[Docket notation:] [Knoxville?] [undecipherable] Stephen Hills rec'd 5^th October — [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Aug. 1797. Knoxville September 13^th 1797 Sir, Your letters of the [undecipherable] of July & 4^th of August I have recieved, and agreeably to the former I have forwarded to you the remaining Vouchers of Cap^t [W.?] Richard (by Col^e Henleys Waggoner) — in Answer to the latter I have to observe that it was not the intention of the Agent of War that all the charges contained in the Copy of the Waste Book were to be settled at your office, having so much business with the Commisioners and the Troops of the United Stats that he found it impossible to forward the Vouchers to the office as requested, therefore had the Book copied to shew what monies were expended by him Monthly Enclosed you will now Receive a Copy of the Waste Book for August 1797 — & two letters from L^t. Simmons which he desired me to forwards to you — Mr Simmons Esquire I am with respect Accountant Sir, Your Humb^le Stephen Hills [Enclosure/s] Knoxville August 1^st 1797 Contingent Expence D^r To Cash Paid Edward Teel riding Express with dispatches for the Commisioners 5 days @2 Doll^s day — 10 — Quarter Masters Department D^r To Cash Paid Benjamin Hickey Shoeing Horses &c &c 34 75 Store at Tillico D^r To King &Crozier For 149 W^t of Powder @ sent by James Willett waggon 2^d Stephen Hillis D^r To Cash Paid him to pay Thomas [undecipherable] of Cornet Henderson detachment for finding himself with Rations &c from the 23 to the 30 June 1795 - - - - - - - - - - 2 — 4^th Quarter Masters Department D^r To Cash Paid Matthew William for sundry plank, Rafters, & Laths, for the garrison at Tillico 29 35 5^th Army Department — D^r To Cash Sent Cap^t John Wade p^r Doc Claiborne to pay the deferred Bounty due all of the men of his Company 136 — 7^th Stephen Hillis D^r To Cash For to pay Sundry Powers of Gen^l Seviers Expedition in 1793 - - - - - - - - 132 25 249 Knoxville August 7^th 1797. Indian Department D^r To Cash Paid Charles Guids for A Rifle furnished a Cherokee of Eljoye agreeably to a letter from Silas Dinsmoor dated the 18^th November 1796 - - - - - - - 33.33 Quarter Masters Department D^r To Cash Paid William Beals for bringing to Knoxville a Stray Horse property of the United States 2 . Francis Jones D. Q. M. D^r To Cash Paid him on Account his Department - - 151 — Store at Tellico D^r To Cash Paid Benjamin Blackburn for 311½^th Powder @ 2/6 — 20.12 64 D^o — 2/6 — 26.75 for the use of the Publick Store 56 87 at Tellico Block House 8^th Store at Tellico D^r To Cash Paid Charles McCormick for 273½ yds of linsey @ 2/6 p^r yard delivered by Barclay & Ghee for the use of the public Store at Tellico 159 55 Knoxville August 8^th 1797 Indian Department D^r To Cash Paid Silas Dinsmore Temporary Agent to the Cherokee Indians for his Salary from the 1^st day of Oct^r 1796 to the 31 day of May 1797 - - - - - - - 500 10^th Cloathing Department D^r To Cash Paid Mrs Chisolen for making 20 hunting Shirts for the escort with the Commissioners D^o 20 — Ditto M^rs. Tate 6 D^o & 1 [undecipherable] Shirt - 5.50 " M^rs. Beaty 6 hunting shirts - - - 4. " M^rs. Hindsman 12 Ditto - - - - 8. " M^rs. Brageal 5 Ditto - - - - 3.33 " Miss Joley Artes 6 Ditto - - - - 4. 114 83 Cash D^r To the Chickasaw yearly Stipend For the sum of 750 Dollars received of James Miller being for a bill sold him the 25^th July which the same was drawn by the Honorable Benj^a Hawkins on Samuel [undecipherable] Military Secretary of war for that Amount vice Entry the 6 July — 750 — Sundry Accounts D^r To Cash Stephen Hillis Paid Joseph Greer for Power for military services the 14^th April - - - 167. 87 Indian Department Paid James Charten for sundries for Indian John a Cherokee prisoner 119 .50 the 14^th April 287 37 Knoxville August 10^th 1797 Sundry Accounts D^r To Cash Brought forward - - 287.37 Quarter Masters Depart. Paid James Charten for Sundry Articles del^d Cap^t Wade 22^d April - - 41.33 Paid Joseph Goer for a Horse del^d Cap^t Sparks the 14^th Apil — 120. — 161. 