Duplicate Returns (issued) of QM Stores
Document 1800Return for sundry articles wanting in the Quartermaster's Department at the post of Southwest Point. Documents note return of wagon wheels and ploughs for the use of the Cherokee Nation.
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Return for sundry articles, wanting in the Quarter Master Department at the Post of South West Point
| | [undecipherable] | Grind Stones |
|---|---|---|
| [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | 2 |
| Total | [undecipherable] | 2 |
Sir Tho. Swaine
1. Lieut & 2. [M.] 4 U.S. Rgt
Please to issue the branches of Drum, laces, and two Grind Stones, agreeably to the above return, from which I have signed duplicates of this Date, South West Point 7th April 1800
David Henley Esquire William Peters Major
Agent for the War Department Commanding
Tennessee
[Received from State Dep't. Nov. 24. 1894. R.P.O.401810.]
Knoxville April 14. 1800 Received of David Henley Agent of War, five Hundred of Drum Cord, and two Grind Stones in full of the Within Return having Signed duplicate Receipts
Tho. Swaine
1. Lieut & 2. M 4 US Rgt
Return for sundry articles wanting for the use of the first Troop of Light Dragoons, commanded by Capt. [undecipherable] Ball
| | Pair of Spurs | Pair [Boot Buckles] | Curry Combs | [Mane] Combs | [Comp.] Brushes | Pair Shoe Brushes | Black Ball |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 50 | 50 | 44 | 44 | 15 | 50 | 50 |
Sir Tho. Swaine
1. Lieut & 2. M. 4 U.S. Rgt
Please to issue the previous articles enumerated in the above return, from which I have signed duplicates of this Date, South West Point 18th March 1800
David Henley Esqr. William Peters Major
Agent for the War Departmt in Commanding
Tennessee
[Received from State Dep't. Nov. 24. 1894. R.P.O.401810.]
Knoxville April 14th 1800 Recd of David Henley Agent of War, Fifty Pair of Spurs, Fifty pair of Boot Buckles, [undecipherable: probable Forty] four Curry Combs, Forty Four Mane Combs, Fifteen Horse Brushes, Fifty Pair of Shoe Brushes, & fifty Sticks Black Ball, in full of the within Return, having Signed duplicate Receipts.
Tho. S. Swaine
1. Lieut & 2. M 4 US Rgt
Return for Sundry articles, wanting for the use of the public Workmen, in the Quarter Masters Department at the Post of South West Point
| | [One Whip Saw Files] | [Two Hand Saw Files] | [One Hand Saw Files] | [undecipherable] | [Compound Items] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [Nails?] | [Pounds of Nails] | [Cupboard Locks] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | [undecipherable] | 24 | 5 | 11 | 308 | 9 |
Sir Tho. Swaine
1. Lieut & 2. M 4 US Rgt
Please to issue the different articles specified in the above return, for which I have signed Duplicates of this date, South West Point 3rd of April 1800
David Henley Esquire Wm. Peters Major
Agent for the Departmt of War in Commanding
Tennessee
[Received from State Dep't. Nov. 24. 1894. R.P.O.401810.]
Knoxville 14 April 1800 Received of David Henley Agent of War, One dozen Whip saw files, Two o dozen hand Saw Files, One dozen Cross Cut Saw files, Six pounds of Chalk, Six Carpenters Lines, Two dozen Nail Gimblets & [undecipherable] & ten pounds of Iron, Twenty four and a half pounds of [undecipherable], Five Knob [undecipherable], Three hundred & Eight pounds of 12d Nails & Nine Cupboard Locks in full of the within Return having Signed duplicate Receipts.
Tho. S. Swaine
1. Lieut & 2. M 4 US Rgt
Return for the following Articles wanted for the use of the Cherokee Nation of Indians Viz:
1 pair Waggon Wheels
40 Setts Bar Share Ploughs
Knoxville April 30. 1800
Sir,
Please deliver One pair Waggon Wheels, and Forty Setts Bar Share Ploughs for the use of the Cherokee Nation of Indians agreeably to the abov Return having Signed Duplicates
[undecipherable]
agent for the Cherokees
Col. David Henley
Agent of War
Knoxville
[1800]
[Received from State Dep't. Nov. 24. 1894. R.P.O.401810.]
Knoxville April 30th 1800 Received of David Henley agent of War one pair Waggon Wheels, and Forty Setts of Bar Share ploughs, in full of the within Return having Signed Duplicate Receipts.
1 [pr] Waggon Wheels
40 Setts Bar Share ploughs
[undecipherable]
agent for the Cherokees
Return for Stationary, for a Detachment of the [Third] and [Fourth] United States Regiments including the late [Captain] Ford's Company, Artillerists and Captain Ball's Troop of Light Dragoons for the Month of April 1800
Field Staff and — [undecipherable: probable Lieuten.] [undecipherable]
| | Company Books | Orderly Books | [undecipherable] | [Quires Post Folio Paper] | [Quires Common Paper] | [Quills] | [Boxes of Wafers] | [Sticks Sealing Wax] | [Papers Ink Powder] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major Peters Commd[undecipherable] | " | " | " | 2 | / | 15 | 1 | 2 | " |
| Lieut. Swaine D[undecipherable] Masten | " | " | 1 | " | 3 | 20 | " | " | " |
| Lieut [undecipherable] [Assistant?] | " | " | 1 | " | 2 | 15 | 1 | " | 1 |
| Lieut Channells Pay Master | 1 | " | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | " | 1 |
| Doctor Davis | " | " | " | " | 1 | 5 | ½ | " | " |
| Pay Role Ford's Company | " | " | " | " | 1 | 5 | ½ | " | ½ |
| Captain [Shanks?] Co | " | " | " | " | 1 | 5 | ½ | " | ½ |
| Captain [Byttens?] | 1 | 1 | " | " | 1 | 5 | ½ | " | ½ |
| Pay Role [Thomsons?] | " | " | " | " | 1 | 5 | ½ | " | ½ |
| Captain [Tochwood?] | " | " | " | " | 1 | 5 | ½ | " | ½ |
| Captain [Pengles?] | " | 1 | " | " | 1 | 5 | ½ | " | ½ |
| Captain Balls Troop | " | " | " | " | 2 | 10 | " | 1 | 1 |
| Pay Rest of [undecipherable] | " | " | " | " | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Assists [undecipherable] | " | " | " | " | 1 | 5 | " | " | " |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 120 | 7½ | 16 | 7 |
Sir,
Please to issue the various articles enumerated in the above return, from which I have signed Duplicates of this Date, South West Point April 1st 1800.
