Forwarded Accounts
Document 1794Notification that accounts of militia and regulars were sent to Samuel Jackson. Reiterated request for cash. Indian attacks mentioned.
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Letter
Knoxville 7 April 1794]
Knoxville April 7th 1794
Sir
To my Agent No Samuel Jackson by this conveyance I forward my Militia Accounts up to the Beginning of the Year 1794 with a request that he will Exhibit them for Settlement I presume at the Auditors Office. But you who I am sure are better Acquainted with the most proper Channel through which they shall have concieve they Ought Previously to receive your examination as when you where here you will please to inform him — You will Recollect my Returns from the extended Country they which I have contracted to Supply Rations were not compleat or not to hand when you left this place — Sales inclose to my Agent my Account for Supplies to the Regulars for three Months in the Year 1794 in which I have given Credit for the Sum you was so kind to pay me in Advance — Those Sir I shall have Every Facility in Office in the passage of my Account than the Justice of them Intitle me to. For having no Money in Advance except the Sum above Acknowledged I realy am in Need of cash —
to the Governors Official Report to the Secretary of war Refer you for the Indian Murders and Depredations since your Departure which I presume will be made Public and am with Very great Respect
Your Obedient Servant
James King
Colo David Henley,
Agent of the war Department
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Notification that accounts of militia and regulars were sent to Samuel Jackson. Reiterated request for cash. Indian attacks mentioned.
Date
04/07/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Knoxville
Document number
1794040790101
Page start
1
Notable persons
Colonel David Henley
James King
Samuel Jackson
militia
regulars
Indians
agent
auditor's office
regulars
Secretary of War
Henry Knox
agent war department
governor
Notable locations
Knoxville
Auditor's Office
Tennessee
Notable items
attacks
militia accounts
cash
depredations
settlement
examination
returns
rations
supply
credit
money
Indian murders

