Certification of payments; account of Captain Donald Grant Mitchell for expenses accompanying Little Turtle, Chief of Miamis
Document 1798Certification that $676.15 is due Captain Donald Grant Mitchell of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, being the balance of his account for the expenses of himself, Little Turtle, a Chief of the Miami Nation, and William Wells, his interpreter, from Detroit to Philadelphia, including the expense of residing in the latter city.
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Accountants Office
March 14th 1798
I certify that there is due to Henry Kimble late a private in the Corp of Artillerists & Engineers stationed at Rhode Island Post under the command of Major Toussard the Sum of nine Dollars Eighty Cents being for his pay from the 1st January to the 14th March 1798 the day of his discharge
Pay $o
Peter Hagner
P. Clk
The Secy of War.
Accountants Office
March 15th 1798
I certify that there is due to Israel Deans Captain in the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers the sum of forty seven Dollars & twenty six Cents being balance of the Secretary of War's account to this day
Peter Hagner
P. Clk
Bounties to men. $2.49
Farnous [undecipherable: expenses?] 99. pr 1798
Sundl. Acct Exps. 1.29
Deduct 31.Y
The Secy of War
Accountants Office
March 15th 1798
I certify that there is due to Donald Grant, Whittle Captain in the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers the sum of six hundred and seventy one Dollars twenty Cents being for balance of his account for expenditures with the Little Turtle an Indian Christian named Walton, & William Wells on their [undecipherable] from Febry to Philada and what accruing there agreeably to his accounts rendered
amt [undecipherable] $
Peter Hagner
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $676.15 is due Captain Donald Grant Mitchell of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, being the balance of his account for the expenses of himself, Little Turtle, a Chief of the Miami Nation, and William Wells, his interpreter, from Detroit to Philadelphia, including the expense of residing in the latter city.
Date
03/15/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798031521155
Page start
118
Note
Account of Donald Grant Mitchell.
Notable persons
James McHenry
Peter Hagner
Little Turtle
Interpreter
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
William Wells
Miami Nation
accountant
Secretary of War
principal clerk
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Detroit
Philadelphia
Miami Nation
Notable items
pay
expenses for Indian travel

