Receipt for Money Paid Jonathan Schieffelin
Document 1798Three hundred dollars due Jonathan Schieffelin as agent and interpreter.
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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 the Major Henry Commanding Officer — } Dolls. Cents
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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 paid — [undecipherable] Kersey Major
[undecipherable] 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[undecipherable] mark
Commandant McHenry
Description
Three hundred dollars due Jonathan Schieffelin as agent and interpreter.
Date
10/05/1798
Author
Document number
1798100579510
Notable persons
D Strong
Jonathan Schieffelin
interpreter
quartermaster general
Notable locations
Detroit
Notable items
receipt
pay

