Paying an annuity to the Indian tribes
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Paying an annuity to the Indian tribes
Description
McHenry directs Harris to write up a statement of what is to be paidin goods formto the various Indian tribes as part of their annuity. McHenry also informs Harris to clearly separate the packages of each individual tribe and draw up invoices to be sent both to the Secretary of War as well as to the Indian tribes.
year created
1799
month created
03
day created
15
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
John Harris
James McHenry
Indians
Native Americans
Tribes
notable location
War Department
notable item/thing
payment
goods
annuity
packages
invoices
notable phrase
a statement of the items to be made up in goods, for the respective Indian Nations, which one due to them their annuities for the present year
invoices are to be also made out of the contents of such packages and transmitted to the Secretary of War, as well as duplicated to accompany the goods
document number
1799031500201
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
Transcribe this document
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | KAG19 (2 pages) | Collection: Rhees Collection | RH 41. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Harris | [unknown] | [n/a] |