[Docket notation on cover wrapper:] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Stephen Hillis [undecipherable] 6 — 5^th October rec^d [undecipherable] — a[undecipherable] — Aug. 1797. Knoxville September 13^th 1797 Sir, Your letter of the [undecipherable] of July & [undecipherable] of August I have recived, and agreeably to the former I have forwarded to you the remaining Vouchers of Cap^tn [undecipherable] (by Col: Henley, 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 Commissioners and the Troops of the United States that he found it impossible to forwards the Vouchers to the office as requested, therefore have 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 forward to you To W^m Simmons Esquire Accountant I am with respect Sir your Hum^ble Stephen Hillis Knoxville August 1^st 1797 Contingent Expence D^r To Cash Paid Edwards [undecipherable] for rising Express with dispatches for the Commissioners 5 days @ 2 D^s p day — 10 — Quarter Master Department D^r To Cash Paid Benjamin Hickey Hawing House N^o 1^st — 34 75 Store at Tellies D^r To King & Crogue For 100 w^t of Powder (a) Sent by James Whitt waggen Stephen Hillis D^r To Cash Paid him to pay Thomas [undecipherable] of Cornet [undecipherable] detachment for finding himself with Rations D^r from the 28^th to June 17 9 5 — 2 Quarter Master Department D^r To Cash Paid Matthew Wallace for sundry plank, Rafters, Laths, for the garrison at Tellies — 19 35 Army Department — D^r To Cash Sent Cap^t John Wade for Doc^t Claiborne to pay the deferred Bounty due [undecipherable] Men of his Company 136 — Stephen Hillis D^r To Cash For to pay Sundry Owners of Gen^l Seviers Expedition in 179 3. ........... 182 95 Knoxville August 7^th 1797 Indian Department D^r To Cash Paid Charles Hicks for A Rifle furnished a Cherokee of Elojoy agreeably to a letter from Silas Dinsmore 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 Tellies D^r To Cash Paid Benjamin Blackburn for 31^th Powder @ 3/6 — — — — — 20.12 6³ Do^r 3/6 — — — — — 36.75 for the use of the Public Store — 56 87 at Tellies Block House Store at Tellies D^r To Cash 8^th Paid Charles McCormick for 273 y^ds [undecipherable] of linsey @ 3/6 p yard delivered by [undecipherable] Barclay McClure for the use of the public store at Tellies 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 Dec^r 1796 to the 29^th day of May 1797. — — — — — — — 500 Clothing Department D^r To Cash Paid Mrs. [undecipherable] for making 25 hunting Shirts for the escort with the Commissioners @ Do — 20 — Ditto Mrs. [undecipherable] 6 Do & 1 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] @ Dot — 5.50 Mrs. [undecipherable] 6 hunting shirts — 4 — Mrs. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Ditto — 3.33 [undecipherable] Mrs. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 6 Ditto — 4 — 44. 83 Cash D^r To the Chickasaw [undecipherable] [Agent?] For the sum of 750 Dollars received of James [undecipherable] lying for a [undecipherable] [undecipherable] cold from the 25 July which [undecipherable] was drawn by the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Hawkins in [undecipherable] Samuel McMurray [undecipherable] of war for that [undecipherable] one dating the 6 July — 750 — Sundry Accounts D^r To Cash Stephen Hillis Paid [Joseph?] Greer for Price for military Services the [undecipherable] [undecipherable]^d — 167. 89 Indian Department Paid [James?] [undecipherable] for sundry for Indian John a Cherokee Indian 119. 50 The [undecipherable]^th April 287 3[undecipherable] Knoxville August 10. 1797 Sundry Accounts D^r To Cash Brought forward — — 287.37 Quarter Masters Depart. Paid James Charter for Sundry Articles del^d Cap^t Wade 22^d April — 41.33 Paid Joseph Greer for a Horse del^d Cap^t Sparks the 14^th April — 120 — 161.33 Commissary Department Paid Alexander Outlaw for 2 Barrels Whisky — — — 100 — Cherokee Annuity Being a sum paid Joseph Greer for negroes agreeable to the direction of the Chiefs — — — — — — 300 — which they order paid Taylor — 84870 Commissarys Account D^r To Cash 11^th Paid [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] for 7 Gallon Brandy for the Commissioners @ 22/6 — — — 26.25 Quarter Masters Department out D^r Cash Paid John Lavender for sundry Joiners work done for the Commissioners [undecipherable] — 70 96 Clothing Department D^r To Cash Paid Joseph Greer for Sundries for the Commissioners Escort — — — 16 8 Knoxville August [1]1^th 1797 Quarter Masters Department — D^r To Cash Paid Benjamin Hickey for Sparing a Horse for the Commissioners — — 75 Clothing Department — D^r To Cash Paid [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for 2 [undecipherable] Shoes to deliver to Cap^t [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that are her borrowed of him for the Commissioners (a) 2 [undecipherable] — 16 — Clothing Department D^r To Cash Paid Alexander [undecipherable] for Boots [undecipherable] for the Commissioners — — 91 62 Francis Jones D.Q.Master D^r To Cash Advanced him on account of his Department — 200 — Commissary Department D^r To Cash Paid [undecipherable] D. [undecipherable] for Sugar Coffee Tea [undecipherable] for the Commissioners — — 44 41 Stephen Hillis D^r To Cash For to pay Cap^t. