Abstract of Disbursements made by Return J Meigs Agent for the United States in the Cherokee Nation on account of Indian Department in the 4th Quarter of the Year 1812.
| Dates of Payment |
vouchers |
payments to whom made |
Nature of Disbursements |
$ cts Amount |
| 1812 Novem [November] 14th |
1 |
James Boyd |
For Blacksmiths for Cherokees |
22 |
98 |
|
|
| " 20 |
2 |
Anthony Billegars |
For a canoe to accompany a Flatt [Flat] Bottomed Boat carrying Indian goods to Arkansas |
6 |
— |
|
|
| " " |
3 |
Stephen Stepp |
For a flat bottomed Boat to carry Indian goods to Arkansas |
7 |
— |
|
|
| " 29 |
4 |
Wm [William] Pherson |
For Indemnity for Articles Stolen from him by Cherokees |
37 |
75 |
|
|
| " 30 |
5 |
Saml. [Samuel] McDaniel |
For Blacksmiths work for Cherokees |
21 |
16 |
|
|
| December 1 |
6 |
John Brown |
For Do.. Do.. [Ditto] |
18 |
25 |
|
|
| " 7 |
7 |
David Maybury |
For Indemnity for a horse stolen from him by Cherokees |
40 |
— |
|
|
| " 12 |
8 |
[unclear: Tiery ] Robinson |
For mending Spinning Wheels for Cherokees |
3 |
87 |
|
|
| " 10 |
9 |
John Cox |
For Blacksmiths work for Cherokees |
20 |
— |
|
|
| 23 |
10 |
John Brown |
For Piloting a Boat thro' [through] the [unclear: tuck ] in charge of John Ross bound to Arkansas |
4 |
— |
181 |
[gap] |
| " |
11 |
Edward Scott
Wm [William] S. Kelly |
Counsellors acting in behalf [gap] the Cherokees case Cormick v.s. Cherokee Nation on a reinvestigation of Cormick s claim before a board of Commissioners |
300 |
— |
|
|
| " |
12 |
Richard Taylor |
For horse hire & expenses for Interpreter sommoning [summoning] witness before the Board |
10 |
— |
|
|
| 31st |
13 |
Jno [John] Hildebrand |
Wages & subsistence for attending a mill for the Cherokees in the 4th quarter of 1812 |
49 |
32 |
|
|
| " " |
14 |
Timothy Meigs |
For goods furnished as pr. [per] Invoice sent to the Cherokees on Arkansas river |
853 |
12 |
|
|
| " " |
15 |
Ditto |
For articles furnished for Sundry purposes Indian Department, see the account |
189 |
61 |
|
|
| " " |
16 |
Nathan Wilkinson |
For 5 Spining [Spinning] wheels for Cherokees |
15 |
— |
|
|
| " " |
17 |
Wm [William] Ls Lovely |
For salary & Subsistence for the 4th quarter of the year 1812 |
125 |
76 |
|
|
| " " |
18 |
James Carey Inter. [Interpreter] |
For Do.. Do.. Do.. Do.. [Ditto] |
91 |
25 |
|
|
| " |
19 |
Saml [Samuel] Riley Do [Ditto] |
For Do Do Do Do [Ditto] |
100 |
76 |
|
|
| |
20 |
Richard Taylor Do [Ditto] |
For Do.. Do.. Do.. Do.. [Ditto] |
100 |
76 |
|
|
| |
21 |
Wm [William] McAllister |
For Keeping horses for Indians Witnesses case Cormick v.s. Cherokee Nation |
12 |
25 |
|
|
| |
22 |
John Ross |
For Keel bottomed Boat to transport goods to Arkansas river bot [bought] 15th Decr. [December] the flat boat being insufficient |
60 |
— |
1907 |
83 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
$2088 |
84 |
