- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Account [between] the state of Georgia [and] Jessiah Barrington, 1777 Feb. 1, [Georgia] / attested to [by] Thomas Ross
- Date of Original:
- 1777-02-01
- Subject:
- Indians of North America--Appropriations and expenditures
Indians of North America--Government relations - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- invoices
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Account between the state of Georgia and Jessiah Barrington for rations provided for "sundry Indians and Negroes," attested to on February 1, 1777 by Justice of the Peace Thomas Ross. The account itemizes the number of days each individual was provided for and the various rations supplied. Provisions were furnished for an Indian named Singee and his family, Old Indian Canipka and his party, as well as a number of other persons. The account is signed by Jessiah Barrington and was examined by Edward Telfair, William Glascock and George Houstoun.
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:
- tcc845
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc845
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc845#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc845/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 69, folder 03, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
The State of Georgia
Dr. To Jessiah Barrington
For the supplys [supplies] of Sundry Indians & Negroes
Indian Singee his Son & Daughter arrivd [arrived] at Fort Barrington
9th December 1776 & went off for the Nation
14th Jany [January] 1777. servd [served] 8 days provision being 44 days in the whole --
3 Indians 44 days Rations each 132
3 Indian prisoners servd [served] 3 days each 9
Old Indian Canipka with 9 Other Indians Arrivd [Arrived]
15th & went off for the Nation
19th Jany. [January] 1777. servd [served] 3 days to carry with them in the whole 8 days
10 Indians 8 days Rations each 80
Rations 221 a [at] 9d is £8..5..9
Supplyd [Supplied] Singee with
3/4 Bushel Salt . . . a 15/ ..11..3
7 Gallons Rum . . . a 20/ 7..0..
[deleted text: £ 15..16..0 ]
£ 15..17~
4 Negroes fed on furnishd [furnished] under Guard belonging to Thos. [Thomas] Goldsmith from the
1st. of November [added text: to & with [illegible text] ] [deleted text: until ]
26th. when they Deserted -- also a Negroe [Negro] fellow calld [called] Tom who Run away from East Flordria belonged to Govr. [Governor] Tonyn fed & Deserted same time -- 130 Rations a [at] 6d.} 3..5..
21st Decr. [December]
Mrs. Vanzant & 5 of her Children taken and brought in prisoners. servd [served] Rations for herself 4 Children & One Negroe [Negro] up to & with
20.th Jany. [January] 1777. both days Included. being 31 days 5 Rations each day} 155
Sabert Ogelsby & David Baggs brought in prisoners
17th. December dischargd [discharged]
7th Jany. [January] with 5 days Provisions being in the whole 26 days
2 Rations for 2 Men 26 days -- 52
207
207 Rations a [at] 9d is £7..15..3
Amount £22..11..3
Amot. [Amount] 22.11.3
Amot. [Amount] Rations of Negroes 3..5..
£25..16..3
Attested this
1st February -- 1777 Before
[Signed] Thomas Ross J.P: [Justice of the Peace]
[Signed] Jessiah Barrington
these are to Certify that the above charge is just C: [illegible text]
Page: [2]
Brought over -- £26..17..3
155 Rations for Mrs Vanzant we cannot [unclear text: say ] / submit to the Convention
Examined & passed
[Signed] Edwd [Edward] Telfair
[Signed] Wm [William] Glascock
[Signed] Geo: [George] Houstoun
Feby [February] 12.. 1777. Pay the within Account of twenty six Pounds 17/3-
By Order of ye Conventi [ink faded: on ]
[Signed] W Jones Speaker
To The Treasurers
Ration Return Indians Prisoners &c [et cetera]
155 Rations for Mrs Vazant we cannot say
[deleted text: Exd [Examined] & passed E. Telfair ]