Chapin discusses Indian affairs with Secretary at War
Document 1799Letter, informs Indian concerns re shipping cost; discusses Seneka annuity.
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Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Description
Letter, informs Indian concerns re shipping cost; discusses Seneka annuity.
Date
05/26/1799
Author
Recipient
Collection
Document number
1799052640301
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
Captain Israel Chapin, Jr.
Morris
Notable locations
Phila.
[Philadelphia]
United States
Notable items
nothing for news in this quarter worth notice
no particular obligation to them to be at the trouble & expence of sending them money
made the annual payment at Phila.
time of making the treaty assured them that the money would come free to them
enclosed is the receipt for goods delivered to my charge for the Seneka Nation of Indians
rec'd it with considerable satisfaction
objection of being at their own expence of transporting it
dollars
United States ought to pay it