Account of Silas Dinsmoor, Temporary Agent to the Cherokee Nation of Indians
Document 1800Simmons indicates that Dinsmoor's claims for compensation are inadmissible. He bases this on the contention of the Secretary of War that if final settlements are allowed revision, there will be no end to settlements. Simmons closes by noting that it has been unfortunate that he has differed with the Secretary of War on accounts similar to the one under consideration.
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Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons indicates that Dinsmoor's claims for compensation are inadmissible. He bases this on the contention of the Secretary of War that if final settlements are allowed revision, there will be no end to settlements. Simmons closes by noting that it has been unfortunate that he has differed with the Secretary of War on accounts similar to the one under consideration.
Date
03/12/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Repository
Document number
1800031221352
Page start
168
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Silas Dinsmoor
Temporary Agent, Department of Indian Affairs
Indians
Treasury Department
David Henley
commissioners
accountant
Secretary of War
Cherokee Nation
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Georgia
Cherokee Nation of Indians
Treasury Department
Knoxville Tennessee
Notable items
settlements
accounts
pay
salary
traveling expenses
liquor
Indian Treaty