[Cover/wrapper: Stephen Hillis / [undecipherable] / "Trade Book" / July 1797] Knoxville Aug^th 9^th [undecipherable] Sir, I [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the Word Book of the Accounts for the Depart^m of War for [undecipherable] [undecipherable] here for the Month of July [undecipherable] —— I am with respect Sir. your Ob^dt Servant Wm Simmons Esquire [signed] Stephen Hillis [undecipherable] Accountant [undecipherable] Storekeeper Department of War [Endorsement page: [undecipherable] / for the [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] July 1797 / [undecipherable]] Knoxville July 1.^st 1797. Clothing Department D^r To Cash Paid Brixton P. Ring for making Shirts & over alls for William Bryant Capt Brooks waiter —— 3 50 Stephen Hillis D^r To Cash 5^th Paid him to pay James Dobson Co^pl. for Services October 17^th to 31^st December —— 12 50 6^th Sundry Accounts D^r To Cash Indian Department Paid William McBish his Salary as Interpreter to the Chick[asaws] from 1^st October 1796. to 1^st July 1797. —@ 300 D^rs. — 225. Chickasaw Quarterly Stipend For this sum paid George Colbert for the use of two negroes with the Cherokees and for which sum received a bill of exchange drawn on the Honorable Secretary of War by the Honorable Benjamin Hawkins —— 150. 975— Indian Department D^r To Cash Paid Charles Hicks his Salary as Interpreter to the Cherokee Indians from the 1 July 1796 to 30^th June 1797. —— 300— Knoxville July 10^th 1797 Cash D^r To the Treasurer For this sum forwarded by the Secretary of War by James [undecipherable] Es^q Capt. Wales made $54 on [undecipherable] expend County —— 136. For this sum forwarded by the Assistant War Dep^t to pay Gen^l [undecipherable] and his Command for Services in 1793 which money therefore unauthorized, opportunity was made last Office of Congress 22865—— 22792.95 Contingent Expense D^r To Cash Paid as agreed to buy provisions going in a hurry to Lt. Butler Paid the expenses of Judge [undecipherable], Mr. Dawkins and the [Dragoons?] ferriages and Mr. [undecipherable] and my own going to Tellico [undecipherable] the proposition to the intended letter of Governor [undecipherable] —— 4—— 5—— Stephen Hillis D^r To Cash For to pay Charles Mc[undecipherable] for Sundry [Reasons?] for military Service performed 1793. —— 34 90 Contingent Expense D^r To Cash Paid Patrick Hayes as [undecipherable] master the militia of [undecipherable] District from 1 day 1795 to 21 June 1797 in full —— 220—— Knoxville July 11^th 1797 Stephen Hillis D^r To Cash For to pay Charles Mc[undecipherable] for Sundry persons for military Service performed 1793. —— 38 14 Contingent Account D^r To Cash Paid William Baldi[undecipherable] for making a Coffin for a man of Captain Richard Company —— 7—— Quarter Masters Department D^r To Cash Paid Robert Bruce handling [undecipherable] great loads of hay from [undecipherable] to the Dragoons Camp near Nashville the distance about 7/8 miles [undecipherable] —— 13 33 12 [undecipherable] Department D^r To Cash Paid William Rust for handling [undecipherable] loads of Slabs & 1 load of wood —— 2 50 13 Quarter [undecipherable] Department D^r To Cash Paid John Dawson for making 70 Sadlers @ [undecipherable] D^r[undecipherable], 21 Pails [undecipherable] for the use of the Troops —— 29—— Quarter Masters Department D^r To Cash Paid Nathan Dabney Abbott for 23,700 Shingles for the garrison at Tellico @ [undecipherable] per [undecipherable] —— 132 42 Knoxville July 13^th 1797 Sundry Accounts D^r To Cash Office Expense Paid Samuel Cowan for a Sand Box for the Agents Office —— [undecipherable] 33³⁄₄ Indian Department Paid Samuel Cowan for a Sand Box for Mr. Dinsmoor —— 3³⁄₄ —— 66³⁄₄ Store at Tellico D^r To Cash Paid James & John Gillespie for one