Commissioners' account
Document 1798List of monetary disbursements made by the commissioners for surveying and marking the boundary of the Creek Nation from January to February 1798 listing the date of the transaction, the persons involved, what the disbursement was for, and the amount of the transaction. Lists mainly disbursements to members of the commission and their assistants, but includes some transactions for supplies and payments to river pilots. Many of the names are illegible.
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The United States in act. with the Com[—] for ascertaining and marking the Creek boundary Dr.
1797
Sept. 9 Paid John Batts Baird for him for the escort returning from the Cherokee line [—] . 1 3 [45?]
14 John Linsey for ditto . . . 2 3 ¼
William Lord for [undecipherable] form 3 [?] 5
15 Shadrach Taylor for forn [?]order [4] 3
1798
Jany. 19 Wm Edmunds for [his?] act. 5 1 [2?]
3 Paid [undecipherable] expenses from [undecipherable] [undecipherable] . . . 3 5/6 8
9 James Yarny for forn [?]order. 6 [?] [4?]
11 George Vaughan for forn . . 7 1 [14?]
18 Joseph Wilson for Whiskey. 8 1 2[5?]
John Shields for barn [?]orn for the surveyors . . . [#]39 6[4?]
22 George Vaughan a pilott . . 10 13
Wm M. Sileas a pilott . . 11 9[¼?]
John Lafferly a pilott . . 12 9
30 Wm Kilpatrick packhorseman 13 14
Abraham Anderson horseman 14 14
88
amount brought forward . . . 88 [.6?]
[—]tby
Rheuben Reynolds horseman 15 14
3 J.S. Kilpatrick [b]oat expres[s]. 16 4 50
J.S. Kilpatrick as Surveyor . . 17 100
[?] [strikethrough: undecipherable] his act. of supplies for the Commrs. Surveyors & offrs. comp[?] 392 59¼
12 John Galphin as Creek Commissioner and interpreter to the Commrs. a draft on E. Price his factor 94
5 Creek Commissioners one dollar each [p?]day a draft on E. Price 243
two Indian attendants ditto on ditto 23
11 Joel Freeman for his and associates services in marking the lines 13
John Brown for [?] wood for packhorses [—] 16 50
J. Brown & Randal [?] for ditto 17
14 Jera. Holles for attend a[t?] on Indian Commissioners 19
[1]024 60[½?]
Dr. The U. States in act. with Commissioners fo[r—]
1798
[?]
Feby. 16 To amount brought over 1024 [6?]
Phil [—] for self and associates in marking the line 14
18 Martin. [—] [3?] days labour in ditto [?]
Benjam[in] in Hawkins as Commissioner on the Cherokee line from 11 march to 12 Sept. both inclusive 186 days at [4$?] 744
To ditto as Commr. on the Creek line 41 days at [4 doll?] [?]day 164
1947 4[0?]
[—]pertaining and marking the Creek boundary Cr.
[1]798
[?]
[?]tby 2 By a draft on the Secry. of War in favr. of J.S. Kilpatrick public Surveyor 100
[—] By sundry drafts on E. Price [his?] factor as [stated?] in the act. 448 25
By contractors act. to be paid by J. Habersham 392 59
By bale[nce?] due the Commrs. to be drawn for by Benj. Hawkins on [the?] [—] off[ice?] 1006 56
1947 40
Type
Document
Description
List of monetary disbursements made by the commissioners for surveying and marking the boundary of the Creek Nation from January to February 1798 listing the date of the transaction, the persons involved, what the disbursement was for, and the amount of the transaction. Lists mainly disbursements to members of the commission and their assistants, but includes some transactions for supplies and payments to river pilots. Many of the names are illegible.
Date
1798
Author
Recipient
Repository
Collection
Document number
1798999992101
Page start
1
Notable persons
Creek
Indians
commissioners
pilots
John Butts
Shadrich Taylor
William Edmund
David McKinney
James Young
George Vaughn
Joseph Wilson
John Shields
surveyor
George Vaughan
John Lafferty
Abraham Anderson
Kalpatrick
attendants
Joel Freeman
John Brown
Joeremiah Spiller
Phil Carroll
Philip Carroll
Cherokee
contractor
Benjamin Hawkins
Notable items
dollars
cash
disbursement


