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Abstract of disbursements made by Return J. Meigs Agent for the War Department in Tennessee on account of Incidental & Contingent expences [expenses]  of the War Department from the  
1st of April 1809 to the [omitted text]  
dates of payments No. Payments to whom made Nature of disbursements Amount  
 
1809 April 1st 1 Timothy Meigs [Clerk] Salary for the 4th quarter of  
1808 & 1st quarter of the year  
1809 250.00   
7th 2 Geo: [George]  Willson [printer for printing inlistments [enlistments]  & Muster Rolls for Capt. Vandykes Company 13.00   
9th 3 Revd. [Reverend]  G. Blackburn Money appropriated for schools in the Cherokee Nation 150.00   
13th 4  John Purdon For Draining off the Stagnant waters in front of Agency house & Factory 47.25   
 
June 14 5 Jacob Harman Money paid for corn for the Military Agency at this Garrison  Highwassee 119.25   
 
Augst [August]  6 6 J.S. McMeans An Attorney employed in a magistrates Court in prosecution of Mahalalel Drain charged with the killing of a Cherokee 10.00   
 [deleted text: " 10th ]   [deleted text: 7 ]   [deleted text: Wm Jones/ by ]        
 
" 10th 7 Wm. [William]  Jones by atty. [attorney]  For services rendered as Interpreter in taking Statistical account of the Cherokee Nation 64.00   
 
" 11th 8 George Smith For his services as superintendent of public works at this Garrison Highwassee [added text: for Military agency ]  287.50   
 
" 28th 9  Revd. Jno. [Reverend John]  Gambold Money appropriated for encouragement of schools in the Cherokee Nation 100.00   
 
Octor. [October]  1 10 Timothy Meigs (clerk) Salary for the 2 & 3 quarters of the year  
1809 250.00   
 
9th 11 James Park For 1 Ream of Paper 6.00   
          1297.00  
 
19th 12 Stephen Haynes expences [expenses]  attending the trial of [unclear text: Mahalalel ]  Drain in the Circuit court of the U States. Charged with killing a Cherokee 12.00   
 
29 13 William Payne For Stationary and other articles furnished 28.25   
  14 Return J Meigs For Salary Subsistence, forage & expences [expenses]  & Stated 2209.88 2250.13  
          $3547.13  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Abstract. B of incidental & contingent expences [expenses]  for the war department commencing  
1st April, ending  
29th October 1809 
$3547.13