Knoxville 12 March 1800 Sir I now enclose a copy of the entries of my Books for the Month of December, as also Abstracts for the expenditures of the last Year for the Army and Quarter Master's Departments, the first amounting to four thousand three hundred sixty, three dollars and forty three cents; the latter one thousand nine hundred seventeen dollars and fifty two cents, which are expenditures for services performed. The Abstracts for Articles purchased for that period shall be speedily forwarded, after which the whole of the Abstracts shall be made out again taking the whole of the public business from the beginnings under each head, therefrom stating the Account. My reasons for getting on the Vouchers and Abstracts partially and as speedily as possible is, that in case of accidents you may have evidence of the expenditures of the public Monies, and because I suppose the examination of them in this way may go on at your Office, and having surmounted the difficulty of the old business Quarterly Abstracts should be made out Regularly at the close thereof. I most beg your consideration to the vast business that has been done by me, and when I suggest that the payment of the Militia from 1793 to 1796 & 1797, was always intertering with my other business and was similar to the Old Continental Accounts in the Office that you have been ac-:quainted, always interfering with the business of the day, it will be a sufficient Reason to every candid mind for my not exhibiting the balance earlier. The delay in stating the Account thereby shewing the balance has been a disadvantage to me both as to interest and affection; but having done every thing in the public business with a conscious Rectitude I am well satisfied with my own conduct, and do hope that all I have done will be finally satisfactory to the heads of the Departments. I shall proceed as soon as possible to close the Accounts. I enclose you an Abstract of the Monies advanced Major [undecipherable] Agent for the Cherokees to amount of two hundred and twenty dollars on account of his Subsistance, this is done by his request and by his informing that he had lodged a power with Mr. Joseph Pemberton to receive one thousand dollars, on account of his Salary. The sum of four hundred dollars he says was received on account of the Indian Department, which he is ready to account for, and he likewise reports to have received three hundred dollars from the Treasury, before he left Philadelphia in advance of his Salary. As he is very desirous to refund Mr. Pemberton the sum of one thousand dollars. I have forwarded the whole of his Report Submitting it to your consideration. — I am with [undecipherable: probable reading "Respect"] William Simmons Esquire — Your Hum^b. Serv^t Davis Henley — --- [Abstract taken from the [Cash?] Book of the Agent for the [War] Department in Tennessee, for the Month of December 1799.] --- Knoxville December 1^st 1799 Cash New Account D^r To Cash Old a[ccount] For the balance of Cash on hand this day Viz^t. 9 Bags, Draurs @ 500 . . . . 4,500. c 17 Bag Crowns 566 1 Ditto . . . 323 90 [undecipherable] . . . . . 999.90 Dollars . . . . . . . . . . . 101. — 70 Quarters . . . . . . . . . 17.50 26 Pisterns . . . . . . . . . 5.40 68 eights Dollars . . . . . . 8.25 30 [undecipherable]^th . . . . . . . . 1.57 5 Crowns . . . . . . . . . . 5.50 3 Half ditto . . . . . . . . 1.65 6 Half Dollars . . . . . . . 3. — 3 English Shillings . [undecipherable] 144. 77 Gold £ S. £ S. [undecipherable] 17. 7 7. 0. 2 4. 3. 22 15. 15 1. 15. 0 7. 4. — 2. 16. 7 14. 6 16. 2 4. 14. 20 [undecipherable] 20. 4. 11 . . . . . . . 519. 51 Coll Mon, 1D^r, 3d^t, 29g^rs 216. 43 8 Eagles . . b . . . . 30. — 9 Halfs . . . . . . . . 45. — 846. 30 1 Bag brought from Telico Dlls — 263. 67 1 [undecipherable] Little Maryland B[an]k 36. — 1 S[outh] C[arolina] Branch ditto — 10. Curr Money, 57. 133. — Balance for [undecipherable] Use, 1[undecipherable]. 14 6095. 8[undecipherable] --- Knoxville December 4^th 1799 War Department D^r To Cash Paid Joseph McKean Attorney for [undecipherable] Mackintire, for his Services as a Captain from the 6^th to 25^th September 1794 Nickajack Expedition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.67 War Department D^r. To Cash Paid William Little Attorney for William Miles for his Services as a Captain from 6^th to 25^th Sept. 1794 Nickajack Expedition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.67 9^th Cash D^r. To the Treasurer For a Sett of Bills drawn this day on John Overton Esquire Supervisor of the District of Tennessee Payable at Sight to James Loskell or Order, it being Value Received of him in Specie & to be applied to the Incidental & Contingent Expenses of the War Dep^t 450. — Contingent Expence D To Cash Paid William Bowen For this sum paid for Boarding &c while attending the Horses in the Range, that were delivered up by the Cherokee Indians for their Owners . . . 2.50 --- Knoxville December 10. 