- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Account [of] the State of Georgia with the Commissioners of Indian Affairs, 1786 / [endorsed by] John Habersham
- Date of Original:
- 1786
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Treaties
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- accounts
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a summary of the accounts of goods ordered and received by the Commissioners for Indian Affairs for use by the agents and for distribution among the Indians from September through November 1786. The goods and rations were bought and delivered as part of the events surrounding the signing of the Treaty of Shoulderbone, November 3, 1786, near Shoulderbone Creek, Georgia. Also present in this document are the individual accounts of the Indian commissioners and agents, including John Galphin, Daniel McMurphy, Philip Scott, Jesse Barnet, James Durouzeaux, George Hunt, and George Troup. It is endorsed by John Habersham.
Digital image of original manuscript, scanned by the University of Georgia Libraries in 2000, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. - Local Identifier:
- tcc083
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc083
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc083#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc083/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Telamon Cuyler, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Extent:
- 3 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 77, folder 09, document 18.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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The Commissioners of Indian Affairs. . . . [unclear text: Cr. ]
1786
Septr. [September] By an Order of His Honor the Governor, in Council, in favor of John Habersham, Chairman [unclear text: B. ] [unclear text: Commissnr [Commissioner] ]
500. 0. 0
Novr. [November] 9. By ballance [balance] due the Commissioners, to enable them to discharge their engagements on public account 1172. 9. 10
£1672. 9. 10
1786 To Amount brought from the other side £1623. 13. 9 1/2
To [unclear text: amt. [amounts] ] of George Hunt's bill 15. 10. 4.
Connel, Brown [unclear text: & Cos. ] 4. 12. 10.
[unclear text: Fishbourn & Graves ] 25. 7. 8.
Willm. [William] Wallace [unclear text: & Co. ] 0. 16. 2.
Jack Douglass, [unclear text: & Co ] 2. 2. 0.
Ross Hurrie [added text: This Sum of £ 48. 16. 0 1/2 is the [unclear text: amt [amount] ] of sundry [unclear text: Stores ] purchased for the use of the Commisser. [Commissioners] each of whom has given the public credit for his quota. ] 0. 7. 0. 48. 16. 0/ [edge of document is folded]
£ 1672. 9. 1 [edge of document is folded]
Errors Excepted. Augusta,
November, 9th, 1786.
1786 By Order of the Board
[Signed] John Habersham .
Chairman [unclear text: Bd ] . Commissrs. [Commissioners]
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[unclear text: Dr: ] The State of Georgia. . . In Account with
1786 To amount of Telfair, Elbert, [unclear text: & Co's. ] Bill 792. 11. 9
James Fauche's 36. 5. 0. Fishbourn & Graves's 5. 15. 0 42. 0. 0
Willm. [William] Wallace [unclear text: & Cos ] 7. 9. 4. George Troup's 603. 3. 1 1/2 610. 12. 5 1/2
George Hunts 26. 2. 8. L. [unclear text: & J. ] Cecil's 27. 12. 11 53. 15. 7
John [unclear text: Yeaton's ] 11. 13. 4. [unclear text: Chas. ] Hervey's 1. 12. 8 [added text: for Indian Goods. ] 13. 6. 0
£ 1512. 5. 9 1/2 1511. 15. 9 1/2
Distribution of the above Goods
Novemr. [November] 3d. [3rd] Sundry Articles deld. [delivered] to Daniel McMurphy esqr. [esquire] Agent to the State in the Creeks 67. 17. 0 1/2
Ditto deld. [delivered] to Mr. John Galphin 66. 10. 9 1/2
NB. [Nota Bene] The above Supplies were deld. [delivered] at the request of Messrs. [Messieurs] McMurphy [added text: & Galphin ] to assist in carrying into effect the [deleted text: effect ] Treaty -- the sd. [said] persons to account with the Honble. [Honorable] the Executive for the disposal thereof, as [unclear text: pr. [per] ] their receipts.
Sundry Articles deld. [delivered] to Mr. Jas. [James] Durozeaux in part of his account as Linguist [unclear text: p.r ] [unclear text: Rect. ] 32. 4. 9
1 [unclear text: pd [pounds] ] Callico [Calico], deld. [delivered] to John King, [unclear text: esqr. [esquire] ] for which he is to give Credit to the Public in his [unclear text: acct. [account] ] as one of the Commissioners. . 14 Yds. at 4/10 1/2 3. 8. 7
9 The following Articles deld. [delivered] to William Niel this day. to [added text: be ] conveyed to Messrs. [Messieurs] McMurphy & Galphin for the purpose above mentd [mentioned]
4 pieces [unclear text: Strouds ] at £ 6. 6. 0 25. 4. 0
2 pieces blankets 7. 13. 1 1/2 15. 6. 3
3 pieces, [unclear text: contig ] 45 Romalls 1. 4. 6 3. 13. 6 44. 3. 9
Amount of sundry Articles in care of Robert Forsyth, esqr. [esquire], of Augusta, as [unclear text: pr. ] Inventory thereof x777. 8. 4 3/4 [added text: 777. 11. 2 3/4 ]
The remainder of the Articles were delivered to the Indians, amount.g [amounting] to 520. 2. 5 3/4
£ 1511. 15. 9 1/2
N B. [Nota Bene] One hogshead of Rum & 22 1/2 bush. [bushel] Salt were received from the Commissary and 50 [unclear text: # ] Gun Powder & 100 [unclear text: # ] Lead from the [unclear text: Quarter ] Mr. Gen. [Master General] & issued to the Indians.
To amount of Philip Scott's account 62. 13. 4
John Galphins - ditto. [added text: These accts. [accounts] are for services as Interpreters Expresses &C. [et cetera] . Scott's includes the value of two Horses lost ] 44. 2. 0
[unclear text: Jesse ] Barnet's for a House for the reception of the Commissioners & Goods. 5. 2. 8
Amts. [Amounts] carried over. £ 1623. 13. 9 1/2
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Account Current
The State of Georgia with the Commissioners of Indian Affairs.