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for helping and Forage for [undecipherable] in 1793 — — — 62 88 under General [undecipherable] Knoxville August 16^th 1797. Commissioners for running the Cherokee line D^r To King & Crogue 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 M. Clung 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 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — — 41.75 Store at Tellies for linsey — — — 103 — Quarter Masters Department for [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — — — 13.67 Stephen Hillis D^r To Cash for to pay Mr. Greer Powers of [undecipherable] — 55.68 — 183 10 King & Crogue D^r To the Commissioners for running the Cherokee line For a sett Bills of the 13^th Instant Payable at sight to David Healey Agent War on the Secretary of war endorsed by Henley — 522 83 Knoxville August 16^th 1797 Commissioners for the Cherokee line D^r To Cash the 7^th August paid Benjamin Hawkins — 1000 — Cash D^r To Commissioners Cherokee line For a sett of Bills drawn in favour the Agent War of 9^th August — — — — 1000 — Cash D^r To the Commissioners for running the Cherokee line For a sett of Bills drawn in favour the Agent War being for supplies furnished [undecipherable] them — 1065 53 Hospital Department D^r To Cash Paid Olive Pipkin for his Day on a situation to the Hospital from the 15^th June to 17^th August 1797. 2 M^s 2 Months — 46 — Francis Jones D^r To Cash on account of the Quarter Master Department for which he is accountable — — — 349 — Stephen Hillis D^r To Cash For to pay L^t Robert [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 26^th [undecipherable] 27^th October 1793 — 43.73 For to pay Robert [undecipherable] atty to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — 24. — For to pay [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — 504. 73 — 572 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. — Do 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 [undecipherable] Whites Services in Cap^t Gillespies C^o from 26^th Sep^t 24 Oct^o. 1793 Seviers Expedition — — — — 21 75 Stephen Hillis D^r To Cash For to pay Sam^l & Nathaniel Cowan attys for sundry persons for military services from Octo^r to Decem^r 179[3]. — 471 25 Stephen Hillis D^r To Cash For to pay Robert Boulton atty to Sundry persons for services in 1793 / — — — 127 75 Contingent Expence D^r To Cash Paid Cap^t Lewis for to defray the expences of a [undecipherable] James Grant & James Carey from Knoxville to Philadelphia Called there by a Special Committee of Congress — — — — — — — — 130 — Knoxville August 19^th 1797. Joseph [undecipherable] D^r to Cash Advanced him by virtue of a letter of request from Col^s. 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 [undecipherable] for Forage for Cap^t Thomas Lewis's Horses while in Knox[ville] on Express from the Committee of Congress — 5 62 Sundry Accounts D^r To Cash Contingent Expence Paid Mrs. Christler for boarding James Carey from Aug^t 7^th to 16^th when sent for by a special Commission to Major Lewis, for appearing before Congress — D. Ag. 91 Commissary Department Paid George [undecipherable] [undecipherable] in the 2^d No^s for his subsistance from 1^st July to 6^th Dec^r 1796. paid August 13^th 20. Do paid Mrs. Christler by order of [undecipherable]. [undecipherable] — 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 Boats — — — — — — — 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 18^th of October to the 14^th December 1792. — 37 — Office Expence D^r To Cash Paid James Finer for 9 days writing upon extra Services @ 1.25 — — — 11 25 Contingent Expence D^r To Cash Paid Col. Butler [undecipherable] Davis and the Agent of war expences going to Tellico by Campbells Station — with Servants Forage [undecipherable] D^r No. 66 Forrages at [undecipherable] — — .50 — 1.16 Paid the Agent of war expences going with Major Lewis & Grant to Kings [undecipherable] two weeks upon a special commission [undecipherable] mem^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 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — — — 15 — Commissarys Department D^r To Cash Paid [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] for his Services as [undecipherable] Commissary [undecipherable] & Q. Master from 7 July [undecipherable] [undecipherable] @ 460 Dollars p Annum — — — 33 69 Commissary Department D^r To Cash Advanced L^t Sam^l R. Davidson for acting as Acting Commissary to the Troops at [undecipherable] [undecipherable] with post [undecipherable] — — — — — — — 46 7 Stephen Hillis D^r To Cash Paid Robert [undecipherable] atty to Sundry persons for Seviers [undecipherable] — — — — — — — 287. Paid William Dunwoody atty to Sundry persons for Sevier's Expedition — 69 — William Dunwoody atty Sundry Services for 1793 — — 22.80 — 378 80 Quarter Masters Department D^r To Cash For sundries & Bills paid for L^t Sam^l R. Davis one house at Tellico — — — 91 21 Contingent Expence D^r To the Treasurer For warrant N^o 22[undecipherable] in favour of L^t Sam^l Davidson for Expences from Philadelphia to Knox[ville] as express to arrive on Business — — — 100 — Cash D^r To Contingent Expence Being the balance of L^t Davidsons Travelling expence — — — — — — 5 44