Certification of payment; Israel Chapin, Deputy Agent for the Six Nations of Indians
Document 1800Certification of payment; $5185.43 to Israel Chapin, Deputy Agent for the Six Nations of Indians, for salary, articles purchased, tinsmiths, blacksmiths, annuities, building a house at Canandaigua New York, goods received from John Harris military storekeeper.
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Accountants Office
February 7th 1800
I Certify that Israel Chapin Deputy Agent for the Six Nations of Indians is intitled to a credit for the following sums on settlement of the Annuity due the said Six Nations of Indians for 1799 & for his Salary from 1 July to the 31st December 1799 inclusive — viz:
Amt of expenditures made by him for articles purchased — $1134. 3[undecipherable]
Ditto of Gunsmiths & Blacksmiths work, annuities paid, transportations, contingent expences &c . . . . . - 1699.6[undecipherable]
Ditto paid for building a House for the accommodation of the Indians when at Canandaigua . . . . . . . . 100.-
Ditto of goods received from John Harris Military Store Keeper on account of said annuity for 1799 . . . . 1951.45
Ditto of his Salary from 1 July to 31 December 1799 ince 250.-
That he stands charged on the Books of this Office Dr 5185.4[undecipherable]
with —
Warrt No 3703 recd on acct of the annuity of the Six nations of Indians for the Year 1799 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2550.-
Amount of goods received of John Harris Military Store Keeper in part of the annuity granted to the six Nations of Indians . . . . 1951.40
leaving a balance due the said Israel Chapin of six hundred eighty four Dollars & three bits, & account armd agreed & a letter from the Secretary of War dated 31 Jany 1800 — 684.3
Dollars 5185.4[undecipherable]
W. S.
The Secretary of War
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payment; $5185.43 to Israel Chapin, Deputy Agent for the Six Nations of Indians, for salary, articles purchased, tinsmiths, blacksmiths, annuities, building a house at Canandaigua New York, goods received from John Harris military storekeeper.
Date
02/07/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800020721452
Page start
151
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Israel Chapin
deputy agent for Six Nations of Indians
John Harris
tinsmith
blacksmith
accountant
Secretary of War
military storekeeper
Notable locations
Canandaigua
New York
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
goods
annuities
house
salary
articles


