Payment to Robert Brooke Governor of Virginia for conducting Indians from Philadelphia to Knoxville
Document 1795Request to pay Robert Brooke, Governor of Virginia $1000, the sum advanced to Chisholm for purpose of conducting Indians and goods from Philadelphia to Knoxville.
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[Docket: Cap — 1795 John Chisholm order in favor of Rob. Brooke 1000 Dy]
Richmond September 3. 1795
Sir
At sight pay Robert Brooke Esquire Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia or Order One thousand Dollars it being the sum advan[ced] to me in addition to that which had been before advanced to me by the General Government for the purpose of conducting certain Indians and the transportation of certain Goods from Philadelphia to Knoxville.
John Chisholm
[Timothy Pickering Esquire
Secretary of War for
The United States.]
Type
Document Signed
Description
Request to pay Robert Brooke, Governor of Virginia $1000, the sum advanced to Chisholm for purpose of conducting Indians and goods from Philadelphia to Knoxville.
Date
09/03/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Richmond
Document number
1795090340201
Page start
1
Notable persons
Timothy Pickering
John Chisholm
Robert Brooke
Governor of Virginia
Indians
Notable locations
Richmond
Virginia
Philadelphia
Knoxville

