War Department expenditures for treaties with Indians
Document 1792Account of monies disbursed by Knox for Indian treaties. Certified true copy signed by Register of the Treasury, Joseph Nourse.
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[Lincoln
Griffin
[undecipherable] House]
1 Jan 179[undecipherable] [undecipherable]
Indian [undecipherable]
No 406
Henry Knox Esqr
Secretary at War
a/c with the United States
For Sundry disbursements for Indian Treaties
Balance due the
United States [undecipherable]
Henry Knox Esqr Secretary at War in a/c with the United States for Expenditures for Indian Treaties
[Dollars] [Cents]
Dr
To United States for advances paid to him during the progress of Indian Treaty business at the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury Nov 14, 1787
30,000 [undecipherable]
To Benjamin Cyrus [undecipherable] Griffin agent for Indian Expenses [undecipherable] Commission paying to the Several Indians for the Sum received by them Nov 25, 1787
134 5
2661
Balance 20,257 3
Cr
By Benjamin Lincoln, Cyrus Griffin and David Humphreys Commissioners appointed to hold Treaties with the Indians by their returns of Accounts acknowledged on oath as Vouchers
Goods delivered to said Commissioners and for which they are accountable for
Receipt dated Nov 3, 1787
8,284 14
By [undecipherable] for Cash expended on account of Philip M. [undecipherable] lands [undecipherable] in Indian South of the Delaware Nation as p Notes and Vouchers
235 13
By Arthur [undecipherable] Lee Esqr Governor of the Western Territory for Cash advanced to him for Contingent expenses in the Indian arrangement as p Receipt dated Sep [undecipherable]
566 —
By [undecipherable] Official for Cash advanced him by order of the President of the United States on Account his expenses in effecting
Survey arrested by a Treaty [undecipherable]
dated July [undecipherable] 1788 p Receipt Sep [undecipherable] 1788
125.
Dr Isaac [undecipherable] for Cash advanced him on [undecipherable] for his expenses as a Messenger to Canada for the purpose of obtaining permission to have said Survey executed
p receipt dated Jan 2, 1789
38[undecipherable]
By Balance due the United States by Henry Knox Esqr Secretary at War in Acct
19th January 1790 is the debt of Henry Knox Esqr Secretary at War in Acct
3,476 30
20,257 3
Balance due the United States Treasury 3,476.30
20,257.3
Treasury Department
Register Office Nov 12 1790
I certify that the above Acct is a True Copy the original of which is filed on file in this Office
[signature]
I acknowledge the balance of three hundred and [undecipherable] forty six dollars has been accounted for in the treasury of the United States as appears by Auditor Statement No 1356 Dated Nov [undecipherable] 1791
[signature]
Type
Autograph, Contemporaneous or Certified Copy, Signed
Description
Account of monies disbursed by Knox for Indian treaties. Certified true copy signed by Register of the Treasury, Joseph Nourse.
Date
11/12/1792
Author
Repository
Collection
Document number
1792111290301
Page start
1
Notable persons
Joseph Nourse

