Autograph Letter Signed

Letter from James McHenry to Andrew Pickens regarding expenses for marking the Cherokee boundary

Secretary of War James McHenry informs Major General Andrew Pickens that he has forwarded $2,000 to deposit in the Branch Bank of Charleston for Pickens to use in order to cover the expenses for properly marking the boundary between the United States and Cherokee Nation.

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War Office

Andrew Pickens

James McHenry

Cherokee

Charleston

Indians

War Office

South Carolina

Cherokee Nation

Charleston

Bank

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Banking

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Via Augusta & Columbia War Office
So Carolina
Andrew Pickens Esq
Pendleton Courthouse
South Carolina
War office Feb: 7, 1798
Sir,
Your letter of the 14th of Octo’r 1797 has been red’d
I have had the Sum of two thousand dollars forwarded to be deposited in the Branch Bank of Charleston, subject to your Bills and Orders on account of the expenses of ascertaining and marking the Boundary Line between the United States and the Cherokee Indians: for which Sum you are to be charged and hold accountable.
I am, Sir, respectfully,
Your obedient Servant
James McHenry
Andrew Pickens Esq’r