct of Sundry Goods and Stores — brought back from the Rock Landing and left in the hands of John Meals at Augusta in Georgias ——— Viz
1 Trunk cont 2 Callicoes, qualities, working Crapes and ca m[undecipherable] view — marked — [undecipherable] A.
1 ditto Containing Shirts B.
Continued —————————— J Meals [undecipherable]
1 Square Box Containing all the silver Medals, as well those brought from New York, as those received from the late Commissioners; except a few given to the Nations. ——
1 Box Containing Strouds & Linen. ——
1 [C]ase Box Containing an elegant Saddle & Bridle Intended for Mr McGillivray } marked Saddle
1 Box Cont. Strouds & Linen No 4.
1 Keg Cont. lead.
1 Trunk Containing Table Cloths as well those from New York as those received from the late Commissioners; — Beads, Paint, and some Stationary ——————————— No D.
1 [C]ase Box Sweet oil ——
No 2
Augusta. October 6. 1789.
Received from the Honorable the Commissioners of Indian affairs the Several Packages mentioned in the annexed List No 2 (Contents unknown) which I promise to deliver to the his order, or to the order of the Secy of war (his and this entire [undecipherable]) on being paid reasonable charges for the same
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Description
Account of goods for treating with the Indians.
Date
10/06/1789
Author
Repository
Collection
Document number
1789100690001
Page start
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Notable persons
John Meals
mcGillivray
Notable locations
Rock Landing
New York
Augusta, Georgia
United States
Notable items
lead
trunk containing table cloths
stationary
Commissoiiners of Indian affairs
silver muskets
given to the Indians
shrouds and linnen
bridle
sundry goods and stores
late commissioners
treating with the Southern Indians
rum
large bale blankets
large cask containing kettles
case containing calico shirts
small kegs rum
claret
suit of buff cloths
tobacco
paint
saddles
bundle of laced hats
box
gloves
axes
hoes
beads
white fort
french brandy
spirits
loafs sugar
bottles sweet oil
stores
chinese hooker or pipe complete with 2 small silver tubes
Account of goods left in the hands

