Expenses, No New Developments; Doctor Foster a fictitious name
Document 1800Alias of Doctor Foster discussed, mentions drawing money for expenses. Foster's real name is George Martin Rodington. Jack Kinnard ordered him to quit the Indian Agency.
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[I adjudge this letter to the secretary being received and that M. Docta is removed to the treasury, and not knowing his successor to the treasury]
Creek Agency 1.st of April 1801
I wrote you the 4th of March since then nothing material has occured in this agency, Doctr Foster is a fictious name, his true one is. George Martin Rdington, and I may add that Jack Kenord an Indian of property and influence to whom he addressed himself ordered him [strikethrough: out] immediately to quit this agency or he would punish him on the Shot, this order he obeyed.
I have this day drawn on you at ten days sight for four hundred and eighty [underline: one] dollars 29½ cents in favour of Beard Wright the Factor being the expenditures in this department for the last quarter ending with the month of March. I have inclosed you an account Specifying the precise object for which this bill is drawn and I am very respec'tfully
Sir your most obedient Servant,
the Honorable
Secretary of War
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Alias of Doctor Foster discussed, mentions drawing money for expenses. Foster's real name is George Martin Rodington. Jack Kinnard ordered him to quit the Indian Agency.
Date
03/01/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Creek Agency
Repository
Collection
Document number
1801040140001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Dexter
Benjamin Hawkins
Doctor Foster
George Martin Rodington
Jack Kenard
Edward Wright
Notable locations
Creek agency
War Department
Notable items
fictitious name
Indian of property and influence
dollars
factor
expenditures
department
last quarter ending with the month of March
account
bill

