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Document 1797Copy of the entries for August 16, 1797, in the waste book of accounts at Knoxville.
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Knoxville August 8th 1797
Quarter Masters Department Dr To Cash
Paid Benyamin Hickey for Shoeing
a horse for the Commissioners . . . — 75
Clothing Department Dr To Cash
Paid Cragin &Th. Carey for 8 pair
shoes to replace to Capt Rickard
that had been borrowed of him for the
Commissioners . . . @ 2 Dollars . . 16 —
Clothing Department Dr To Cash
Paid Alexander Ainsell for Boots
&c for the Commissioners . . . — 31 42
Francis Jones D.D.Master Dr To Cash
Advanced him on Account of that Department 200 —
Commissary Departmt Dr To Cash
Paid And. McDermot for sugar, Coffee
Tea &c for the Commissioners . . . — 44 91
1797
Stephen Hillis Dr To Cash
For to pay Capt. Andw Evans for his pay
and forage for services in 1793 . . . — 62 83
under General Sevier
Knoxville August 16th 1797.
Commissioners for running the Cherokee line
Dr To King &Cragin
For the Amount of their Bill as given in
from April to August . . . . . . — 522 83
Stephen Hillis Dr To Cash
For to pay Charles McClung atty for sundry
persons services in 1793 head Surveys Expenses 813 55
Sundry Accounts Dr To Cash
Paid Joseph Greer
Quarter Masters Department for wages &c &c — [undecipherable] 75
&c . . . . 14.75
Store at Tillies for linsey . . . — 103 —
Quarter Masters Department
for salt Petre &c . . . . — 13.67
Stephen Hillis Dr To Cash for
to pay M. Greer Powers of Atty. 55.68
183 10
King &Cragin Dr To the Commissioners for
running the Cherokee line
For a sett Bills of the 13 Instant Payable at
sight to David Henley Agent War on the
Secretary of war endorsed by Henley 522 83
Type
Copy of document
Description
Copy of the entries for August 16, 1797, in the waste book of accounts at Knoxville.
Date
08/16/1797
Sent from
Knoxville
Document number
1797081670021
Note
Enclosed in Hillis to Simmons, 9/13/1797. One of multiple enclosures.
Notable persons
Stephen Hillis
Commissioners
Cherokee
King & Crozier
Charles McClurg
General Sevier
Joseph Greer
Quarter Masters Department
David Henley
Secretary of War
Benjamin Hawkins
Agent of War
Olaie Pippin
Matron to the Hospital
Francis Jones
Lieutenant Robert Fields
Robert King, attorney
Obediah Vaugh
Notable locations
Knoxville
Cherokee line
Tellico
hospital
Notable items
waste book
bill
sundry persons' services
wafers
oil
linsey
salt peter
power of attorney
running the Cherokee line
supplies
pay


