Expenditures for Indian Treaties
Document 1792Account, Expenditures for Indian treaties.
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[Filing notation: 1846?]
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[Indian [undecipherable]]
[Lincoln
Griffin
[undecipherable] Knox]
N° 406
Henry Knox Esq.
Secretary at war
Act with the United States
For Sundry disbursements for Indian Treaties
Balance due the United States on the [undecipherable]
[remainder illegible due to damage]
[Copy]
Henry Knox Esqre Secretary at War in Act with the United States for expenditures for Indian Treaties
[Dr.]
To United States for this Sum advanced to him to defray the expenses of Indian Treaties in pursuance of the act of Congress of the 20th August [17]89 as pr his registers & certificates herewith 20,000 —
To Benjamin Lincoln Cyrus Griffin and David Humphreys Esqrs Commissioners for Treating with the Southern Indians for this Sum refunded by them Nov. 24. 1789 257 5
Dollars 20,257- 5
[700?] To Balance due the United States This day 3,476.39½
[Cr.]
By Benjamin Lincoln Cyrus Griffin and David Humphreys Esqrs Commissioners for Treating with the Southern Indians in Sundry Sums advanced to him in Cash on Account: 6,100 —
By Ditto pr the amount of Sundry Indian Goods delivered to Said Commissioners and for which they are accountable as pr Receipt dated Augt 31. 1789 8,280 11
By Indian Affairs for expenditures on account of George M. White Eyes an Indian Youth of the Delaware Nation as pr Acct and Vouchers 423 5[undecipherable]
By Arthur St. Clair Esqre Governor of the Western Territory for Cash advanced him for Contingent expenses in the Indian department as pr Receipt dated Sep. 13. 1789 566 —
By Andrew Ellicot for Cash advanced him by order of the President of the United States on Acct of his expenses in effecting a Survey directed by a Resolve of Congress dated July 1. 1788 pr Rect of Sept. 5. 1789 1,125 —
By Isaac Guion for Cash advanced him on Acct of his expenses as a Messenger to Canada for the purpose of obtaining permission to have Said Survey executed pr Receipt dated Sept. 5. 1789 350 —
By Balance due the United States on the 1st of January 1790 to the debit of Henry Knox Esqre Secretary at War in New acct 3,476 39½
Dollars 20,257 5
Treasury Department
Registers Office Nov. 12. 1792
I Certify that the above Acct is a True Copy the original of which is filed on Record This Office.
In addition to my Certificate of this date, I further Certify that the Balance of Three thousand four hundred and Seventy Six Dollars 39/100 has been accounted for by the Secretary at War as appears by Auditors Statement N°. 1756 Dated Nov. [undecipherable]. 1792
[Signed: undecipherable]
Nov. [?] 1792
Type
Copy of document
Description
Account, Expenditures for Indian treaties.
Date
11/12/1792
Author
Repository
Collection
Document number
1792111215001
Notable persons
Isaac Guion
Andrew Ellicot
George M. White Eyes
Arthur St. Clair
Benjamin Lincoln
Cyrus Griffin
David Humphries
Henry Knox
Indians
Treasury Department
Delaware Nation
Notable locations
Canada
United States
Western Territory
Notable items
account
sum
Indian treaties
act of Congress
cash
Indian goods
expenditures
vouchers
survey
permission
certificate
balance


