Supply Order for Indian Goods
Document 1800Commissary for Indian goods in the Detroit region; mentions a funeral for a Potawatomi chief.
The Commissary of Indian Goods will Issue, One Pound Vermillion; one Blanket; Five & half. yards Linen; Three Yards broad Cloth & two yards Strouds for the funeral of a Poutewadamy Chief - D’Etroit 15th February 1800 - D. Strong Lt. Col. [?] [?] Schieffelin Commissary Indian Goods Recd. all the within specified. Articles, and Signed duplicate Receipts therefore Detroit 15th February 1800 Wm Knaggs No. 374 The Commissary of Indian Goods will Issue Eight Yards Lindsey - Two Yards Coating - Three Yards Strouds, one Yard Broad Clothe - & two Blankets - for a Party of Indians - from St. Joseph’s - D’Etroit 17th Feby. 1800 - D Strong Lt. Col. [?] W. I. Schieffelin Commy. Indian Goods Rec’d Detroit 17th Feby. 1800 All the within Specified Articles and Signed Duplicate Receipts therefor - Wm Knaggs The Commissary of Indian Goods will please Issue two & half Yards Coating for an Ottawa Chief, and Seven Damaged Blankets for the use of the Laboratory - D’Etroit 28th. February 1800 D.Strong Wm. I. Schieffelin Commissary of Indian Goods Rec’d Detroit 28th Feby. 1800 Out of the Public Indian Store the within mentioned Articles, Signed Duplicate Receipts W. Knaggs
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