33 Commissary Department Paid Alexander Outlaw for 3 Barrels whiskey - - - - 100 — Cherokee Annuity Being a sum paid Joseph Greer for negroes agreeable to the direction of the Chiefs - - - - - 300. — which they ordered paid Taylor 848 70 11^th Commissarys Account D^r To Cash Paid [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] for 7 Gallon Brandy for the Commisioners @ 22/6 - - - 26 25 Quarter Masters Department D^r To Cash Paid John Saunder for sundry Sadlers work done for the Commisioners Escort - - 70 96 Cloathing Department D^r To Cash Paid Joseph Greer for Sundries for the Commisioners Escort - - - - 16 8 Knoxville August 11^th 1797 Quarter Masters Department D^r To Cash Paid Benyamin Hickey for Shoeing a horse for the Commisioners - - - - 75 Cloathing Department D^r To Cash Paid Crozier & M^r Cary for 8 pair shoes to replace to Cap^t Rikard that were before borrowed of him for the Comisioners - - @ 2 Dollars - - 16 — Cloathing Department D^r To Cash Paid Alexander Ainsell for Boots &c for the Commisioners - - - 31 42 Francis Jones D.Q. Master D^r To Cash Advanced him on Account of that Department 200 — Commissary Depart. D^r To Cash Paid [undecipherable] McDermott for sugar, Coffee Tea &c for the Commisioners - - 44 91 15^th Stephen Hillis D^r To Cash For to pay Cap^t [undecipherable] Evans for his pay and forage for services in 1793 - - — 62 83 under General Sevier Knoxville August 16^th 1797. Commisioners for running the Cherokee line D^r To King &Crozier For the Amount of their Bill as given in from April to August - - - - - 522 83 Stephen Hillis D^r To Cash For to pay Charles McClung atty for sundry persons services in 1793 Gen^l Seviers Expedition 813 55 Sundry Accounts D^r To Cash Paid Joseph Greer Quarter Masters Department for wagons &c &c &c - - - - - 44.75 Store at Tellico for linsey - - - 103. — Quarter Masters Department for Salt [undecipherable] &c - - - - 13.67 Stephen Hillis D^r To Cash for to pay W. Greer Powers of Atty. 55.68 183 10 King &Crozier D^r To the Commisioners for running the Cherokee Line For a sett Bills of the 13^th Instant Payable at sight to David Henley Agent War on the Secretary of war endorsed by Henley 522 83 Knoxville August 16^th 1797. Commisioners for the Cherokee line D^r To Cash the 9^th August paid Benjamin Hawkins - - 1000 — Cash D^r To Commisioners Cherokee line For a sett of bills drawn in favour the Agent war 9^th August - - - - 1000 — Cash D^r To the Commisioners for running the Cherokee line For a sett of Bills drawn in favour the Agent war being for supplies furnished them 1165 53 17^th Hospital Department D^r To Cash Paid Clair Pippin for her Day as a Matron to the Hospital from the 18^th June to 17^th August 1797. incl. 2 Months 16 — Francis Jones D^r To Cash on Account of the Quarter Masters Depart^t for which he is accountable - - - 349 — Stephen Hillis D^r To Cash For to pay L^t [undecipherable] 26^th Septem^r [to] 7^th October 1793. 43.73 For to pay Robert King Atty to [undecipherable] Vaugh 24. — For to pay Joseph Greer 504.73 872 46 Knoxville August 17^th 1797. Sundry Accounts D^r To Cash Paid James Grant Office Expence printing July 29^th Blank receipts for Seviers expedition. 18. — D^o August 18^th - - - - - 2. — 20. — Contingent Expence For Postage Col^o Hawkins - - - 75 20 75 18^th Stephen Hillis D^r To Cash For to pay Moses Whites services in Cap^t Gillespie Co. from 26^th Sept^r 24 Octo^r 1793 Seviers Expedition - - - - 21 75 Stephen Hillis D^r To Cash For to pay Sam^d. & Nathaniel Cowan Attys for sundry persons for military services from Octo^r to Decem^r 1793. 