Certification of payment; Israel Chapin, Agent for the Six Nations of Indians, for salary and expenditures
Document 1801Certification of payment; $5109.36 to Israel Chapin, Agent for the Six Nations of Indians, for salary, expenditures, articles purchased, blacksmith and gunsmith annuities, contingent expenses, goods received from John Harris, military storekeeper.
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Accountants' Office
February 17, 1801
I Certify that there is due to John de
Foncin Gunner at Boston the Sum of [underline: One hundred &
Eighty six dollars,] being for his pay for the months of
Octr 1800 & Jany 1801 which sum is to be transmit[ted] to
Jonr Jackson Supervisor Boston to be by him paid to the
said J. Foncin —
Prin[cipal?] of Arles 1800 — 3.—
ditto . . 1801 — 93.—
do — 180.—
February 14, 1801
I certify that Israel Chapin agent for the Six
Nations of Indians is entitled to a credit for the following
sums on settlement of the accounts due the said Six Nations
for 1800 & for his Salary from 1st July to 31st December 1800 inc[lusive]
Amot of expenditures made by him for Articles purchased 571.44
at Gunsmiths & Blacksmiths work[,] annuities paid thereupon
rations & Contingent expenses . . . . 2037.31
a[t?] Goods received from John Harris M[erchant] &c. on acct
of said annuity for 1800 . . . . 1959.51
250.—
O[r?] so of his Salary from 1 July to 31 Decr 1800 — Dolrs 5100.31
that he stands charged on the Books of this Office with
[undecipherable] recd on account of the Annuity of the Six Nations for 1800—[undecipherable]
[undecipherable] 1799 on acct of the Contingencies of the Indian Departmt [undecipherable]
Amot of Goods recd at instances on a/c of the Annuity of the Six Nations 1798
leaving a balance of [underline: three hundred sixty eight dollars &
Seventy five cents] due the said I. Chapin . . . [undecipherable]
Do [undecipherable]
J. S.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payment; $5109.36 to Israel Chapin, Agent for the Six Nations of Indians, for salary, expenditures, articles purchased, blacksmith and gunsmith annuities, contingent expenses, goods received from John Harris, military storekeeper.
Date
02/14/1801
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1801021421054
Page start
299
Notable persons
Samuel Dexter
William Simmons
John Harris
Israel Chapin
agent
Six Nations of Indians
military storekeeper
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
New York
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
salary
expenditures
articles
purchases
blacksmith annuities
gunsmith annuities
contingent expenses
goods

