Supply Order for Indian Goods

Item

Type

Document Signed

Title

Supply Order for Indian Goods

Description

Commissary for Indian goods in the Detroit region; mentions a funeral for a Potawatomi chief.

year created

1800

month created

02

day created

15

author

in image

notable person/group

David Strong
Indians
Potawatomi Chief
Schieffelin
Commissary Indian Goods
Knaggs

notable location

Detroit

notable item/thing

Indian Goods
vermillion
blanket
linen
broad cloth
stroud
funeral

document number

1800021590000

page start

3

transcription

The Commissary of Indian Goods will Issue, One Pound Vermillion; one Blanket; Five & half. yards Linen; Three Yards broad Cloth & two yards Strouds for the funeral of a Poutewadamy Chief - D'Etroit 15th February 1800 -
D. Strong
Lt. Col. [?]
[?] Schieffelin
Commissary Indian Goods
Recd. all the within specified. Articles, and Signed duplicate Receipts therefore
Detroit 15th February 1800
Wm Knaggs
No. 374
The Commissary of Indian Goods will Issue Eight Yards Lindsey - Two Yards Coating - Three Yards Strouds, one Yard Broad Clothe - & two Blankets - for a Party of Indians - from St. Joseph's - D'Etroit 17th Feby. 1800 -
D Strong
Lt. Col. [?]
W. I. Schieffelin
Commy. Indian Goods
Rec'd Detroit 17th Feby. 1800
All the within Specified Articles
and Signed Duplicate Receipts
therefor -
Wm Knaggs
The Commissary of Indian Goods will please Issue two & half Yards Coating for an Ottawa Chief, and Seven Damaged Blankets for the use of the Laboratory - D'Etroit 28th. February 1800
D.Strong
Wm. I. Schieffelin
Commissary of Indian Goods
Rec'd Detroit 28th Feby. 1800
Out of the Public Indian Store
the within mentioned Articles,
Signed Duplicate Receipts
W. Knaggs

Item sets

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) XFX15 (8 pages) Collection: Miscellaneous Records of the Office of Indian Trade Relating to Accounts, 1796-1825. (RG75) B: 1, F: "Detroit"
[view document] (2 pages) XFX15a (7 pages) Collection: Miscellaneous Records of the Office of Indian Trade Relating to Accounts, 1796-1825. (RG75) B: 1, F: "Detroit"

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author David Strong [unknown] [n/a]