Payment to Charles Hicks, Cherokee Interpeter
Document 1795Payment of $150 to Charles Hicks for interpreting Cherokee.
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The United States
To Richard Cravatt Dr
1790
September 1 } To my Services as an Interpreter to the Indians at the Post of Fort McHenry Walnut Hills from this date until September 22. 1790 at 30 Dollars ꝑ Month As ꝑ Contract with orders of the Commanding Officer
Dollrs Cents
22 —
The above Cravatt was employed by me for the service & at the rate above stated, the Dr Master will therefore be pleased to discharge his Account —
To be passed — [undecipherable] Kersey Major
[undecipherable] Rt Regt.
Japickinson
Received, Oct. 4th 1790 from John Wilkins, Junr Esqr Quarter Master General. twenty-two Dollars — in full for my Services as Interpreter to the Indians in the neighbourhood of Fort McHenry from the first to the twenty-Second Day of September 1790 inclusive
Signed Duplicates
In presence of Richard his
R Cravat
A [undecipherable] W A & Mark
Comdt at Fort McHenry
Description
Payment of $150 to Charles Hicks for interpreting Cherokee.
Date
10/26/1795
Author
Document number
1795102679510
Notable persons
David Henley
Charles Hicks
interpreter
Cherokee
Indians
agent
Notable locations
Knoxville
Notable items
payment
services
warrant

