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Document 1797Copy of the entries for August 7, 1797, in the waste book of accounts at Knoxville.
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Knoxville August 1st 1797.
Contingent Expence Dr To Cash
Paid Edward Feel riding Express with dispatches for the Commissioners 5 days @2 Dolls day — 10 —
Quarter Masters Department Dr To Cash
Paid Benjamin Hickey Shoeing Horses &c &c 34 75
Store at Tellico Dr To King & Crozier
For 149 Wt of Powder @
sent by James Whittt waggon
Stephen Hillis Dr To Cash
Paid him to pay Thomas Manifest of Cornet
Henderson detachment for finding himself with Rations &c from the 23 to the 30 June 1795 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 —
4th
Quarter Masters Department Dr To Cash
Paid Matthew Wallace for sundry plank, Rafters, Laths, for the garrison at Tellico 29 35
5th
Army Department Dr To Cash
Sent Capt John Wade pr Doct Claiborne to pay the deferred Bounty due all men of his company 136 —
7th
Stephen Hillis Dr To Cash
For to pay Sundry Powers of Genl Seviers Expedition in 1793. - - - - - - - - - - - 182 25
Type
Copy of document
Description
Copy of the entries for August 7, 1797, in the waste book of accounts at Knoxville.
Date
08/07/1797
Sent from
Knoxville
Document number
1797080770021
Note
Enclosed in Hillis to Simmons, 9/13/1797
Notable persons
Stephen Hillis
Indian Department
Charles Hicks
Cherokee
Silas Dinsmoor
William Beals
Francis Jones
Benjamin Blackburn
Charles McCormick
Barclay McGhee
Notable locations
Knoxville
Tellico Block House
Notable items
rifle
stray horse
powder
linsey


