Knox discusses disbursing and accounting matters with Chapin
Type
Copy of Signed Document
Title
Knox discusses disbursing and accounting matters with Chapin
Description
Letter, directs provisions for Six Nations; discusses supplying individual Indians; directs regarding account vouchers; remarks that physician bills exorbitant. Directs Chapin to use more economy in expenditures.
short description
Letter, dir Indian goods & expenditures
year created
1792
month created
11
day created
29
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Israel Chapin
Henry Knox
Doctor Allen
Six Nations
Indians
Oneidas
congress
Secretary of Treasury
Secretary of War
Indian Agent
notable location
War Department
New York
notable item/thing
some of the physicians bills bear evident marks of being exorbitant
reduced to a reasonable standard
settle these accounts
incidental expenses before enumerated
issued my warrant
public
use all possible economy in your expenditures
obtain the fairest vouchers
verbally directed
transmit me the earliest information of every thing important for me to know
sum proposed for the Oneidas must probably be enlarged and submitted to Congress for their consideration
amount of your estimate for the schoolmaster and blacksmiths and iron and steel has also been furnished
charges in your account have been rejected on account of deficient vouchers
considered your letter
estimate
occasions may arise in which it will be indispensable to feed certain Indians
furnish them with ammunition
power be used with great prudence
important that it not be abused
estimate on this head has been complied with
dollars
cents
score of provisions
pounds of powder
pounds of lead
flints
estimate of articles for families of indians gone to the westward
presents
Secretary of the Treasury has directed the goods to be purchased in New York
document number
1792112900101
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