Payment to John Thompson, Interpreter
Document 1795Payment of $597.35 to John Thompson as interpreter to the Cherokee for periods of time from 1791-1794.
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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 Mt Henry Walnut Hills from this date until September 22 — 1790 at 30 Dollars ꝑ Month As ꝑ Contract with the Major Commanding Officer —
Dollrs Cents
22 —
The above Cravatt was employed by me for the service & at the rate above stated, the Q. Master will therefore be pleased to discharge his Account —
To be passed —
[signature] Ro Kersey Major
5th Regt
Ja. Wilkinson
Received, Oct. 4th 1790 from John Wilkins, Limt. Esqr. Quarter Master General. twenty two Dollars — in full for my Services as Interpreter to the Indians in the neighbourhood of Fort MtHenry from the first to the twenty-Second Day of September 1790 inclusive —
Signed Duplicates
In presence of Richard his
A. Mongeshall W Ad[undecipherable] R. Cravat
Comdt of Fort MtHenry mark
Description
Payment of $597.35 to John Thompson as interpreter to the Cherokee for periods of time from 1791-1794.
Date
10/24/1795
Document number
1795102479510
Notable persons
David Henley
John Thompson
interpreter
Cherokee Nation
Indians
Notable locations
Knoxville
Notable items
payment
cash
account

