Contract for Rations

Item

Type

Document

Title

Contract for Rations

Description

Contract for supply of rations in Tennessee and along the Mississippi by Charles Wilkins of Woodford County, Kentucky.

year created

1801

month created

10

day created

01

secondary author

in image

notable person/group

Henry Dearborn
Charles Wilkins
Samuel Dexter
Chickasaw
Choctaw
John Newman
Hez Rogers

notable location

Woodford County, Kentucky
Knoxville
Tellico
South West Point
Tennessee
Chickasaw Bluffs
Nashville
Bear Creek
Tennessee River
Natchez
Fort Adams
Chickasaw Country
Choctaw Country
Mobile River

notable item/thing

articles of agreement
rations
price
bread
flour
rice
sifted or boulted Indian meal
fresh beef
salted beef
salted pork
salt
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
road
mills

document number

1801100100010

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (4 pages) XQD12 (4 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Henry Dearborn [unknown] [n/a]
Author Charles Wilkins [unknown] [n/a]