1799 Sundry Accounts D^r To Cash Paid Amos Birch Attorney For the following Militia Services War Department Cap^t. William Andersons Comm^d 1^st July 31^st August 1796 Nann Walker Private 13.32 Cap^t. Morgan Browns Comm^d May 16^th June 30^th 1796 William Roalston P^t 13.32 John Ros[s] . . " 13.32 Adam Richey " 13.32 39.96 Cap^t. Peter Lunas Comm^d 1^st July 31^st August 1796 James Satterfield P^t 13.32 Thomas Allamand 13.32 Ephen Capshaw " 13.32 39.96 93.24 Stephen Hillis For to pay Amos Birch att^y for the following Militia services Viz: Cap^t. Morgan Browns C^o 1^st March 30^th Ap^r. 1796 Burrwell Williamson " 14.66 L^t. Rob^t. Dunnings C^o 1^st to 31^st of May 1795 Isaac Choate . — . 6.66 21.32 114.56 --- Knoxville December 10^th 1799 Sundry Accounts D^r. To Cash Paid Patrick Loaden Cloathing Department For the following articles of clothing due him late a Private of Cap^t Rich[ard] Sparkes Company, discharged therefrom per Certificate of Rich^e Sparkes, dat[ed] [undecipherable] 4^th June 1798 1 Hat . . . 0.67 1 Coat . . . 4. — 1 Vest . . . 1. — 2 pair Woolen [undecipherable] 2.80 1 pair Shoes . . . .81 2 Shirts . . . 2. — 2 pair Socks . . . .18 1 Blanket . . . 1.50 1 Stock & Clasp . 0.12 3 pair Buckles . 0.17 13.25 Quarter Masters Dep^t. For his Services at the Magazine in employing the fixed Ammunition and making a Scaffold to dry [undecipherable] on [per?] Certificate of [W]right 5 Days @ 75 Cents . . . . . 3.75 Contingent Expence For his Services going to Telico with M^r. [undecipherable] Agent for the Cherokee Indians in June 1798 When his arm was dislocated, 5 Days @ 50 Cents 2.50 19.50 [left margin: This Abstract from this Account for Cloathing [undecipherable] Telico, for Cloathing [undecipherable] Dep[artment] 17.50 c] --- Knoxville December 14^th 1799. Contingent Expence D^r To Cash. Paid James Grant for the following Articles of Stationary deliv^d in August 1795 for the use of Daniel Smith Esquire Sec^y of the Territory South of the River Ohio per Certificate of Charles McClung 3 dozen Boxes wafers . . . 3.60 150 Quills 7/10/6 . . . . . 5.54 4 Sticks sealing wax . . . 1.66⅔ 1 Piece Indian Rubber . . . .50 11.30 17^th Cash D^r To the Treasurer For this sum received of Thomas Brown Collector & Agent for John Overton Supervisor of the District of Tennessee, on Account of the Incidental & Contingent Expenses of the War Department . . . . 600. — 19^th Quarter Masters Department D^r To Cash Paid Nathaniel [undecipherable] For the following articles deliv^d for the Troop Dragoons. 6 Leather Collars @ 12 [shillings] 16.0 41 oz Harness Leather @ 2/3 4.12.3 33½ Bridle Leather @ 3/ 4.18.3 33½ Bushels hair @ 2/6 2.16.3 £ 17. 2. G[?] . . . 57.12 --- Knoxville December 19^th 1799. Cash D^r. To the Treasurer For a Sett of Bills drawn this day on John Overton Esquire Supervisor of the District of Tennessee Payable at Sight to Joel Lewis or Order and appropriated to the Incidental & Contingent Expenses of the War Department . . . 429.10 23^d Contingent Expence D^r To Cash Paid Samuel Cole For a Horse and a Mare Stolen by the Indians the 23^d day of August 1798. Settled Agreeably to the Treaty held at Tellico the 2^d. October 1798, And the Report of the Agent of that Nation the [undecipherable] November 1799. $120. — 1 Colt, allowed at the rate of 30 Dollars being a Year old 30. — 150. — Lieu^t. Richard Chandler D^r. To Cash For this sum paid him for to pay Cap^t. Jonathan Taylor his Company in Kentucky, Agreeable to the Warrant of Major William Peters, on the Pay Roll from the 1^st June to the 31^st October 1799. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1519. 1 --- Knoxville December 24^th 1799. Contingent Expence D^r. To Cash Paid James Martin, a Halfbreed Cherokee for a Horse stolen by High Tower a white Man . . . 60. — 27. Office Expence D^r. To Cash Paid Lewis Hill for 38 lb Candles . . . . . . . . . 0.33 28^th. Contingent Expence D^r To Cash Paid Hugh Stewart for a Pair Saddle Bags to Carry the Dispatches from the Secretary of War to Brig[adier] General James Wilkinson from Knoxville to Nashville in March last, which the Agent of War purchased of him for the use of the Public . . . . . . . . . 6. — Indian Department D^r To Cash Paid for the following expenses of three Chickasaw Indians (of which Opishoma is Chief) they having came to the Store at Tellico with Petty from their Nation, but on hearing of two of their Nation was killed by the Creeks, they Came to Knoxville and requested the Agent for the Department of War to Assist them to get home by water Viz: Continued forward --- Knoxville December 28^th 1799 Indian Department D^r To Cash For the Expences of three Chickasaws Bro^t forward Viz: . . . [undecipherable] Paid Robert Woods for Repairing the Breech of a Rifle . . . . . . 1. — Paid John Stone for Boarding them & keeping their Horses. 4 Days . . . . 12.95 Paid M^rs. Sarah Miller for making a Hunting shirt . . . .75 14.70 Quarter Masters Dep^t D^r To Opishoma & two Other Chickasaws. For 3 Horses taken of them because of their Distressed Situation, Valued by John Crozier & Thomas McNutt 40. — Opishoma of the Chickasaws. D^r To Cash Paid Lewis Cox for a Canoe . . . . . . Dlrs 5. — paid them the Balance in full . . . . . . 35. — 40. —