hundred weight of powder del. Mr. Byers @ 3/6 p lb —— 58 33 14^th Indian Department D^r To Cash Paid Alex^r Kirkpatrick for keeping [undecipherable] [undecipherable] are the property of William McBish's daughter a Chickasaw Indian —— 3 50 17^th Store at Tellico D^r To Cash Paid Zach. Butler for his expenses carrying linsey to the Store —— 1—— Store at Tellico D^r To Sundry Accounts To Cash paid Joseph Green for 184[undecipherable] yards linsey @ King Rogers for 62 yards linsey @ Knoxville July 17^th 1797 Army Department D^r To Cash Paid John Bartlet & Thomas Reardon for apprehending & bringing to Nash- ville William Doherty a deserter from the escort with the Commissioners —— 10—— 18^th Quarter Masters Department D^r To Cash Paid Thomas Hope for making 4 eating Boxes, finding Trimmings &c —— 24 30 Stephen Hillis D^r To Cash For to pay Joseph Bridges of Capt. William Richards Company [undecipherable] from 1^st Jan^y to 1^st July 1797. —— 26 19 19 Contingent Expense D^r To Cash Paid Nicholas Bartlett for diet & forage for three [undecipherable] & three Horses to Tellico with pack horses for the Commissioners —— 3—— 20^th Stephen Hillis D^r To Cash For to pay [undecipherable] Childr[undecipherable] military Service of 1795 & 1796. —— 15 25 Commissary Department D^r To Cash Paid Tho.^s W. Claiborne his subsistence account From 20^th February to 30 June 1797 Provisions @ 17 [undecipherable] —— 44: 54 4 Months 40 days forage [undecipherable] —— 25 93 70 47 Knoxville July 20^th 1797 Army Department D^r To Cash [undecipherable] Sergeant James [Dowell?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] from Capt. Richard Sparks Company D^r [undecipherable] —— 4—— 28^th Clothing Department D^r To Cash Paid Mrs. [undecipherable] for making 20 hunting Shirts for the use of the troops with the Commissioners @ 1$ —— 20—— Quarter Masters Department D^r To Cash Paid Rob^t [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] August 1793 Paid Hugh [undecipherable] handling plank & wood for the troops [undecipherable] —— 38 37 Contingent Expense D^r To Cash [undecipherable] agents expenses traveling to [undecipherable] to meet Colonel Butler —— 2 50 27^th Quarter Masters Department D^r To Cash Paid William Atkins on forming a Trumpet for Capt Van [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for the Commissioners —— [undecipherable] 5 42 Stephen Hillis D^r To Cash For to pay Zachariah Butler a [undecipherable] Soldier of Capt. W. Richards Company from 1^st January to the 22^nd July 1797. [undecipherable] $26.34 [undecipherable] 14.73 46 87 Knoxville July 28^th 1797 Stephen Hillis D^r To Cash Paid him for to pay Hugh Row a private of Capt. John Wales Company 3^rd Regiment from Jan^y 1^st to July 31^st [undecipherable] 7 months @ 4 $ p^r [undecipherable] —— 28—— Office Expense D^r To Cash Paid Lewis [undecipherable] as a Clerk in the Office of the Agent War Department from 10 [undecipherable] to 30^th June 1797 @ [undecipherable] [undecipherable] —— 38 71 Contingent Expense [undecipherable] D^r To Cash Paid Joseph [undecipherable] riding express to the Commissioners at [undecipherable] distance 48 Miles also to Southwest point [undecipherable] distance 5 days @ [undecipherable] 3/6 each —— 3.33 Expenses for the [undecipherable] same time —— 1.50 4 83 31^st Quarter Masters Department D^r To Cash Paid Jacob Lavender for 2 [undecipherable] Bars for the Commissioners for 1 [undecipherable] —— 0-15 0 2 Brushes [undecipherable] —— 0-6 0 1 Brush [undecipherable] —— 0-12 0 [undecipherable] 2 4 0 —— 11 50 Clothing Department D^r To Cash Paid Peter McNames for ten pair [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to Capt. Richards [undecipherable] [undecipherable] with the Commissioners @ 1 [undecipherable] —— 17 50