Payment to George Walton for holding and concluding a treaty with the Cherokee Nation
Document 1798Payment of $500 as salary to George Walton as commissioner for holding and concluding a treaty with the Cherokee Nation 1798.
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Copy to the hon. Mayor
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pay to the Mayor of the City of Philadelphia
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Mayor of the City
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bill of exchange
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Type
Document Signed
Description
Payment of $500 as salary to George Walton as commissioner for holding and concluding a treaty with the Cherokee Nation 1798.
Date
11/17/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Knoxville
Document number
1798111740001
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
David Henley
Martin McAllister
Cherokee
John Habersham
Robert Wharton
Bartholomew Murray
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Knoxville
Savannah
Notable items
treaty with the Cherokee
treaty
bill of exchange