471 25 Stephen Hillis D^r To Cash For to pay Robert Houston Atty to Sundry persons for services in 1793 — - - - 127 75 Contingent Expince D^r To Cash Paid Cap^t Lewis for to defray the expences of Major James Grant & James Carey from Knoxville to Philadelphia (after them by a special Committee of Congress) - - - - - - - - 130 — Knoxville August 19^th 1797. Joseph Bowman D^r To Cash Advanced him by virtue of a letter of request from Col^o Butler dated the 18^th August on Account the Q. Master Depart^t. 1000 — Quarter Masters Department D^r To Cash Paid William Hall for 3 gallons Tar del^d Cap^t VanRenslaers troop 1 50 23^d Quarter Masters Department D^r To Cash Paid Stephen Haines for Forage for Cap^t Thomas Lewis's Horses while in Knoxville on Express from the Committee of Congress 5 62 Sundry Accounts D^r To Cash Contingent Expence Paid Mrs Chisolen for boarding James Carey from Aug^t 7^th to 16^th who went for by a special Commision to Major Lewis for appearing before Congress — D^o 9.91 Commissary Department Paid George Strother Ensign in the 3^d Aug^t. for his subsistance from 1^st July to 6^th Dec^r. 1796. paid August 18^th 20. D^o paid Mrs Chisolen by order of Ens. Stroth. — 90.70 110.70 120 61 Knoxville August 28^th 1797. Cash D^r To Indian Department For a sum of money charged the 30^th March 1795. paid David Moor which he drew by a fraudulent power of Attorney, and for which his whole pay was Stoped as Cap^t of the Boat - - - - - - 57 — Indian Department D^r To Cash Paid Alexander Blackley personally for his Services as an Oarsman on board the Boat commanded by David Moor the 15^th of October to the 14^th December 1794. 57 — Office Expence D^r To Cash Paid James Tiner for 9 days writing upon extra Services @ 1.25. - - - 11 25 Contingent Expence D^r To Cash Paid Col Butler L^t. Davon and the Agent of war expences going to Tellico by Campbells Station — with Servants Forage &c D^ro 0. 66 Ferrages at Knox — - - 2.50 1.16 Paid the Agent of war expences going with Major Lewis & Grant to Kings Iron Works upon a special Commission — [undecipherable] mem^d. o — - - 16.30 17 46 Knoxville August 29^th 1797. Contingent Expence D^r To Cash Paid Hugh Dunlap for Services performed for Col^o Butler on Nolichucky - - - 15 — Commissarys Department D^r To Cash Paid [undecipherable] at Watters his Services as Issuing Commissary & Q Master from 1^st July to [1^st Aug?] @ 400 Dollars p^r Annum - - — l- 33 69 Commissary Department D^r To Cash Advanced L^t Sam^l R. Davidson for acting as Issuing Commissary to the troops at South West point - - - - - - - - 46 7 30^th Stephen Hillis D^r To Cash Paid Robert Wyley Atty to Sundry persons for Seviers Expedition - - - 287. — Paid William Dunwooby Atty to Sundry persons for Seviers Expedition. 69. — William Dunwooby Atty Sundry services for 1793. - - - - - 22. 80 378 80 Quarter Masters Department D^r To Cash For sundries & Bills paid for, for L^t Sam^l R. Davidsons House at Tellico - - - 91 21 Contingent Expence D^r To the Treasurer For Warrant N^o 2216 in favour of L^t Sam^l Davidson for Expences from Philadelphia to Knox as express to order on clothing - - - 100 — Cash D^r To Contingent Expence Being the balance of L^t Davidsons travelling expences - - - - - - 5 14 Knoxville August 31^st 1797. Stephen Hillis D^r To Cash For to pay [R?]Houston for services in Gen^l Seviers Expedition from 27^th Sep^t. to 25^th October 1793. - - - - 21.75 For to pay William Cowan & George Teoford for services in Seviers Expedition from 21^st Sep^t to the 3^d October 1793. - 60. — For to pay Alexander Montgomery for services Cap^t M. Harrison's Co. October 28^th December 6^th 1793. - - - - - 30. — 111 75 Quarter Masters Department D^r To Cash Paid John Hammond for 2 Grind Stones for Col^o Butler's Reg^t. - - - 2 50 Stephen Hillis D^r To Cash For to pay David Cooly services in Gen^l Seviers Expedition Cap^t Harrison's Co. 21^st Aug^t 10 Dec^r. 1793 84 — Contingent Expince D^r To Cash Paid John Herron in full for the ferriages of Troops and Sundry persons on public Account - - - - - - - - 10 37 Contingent Expence D^r To Cash Paid John Hilleman in full for Sundries for the Quarter Master & Commisioners - - 35 80 Knoxville September 13^th 1797 Stephen Hillis [undecipherable]