Requests Money for James William Park for Cherokee Boundary Line, per Treaty of Tellico

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Knoxville 20 August 1799 Sir - I have drawn on you this day in favor of James & William Park on their order payable after ten days sight for one thousand dollars, which money has been appropriated to the paying the Commissioner for running the Cherokee boundary line, as stipulated by the Commissioners of the treaty at Tellico in 1798, and having passed the amount to the credit of the Treasurer request your honoring the same.
I am respectfully Your Huml Servt David Henley Agt War The honorable James McHenry

Type

Letterbook

Description

Requests payment for James and William Park as money appropriated to pay the commissioner of running the Cherokee boundary line based on the Treaty of Tellico.

Date

08/20/1799

Recipient

Sent from

Knoxville

Document number

1799082040101

Page start

1

Notable persons

James McHenry
David Henley
James Park
William Park
Cherokees
Treasurer
commissioner
Secretary of War

Notable locations

Knoxville
Tellico
Tennessee

Notable items

Cherokee boundary line
Treaty at Tellico
credit