Certification of payments; account of Captain Donald Grant Mitchell for expenses accompanying Little Turtle, Chief of Miamis
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Certification of payments; account of Captain Donald Grant Mitchell for expenses accompanying Little Turtle, Chief of Miamis
Description
Certification that $676.15 is due Captain Donald Grant Mitchell of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, being the balance of his account for the expenses of himself, Little Turtle, a Chief of the Miami Nation, and William Wells, his interpreter, from Detroit to Philadelphia, including the expense of residing in the latter city.
year created
1798
month created
03
day created
15
author
sent from location
Accountants Office
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Account of Donald Grant Mitchell.
author note
Peter Hagner
recipient note
James McHenry
notable person/group
James McHenry
Peter Hagner
Little Turtle
Interpreter
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
William Wells
Miami Nation
accountant
Secretary of War
principal clerk
notable location
Accountants Office
Detroit
Philadelphia
Miami Nation
notable item/thing
pay
expenses for Indian travel
notable idea/issue
Little Turtle
document number
1798031521155
page start
118
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | DOP01 (431 pages) | Collection: Report Books of the Accountant of the War Department, Apr 14, 1795-Dec 31, 1817. (RG217) | V:B, P:118 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Peter Hagner | Accountants Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |