- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Account [of] Capt[ain] James Pearre for [expenses], 1787 Mar. / [audited by] John Wereat
- Date of Original:
- 1787-03-00
- Subject:
- Hostages
Indians of North America--Government relations - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- accounts
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Account, March 1787, of Captain James Pearre, commander of the men guarding the Indian hostages. The expense report includes a list of rations supplied by the state of Georgia to Captain Pearre for the guard and Indian hostages, a payroll of the guard, and rent for a house. Audited by John Wereat. This document was probably the enclosure of tcc172 of the Southeastern Native American Documents Database.
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:
- tcc170
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc170
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc170#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc170/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:
- 2 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 78, folder 02, document 04.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
State of Georga [unclear text: Dev [Delivered] ] To Capt [Captain] James Pearre for Rasions [Rations] I [unclear text: paid ] [deleted text: by ] to the Guard and Indians Hostags [Hostages]
March 6th 1787
£ S [illegible text]
March 6 To 15 Rasions [Rations] at 1/6 pr Rasion [Rations] 1 2 6
7 To 15 Rasions [Rations] at 1/6 pr Do [Ditto] 1 2 6
8 To 15 Do [Ditto] at 1/6 pr Do [Ditto] 1 2 6
9 To 15 Do [Ditto] at 1/6 pr Do [Ditto] 1 2 6
10 To 15 Do [Ditto] at 1/6 pr Do [Ditto] 1 2 6
11 To 15 Do [Ditto] at 1/6 pr Do [Ditto] 1 2 6
12 To 15 Do [Ditto] at 1/6 pr Do [Ditto] 1 2 6
£7 17 6
March 13 To 15 Rasions [Rations] at 1/6 pr Rasion [Ration] 1 2 6
14 To 15 Do [Ditto] at 1/6 pr Do [Ditto] 1 2 6
15 To 15 Do [Ditto] at 1/6 pr Do [Ditto] 1 2 6
16 To 15 Do [Ditto] at 1/6 pr Do [Ditto] 1 2 6
17 To 15 Do [Ditto] at 1/6 pr Do [Ditto] 1 2 6
18 To 15 Do [Ditto] at 1/6 pr Do [Ditto] 1 2 6
19 To 15 Do [Ditto] at 1/6 pr Do [Ditto] 1 2 6
7 17 6
March 20 To 15 Rasions [Rations] at 1/6 pr Rasions [Rations] 1 2 6
21 To 15 Do [Ditto] at 1/6 pr Do [Ditto] 1 2 6
22 To 15 Do [Ditto] at 1/6 pr Do [Ditto] 1 2 6
23 To 15 Do [Ditto] at 1/6 pr Do [Ditto] 1 2 6
24 To 15 Do [Ditto] at 1/6 pr Do [Ditto] 1 2 6
25 To 15 Do [Ditto] at 1/6 pr Do [Ditto] 1 2 6
26 To 15 Do [Ditto] at 1/6 pr Do [Ditto] 1 2 6
7 17 6
7 17 6
7 17 6
To 3 Weeks Expence [Expense] for rasions [rations] the Amount £23 12 6
To 3 Cords of Wood at 14/ pr Cord 2 2 --
To 1 Month Hous [House] Rent at £ 4.2.6 pr M [per month] 4 2 6
The amount of the above expenc [expense] £29 17 0
Page: [2]
A Pay Role for one Capt [Captain] and those Privats [Privates] from
March the 6 untill [until] the
27 [deleted text: [unclear text: to at tend ] ] at tending the Indians Hostags [Hostages] in the Town of Augusta
Capt [Captain] Pay at 6/ pr Day for 21 Day £6.6. --
To 3 Privats [Privates] Pay at 2/ pr Day [added text: [unclear text: per ] ] 21 Do [Ditto] 6.6
£12 12
29.17
The [deleted text: Amount ] Hol [whole] Amount [deleted text: the amount ] £42.9
I Do Certify the accounts to bee [be] Just and Trew [true]
[Signed] James Pearre Capt. [Captain] of the Guard
The above Account allowing Rations at one Shilling and six pence each amounts to forty two pounds and nine Shillings
[Signed] John Wereat Auditor
Capt. [Captain] James Pearre's Account £ 42.9. --