Contract for Alexander Dalrymple Orr to Provide Rations
Item
Type
Document Signed
Title
Contract for Alexander Dalrymple Orr to Provide Rations
Description
Articles of Agreement between Samuel Dexter, Secretary of War, and Alexander Dalrymple Orr of Mason County Kentucky to provide rations east of Mississippi River, below mouth of Ohio, to southern boundary of Kentucky, in Tennessee, and within the Cherokee boundary.
year created
1800
month created
08
day created
15
secondary author
secondary recipient
sent to location
Kentucky
in collection
note
Partly illegible.
author note
Samuel Dexter; Alexander Dabrymple Orr.
notable person/group
Samuel Dexter
Alexander Dalrymple Orr
contractor
James McHenry
James O'Hara
John Newman
Hez Rogers
notable location
Mason County, Kentucky
Mississippi River
mouth of the Ohio River
Kentucky
Knoxville
Tennessee
South West Point
Tellico Block house
St. Stephens
fort
Mobile River
Tombigby River
Cherokee boundary
Pennsylvania
notable item/thing
articles of agreement
rations
price
bread
flour
rice
sifted or boulted Indian meal
fresh beef
salted beef
salted pork
soap
candles
rum
whiskey
ardent spirits
vinegar
parcel
small parts
excise
survey
provisions
store
bills
monthly abstract
losses
depredations of an enemy
escorts and guards
compensation
stationary posts
store houses
cash
supplies
surplus
inventory
duplicate receipts
wastage
leakage
damage
articles of agreement
rations
price
bread
flour
memorandum
document number
1800081500101
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (5 pages) | XQA06 (5 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B:517 |
| [view document] (4 pages) | XQA06a (4 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B:517 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Dexter | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Dalrymple Orr | Kentucky | [n/a] |