Be Content with What You Have Been Allotted
Document 1799Henley advises Hildebrand to be content with the land allotted him by the Indians.
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Greeneville 18th May 1795.
Sir
I now enclose the [undecipherable] of my [undecipherable]
Book for the Months of January February &
[undecipherable] March, being determined to close my Accounts
to the last [undecipherable] December 1793. [undecipherable] not having
made Receipts thereon it is my Opinion it
would be best for me to [undecipherable] my [undecipherable]
and [undecipherable] me to the War Office to Monthly
Settlement [undecipherable] have [undecipherable] made this [undecipherable] Account
Complete to that Period
[undecipherable] has lately Occupied my [undecipherable] Service
has [undecipherable] Illustrated my [undecipherable] these Accounts
has Prevented my [undecipherable] them [undecipherable] these Accounts
of this time I lost [undecipherable] O'Neal my [undecipherable] to [undecipherable]
been [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] I can often [undecipherable] to as the [undecipherable]
Concern Officers of [undecipherable] commanded by the [undecipherable]
Gentlemen: I also forward the Estimates of [undecipherable]
the Artillery [undecipherable] the Command of [undecipherable] M[undecipherable]
Button [undecipherable] the 21st March
Occasion to go to [undecipherable] this [undecipherable] Valley keeps
I have not time to examine the Estimates [undecipherable]
the past, but believe it to be correct, [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] Knox [undecipherable]
Description
Henley advises Hildebrand to be content with the land allotted him by the Indians.
Date
05/07/1799
Author
Sent from
Knoxville
Collection
Document number
1799050790202
Notable persons
John Hildebrand
David Henley
Indians
agent
daughter
son
Notable locations
Knoxville
Notable items
land
cultivation
Indian Affairs

