Commissioners' account
Item
Type
Document
Title
Commissioners' account
Description
List of monetary disbursements made by the commissioners for surveying and marking the boundary of the Creek Nation from January to February 1798 listing the date of the transaction, the persons involved, what the disbursement was for, and the amount of the transaction. Lists mainly disbursements to members of the commission and their assistants, but includes some transactions for supplies and payments to river pilots. Many of the names are illegible.
year created
1798
author
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Creek
Indians
commissioners
pilots
John Butts
Shadrich Taylor
William Edmund
David McKinney
James Young
George Vaughn
Joseph Wilson
John Shields
surveyor
George Vaughan
John Lafferty
Abraham Anderson
Kalpatrick
attendants
Joel Freeman
John Brown
Joeremiah Spiller
Phil Carroll
Philip Carroll
Cherokee
contractor
Benjamin Hawkins
notable item/thing
dollars
cash
disbursement
document number
1798999992101
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | WDC07 (4 pages) | Collection: #373-Benjamin Hawkins Papers | P: 13-16 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Unknown Author | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Unknown Recipient | [unknown] | [n/a] |