The United States in ac^t. with the Com[—] for ascertaining and marking the Creek boundary D^r. 1797 Sep^t. 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 Jan^y. 19 W^m 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 W^m M. Sileas a pilott . . 11 9[¼?] John Lafferly a pilott . . 12 9 30 W^m 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 ac^t. of supplies for the Comm^rs. Surveyors & off^rs. comp[?] 392 59¼ 12 John Galphin as Creek Commissioner and interpreter to the Comm^rs. 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 Jer^a. Holles for attend a[t?] on Indian Commissioners 19 [1]024 60[½?] D^r. The U. States in ac^t. with Commissioners fo[r—] 1798 [?] Feb^y. 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 Sep^t. both inclusive 186 days at [4$?] 744 To ditto as Comm^r. on the Creek line 41 days at [4 doll?] [?]day 164 1947 4[0?] [—]pertaining and marking the Creek boundary C^r. [1]798 [?] [?]tby 2 By a draft on the Sec^ry. of War in fav^r. of J.S. Kilpatrick public Surveyor 100 [—] By sundry drafts on E. Price [his?] factor as [stated?] in the ac^t. 448 25 By contractors ac^t. to be paid by J. Habersham 392 59 By bale[nce?] due the Comm^rs. to be drawn for by Benj. Hawkins on [the?] [—] off[ice?] 1006 56 1947 40