Purchase of a horse for a Chickasaw chief

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Colonel David Henley 16 November 1798 Recd 2 Jany 1799 Samuel Hodgdon Esquire Philadelphia Major Colbert 189 Sir Colbert a chickasaw being undetermined yesterday to set off with the other Chiefs has determined this evening to do it and I have purchased him a Horse for the purpose, inclose you a receipt for the Sums - he cost forty five dollars.
I am Sir Your Hum Servt David Henley Knox 16th Novemr 1798 Samuel Hodgdon esqr

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[Colonel David Henley 16 November 179⁰ Rid^d Jan^y 99] Lemuel Hodgson Esquire. major albert Philadelphia Pollett a Chickasaw being undeter- mined yesterday to set off with the other Chiefs has determined this evening, to do it and I have purchased him a Horse for the purpose, inclose you a receipt for the same — he cost forty five dollars — I am Sir Knoxville Novem^t 179⁸ Your Hum Serv^t David Henley Samuel Hodgson esq^r—

Type

Letterbook

Description

The Agent for the War Department at Knoxville, Tennessee bought a horse costing $45 for a Chickasaw chief setting off that evening.

Date

11/16/1798

Author

David Henley

Recipient

Samuel Hodgdon

Sent from

Knoxville

Repository

National Archives and Records Administration

Collection

Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Fourth Auditor, Jan 12, 1795-Dec 31, 1897. (RG217) (M1187)

Document number

1798111680101

Page start

Notable persons

Samuel Hodgdon

Colonel David Henley

Chickasaw

agent war department

Major Colbert

chiefs

Notable locations

Philadelphia

Knoxville

Notable items

horse

purchase

receipt