David Henley Esquire Wm. Peters Major
Agent for the Departmt of War in Commanding
Tennessee
[Received from State Dep't. Nov. 24. 1894. R.P.O.401810.]
Knoxville April 14. 1800 Received of David Henley, Agent of War Two Company [undecipherable: probable Notebooks], Two Orderly Books, Three Quires Post folio Paper, Three Quires Small [undecipherable: probable Quarto] Post Paper, Nineteen Quires of fools Cap Paper, One hundred & twenty Quills, Seven and a half Boxes of Wafers, Four Sticks Sealing Wax, & Seven Papers of Ink Powder in full of the Within Return having Signed Duplicate Receipts.
Tho. Swaine
1. Lieut & 2. M 4 US Rgt
Return for Stationary, for a Detachment of the Third and fourth United States Regiments, including the late [Captain] Ford's Company of [Artilleurists] & Captain Ball's Troop of Dragoons for the Month of March 1800 inclusive
| | Company Books | Orderly Books | [undecipherable] | [Quires Post Folio Paper] | [Quires Common Paper] | [Quills] | [Boxes of Wafers] | [Sticks Sealing Wax] | [Papers Ink Powder] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major Peters Commd[undecipherable] | " | " | " | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Lieut. Swaine D[undecipherable] Masten | " | " | " | " | 3 | 15 | 1 | " | 1 |
| Lieut. Salmon [Adjutant?] | " | 1 | " | " | 3 | 15 | " | " | " |
| Lieut. Channells [Pay Master?] | " | " | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | [1?] | 1 | 1 |
| Doctor Davis | " | " | " | " | 1 | 5 | | " | |
| Captain Ford's Co | " | " | " | " | 1 | 5 | ½ | " | ½ |
| Captain [Shanks?] | " | " | " | " | 1 | 5 | ½ | " | ½ |
| Captain [Butties?] | 1 | 1 | " | " | 1 | 5 | ½ | " | ½ |
| Captain Thompson | " | " | " | " | 1 | 5 | ½ | " | ½ |
| Captain Lockwoods | 1 | " | " | " | 1 | 5 | ½ | " | ½ |
| Captain [Broakes?] | " | 1 | " | " | 1 | 5 | ½ | " | ½ |
| Captain Balls | " | " | " | " | 2 | 10 | 1 | " | " |
| Pay Rest of [undecipherable] | " | " | " | " | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Assists [undecipherable] | " | " | " | " | 1 | 5 | | | |
| Total | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | 20 | 115 | 8 | 15 | 7 |
Sir,
Please to issue the various articles enumerated in the above Return, for which I have signed Duplicates, of this date, South West Point 1st March 1800—
David Henley Esquire Wm. Peters Major
Agent for the Departmt of War in Commanding
Tennessee
[Received from State Dep't. Nov. 24. 1894. R.P.O.401810.]
Knoxville April 14. 1800 Received of David Henley Agent of War, [undecipherable: probable Two Company Books], [Four?] Orderly Books, One [quire?] [small?] folio [paper?], three [undecipherable] Small [Quart?] Post Paper, Twenty [undecipherable] Quires [fools Cap Paper?], [undecipherable] Sticks [Sealing Wax?], Fifteen [hundred?] Quills, Eight Boxes of Wafers, Four Sticks, Red Sealing [undecipherable] & Seven Papers of Ink Powder in full of the Within Return having Signed Duplicate Receipts.
Tho. Swaine
1. Lieut & 2. M 4 US Rgt
[undecipherable]
March 1800
[undecipherable]
Type
Document Signed
Description
Return for sundry articles wanting in the Quartermaster's Department at the post of Southwest Point. Documents note return of wagon wheels and ploughs for the use of the Cherokee Nation.
Date
04/07/1800
Sent from
Knoxville
Document number
1800040755001
Page start
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Notable persons
Hillis
David Henley
Major William Peters
Thomas Swaine
Light Dragoons
Captain James Ball
public workmen
Cherokee Nation
Indians
Major Lewis
Agent for the Cherokees
Lieutenant Salmon
Lieutenant Chandler
Doctor Davis
Ford
Captain Sharks
Captain Butler
Thomson
Captain Lockwood
Captain Purdy
Captain Ball
Notable locations
South West Point
Tennessee
Knoxville
Tellico
Notable items
quartermasters stores
articles
bunches of drum cord
grind stones
spurs
boot buckles
curry combs
horse brushes
mane combs
shoe brushes
black ball
whip saw files
hand saw files
chalk
carpenters lines
nail gimblets
iron
steel
knob locks
nails
cupboard locks
duplicate receipts
wagon wheels
bar share ploughs
plows
stationery
stationary
company books
orderly books
post folio paper
letter paper
common paper
quills
wafers
sealing wax
ink powder
courts martial

