Receipt of James Seagrove for Use of the Indian Department
Document 1794Receipt enclosed from the payment of James Seagrove for his use of the Indian Department and pay, subsistence, and forage of regular troops. Bills of Exchange could not be negotiated for money due to the season, merchants needed all their specie for the purchase of tobacco.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Receipt enclosed from the payment of James Seagrove for his use of the Indian Department and pay, subsistence, and forage of regular troops. Bills of Exchange could not be negotiated for money due to the season, merchants needed all their specie for the purchase of tobacco.
Date
11/20/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Washington
Document number
1794112070001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Joseph Howell
John Mathews
James Seagrove
James Seagroves
Indian Agent
Indian Department
merchants
supervisor
agent for war department
accountant
regular troops
Major Constant Freeman
Notable locations
Washington
Georgia
Charleston
South Carolina
Notable items
receipt
pay
subsistence
forage
remittance
bills of exchange
tobacco
specie
money
not negotiated for money