Commissary of Indian goods
Document 1800Asks for issue of coating for an Ottawa Chief and blankets for the use of the laboratory.
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The Commissary of Indian Goods will Issue: Eight Yards Lindsey-Two Yards Coating-Three Yards Strouds, one Yard Broad Cloth & two Blankets-for a Party of Indians-from St Josephs- L'Strait 17th Feby. 1800-
Mr. I. Schieffelin D. [undecipherable: probable reading Stuart]
Commd. Indian Goods A. [undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
Recd Detroit 17th Feby. 1800
All the Within Specified Articles
and Signed duplicate Receipts
therefor - W [undecipherable: probable reading Knaggs]
[endorsement at bottom, illegible]
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- L'Detroit 28th February 1800
Mr. I. Schieffelin
Commissary of Indian Goods [undecipherable signature]
Recd Detroit 28th Feby. 1800
out of the Public Indian Store,
the Within mentioned Articles, and
Signed duplicate Receipts therefor.
W. Knaggs
[endorsements at bottom, illegible]
Type
Document Signed
Description
Asks for issue of coating for an Ottawa Chief and blankets for the use of the laboratory.
Date
02/28/1800
Author
Collection
Document number
1800022890000
Page start
5
Notable persons
David Strong
Indians
Ottawa chief
Commissary of Indian Goods
W. Knaggs
Notable locations
Detroit
Notable items
Indian goods
coating
damaged blankets
laboratory
Public Indian Store
duplicate receipts

