- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1820 Oct. 18, Department of War [to] Gener[a]l D[avid] B. Mitchell / J[ohn] C. Calhoun
- Creator:
- Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850
- Date of Original:
- 1820-10-18
- Subject:
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Creek Agency
Expense accounts - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter from John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War (1817-1825), to David B. Mitchell, Creek Indian agent, dated October 18, 1820. Calhoun indicates that he has received Mitchell's estimate for the expenses of the Creek agency for the previous quarter and has requested that the same be remitted to Mitchell.
Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2001, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. - Local Identifier:
- krc058
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc058
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc058#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc058/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Keith Read, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Extent:
- 2 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Keith Read, box 04, folder 08, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Department of War.
18th. Octo. [October] 1820:
Sir,
Your letter of the 4th. instant, enclosing an estimate of the expenses of the Creek agency for the Quarter ending on the 18th: instant has been received.
I have directed the amount of the Estimate to be remitted to you. I am satisfied, from your statement relative to the Wages of the Blacksmith and Striker employed at the agency, that a reduction in that item is not necessary.
I have the honor to be, Your obedt. Servt. [obedient Servant]
[Signed] J. [John] C. Calhoun Genl. [General] D. [David] B. Mitchell, Creek agent.
Page: [2]
War dept.
18th. Oct. 1820