[Copy of a letter from James McHenry & Samuel Hodgdon to [undecipherable] relative to Indian Annuities] War Department May 28^th 1800 Sir, The Indian Nations herein after mentioned are by treaties to receive the amount of the following sums annually in Goods from the United States viz: Wyandots 1000 Kickapoos 500 Delawares 1000 Weas 500 Ottawas 1000 Piankeshaws 500 Chippewas 1000 Eel River 500 Miamis 1000 Cherokees 6000 Putawatomies 1000 Chickasaws 3000 Shawanoes 1000 Creeks 1500 I have directed the Purveyor to purchase and deliver to you goods sufficient with those which are already in store and others herein after [strikethrough: enumerated] to complete the annuities to the said several Nations You will therefore have packed up for the Wyandots & Delawares all the goods purchased for them also fifteen pieces of Strouds and Baizes to the value of forty dollars this articles it is supposed with the cases in which they are packed will amount to the annuity. For the Ottawas All the goods purchased for them together with fifteen pieces of Stroud and Baizes to the Value of forty dollars these articles together with one hundred and twenty Blankets which will be sent them from Pittsburg and which you have valued at one hundred and eighty dollars will it is supposed amount with the packages to the annuity they are entitled to For the Chippewas All the goods purchased for them also fifteen pieces of strouds and Baizes to to the amount of forty dollars these articles together with fifty nine Blankets which will be sent them from Pittsburg and which you have valued at eighty nine dollars and fifty Cents will it is supposed amount with the packages to the Annuity For the Miamis and Putawatamies All the goods which have been purchased for them respectively also fifteen pieces of Strouds and Baizes to the Value of forty dollars these articles together with one hundred and twenty Blankets, which will be sent to them from Pittsburg and you have valued at one hundred and eighty — it is supposed dollars, will amount with the packages to their respective annuities For the Kickapoos Weas Piankeshaws The articles purchased for them respectively For the Eel river Indians The articles purchased for them which with five pack horses to be sent and which are estimated at 250Dls it is supposed will amount to their annuity. For the Kuskuskius The articles purchased for them also ten pieces of Strouds and Baizes to the amount of fifteen dollars the articles together with one hundred and twenty Blankets to be ordered from Pittsburg and which you have valued at one hundred and eighty dollars will it is supposed amount with the packages to their Annuity. For the Shawanoes All the articles delivered you for them the articles together with their packages and five yoke of Oxen valued at two hundred and twenty five dollars are directed to be furnished them it is supposed will amount to their annuity. For the Cherokees All the goods purchased for them also fifty pieces of Strouds twenty one pieces of Lambskins twenty pieces of Booking Baize and twenty nine yards of bagging. For the Chickasaws All the good purchased for them also thirty five pieces of strouds twenty pieces of bocking and ninety eight yards and a quarter of Duffils. For the Creeks All the articles purchased for them and twenty pieces of Strouds If upon examination of the Invoices of the goods the articles herein before mentioned for all or any of said Indian Nations together with the packages containing the same should not amount to the sums to which the nations are respectfully entitled you will add goods to equal the amount or should the goods be more than the annuity you will make the necessary deductions from the same. It will be necessary that the goods for each nation should be put up by themselves in good Boxes or cases so that they may sustain the least possible damage from Carriage Weather and each box or case marked with the tribe for which the Contents are intended. The articles so put up you will deliver to the Quarter Master General for Transportation. James McHenry, (signed) ( Samuel Hodgdon [signature] M^r John Harris [undecipherable]