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Knoxville August 17th 1797.

Sundry Accounts Dr To Cash Paid James Grant Office Expence printing July 29.th Blank receipts for Seviers expedition 18.– Do August 18.th 2.– ———- 20.–

Contingent Expence For Postage Col Hawkins .75 ——————— 20.75

19th

Stephen Hillis Dr To Cash For to pay Moses White’s services in Cap.t Gillespie’s Co from 26.th 24 Octob 1793 Seviers Expedition 21.75

Stephen Hillis Dr To Cash For to pay Saml & Nathaniel Cowan atty. for sundry persons for military services from Octo. to Decem. 1793. 471.25

Stephen Hillis Dr To Cash For to pay Robert Houston atty to Sundry persons for services in 1793 127.75

Contingent Expence Dr To Cash Paid Capt Lewis for to defray the expences of Maj. James Grant & James Cary from Knoxville to Philadelphia. Called there by a special Committee of Congress 130–

Type

Copy of document

Description

Copy of the entries for August 17, 1797, in the waste book of accounts at Knoxville.

Date

08/17/1797

Sent from

Knoxville

Document number

1797081770021

Note

Enclosed in Hillis to Simmons, 9/13/1797. One of multiple enclosures.

Notable persons

Stephen Hillis
James Grant
Sevier
Colonel Hawkins
Moses White
Captain Gillespie
Samuel Cowan
Nathaniel Cowan
attorneys
Robert Houston
Captain Lewis
James Carry
James Carey
special committee of Congress

Notable locations

Knoxville
Philadelphia

Notable items

waste book
printing
blank receipts
contingent expenses
postage
services
expenses