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Document 1797Copy of the entries for August 10, 1797, in the waste book of accounts at Knoxville.
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Knoxville August 8th 1797
Indian Department Dr To Cash
Paid Silas Dinsmore Temporary Agent to the Cherokee Indians for his Salary from the 1.st day of Oct. 1796 to the 31. day of May 1797. . . . . . . . . . . 500
Cloathing Department Dr To Cash
Paid Mrs Chinlen for making 20 hunting Shirts for the escort with the Commissioners Dr 20. -
Ditto Mrs. Tate 6 Do & 1 Jacket Shirt . . . 5.50
" Mrs. Beaty 6 hunting shirts . . . . 4.
" Mrs. Hindman 12 Ditto . . . . . 8.
" Mrs. Brazeal 5 Ditto . . . . . 3.33
" Miss Poly Aston 6 Ditto . . . . 4.
144. 83
Cash Dr To the Chickasaw yearly Stipend
For the sum of 750 Dollars received of James Miller being for a bill sold him the 25.th July which the was drawn by the Honorable Benja Hawkins on [undecipherable] James & Henry Secretary of war for that amt. vide Entry the 6 July. 750. -
Sundry Accounts Dr To Cash
Stephen Hillis
Paid Joseph Green forower for military services the 14.th April . . . . 167. 87
Indian Department
Paid James Chanter for sundries for Indian John a Cherokee prisoner 119. 50 the 14.th April
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Type
Copy of document
Description
Copy of the entries for August 10, 1797, in the waste book of accounts at Knoxville.
Date
08/10/1797
Sent from
Knoxville
Document number
1797081070021
Note
Enclosed in Hillis to Simmons, 9/13/1797. One of multiple enclosures.
Notable persons
Stephen Hillis
James Charter
Joseph Greer
Captain Sparks
Alexander Outlaw
Cherokee
Negroes
Chiefs
Taylor
Formal & Nutt
Commissioners
John Lavender
Captain Wade
Notable locations
Knoxville
Notable items
waste book
sundry articles
horse
barrels whiskey
brandy
saddlers work


