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Account Against
the Crown

(Due to length divided here into two parts)

Johnson, Sir William in: "Account...:
Disbursements on Account of the
Indians to the 25th March 1772,"
The Papers of Sir William
Johnson, vol. 12,
pp. 944-949.

pp. 944, 945, 946.

(page 944)

ACCOUNT AGAINST THE CROWN

Contemporary Copy¹

Disbursements on Account of the Indians to the 25^th March 1772

Sept^r. 26^th.	ToExpences attended my Journey to the Six Nations in September and October last as P^r Account	}	387	19	4
Novem^r. 2^d. to the 6^th.	To Ditto at a Meeting with the Deputy's of the Several Nations at the German Flats on Acc^t. of News received from the Westward	^}	69	16	8
	To a Meeting with the two Mohawk Castles after my return to let them know what past at said Meeting and to get them to send some of their Chiefs with the rest to the Waubache	^}	12	8	10
7^th.	To a Party of Cayugaes and Oneidas who came to learn the Certainty of Thomas King's Death, and what Account I had of it	^}	8	14	. .
8^th.	To an Onondaga Chief and Party come upon Business		6	18	9
	To a Belt and Messenger sent to acquaint the several Nations of the Death of Thomas King &c^a. as represented by L^t. Governor Bull^2	^}	9	13	6
(page 945)
	To three large Belts sent by the Six Nation Deputy's to the Waubache Indians &c^a. and one large Ditto with a bunch of Wampum by Maisonville^3 to said Indians by way of the Miamis	^}	18	17	4
26^th.	To two Cargoes of Indian Goods by the Two Captains Miller		478	5	8 1/2
	Freight from York to Albany, and from thence up here		25	19	6
28^th.	To old Hendricks Widow agreeable to my promise to him		8	13	. .
	To Young Indian who lost the use of his leg at Niagara in 1764 by a shot from one of the little Posts on the Carrying Place	^}	6	14	6
Decem. 5^th. to y^e. 12^th.	Toexpences at a Meeting of Six Nation and Coghnawagey Deputy's occasioned by Messages sent to them from the Cherokees requesting their and our Assistance against the Western Indians	^}	89	16	11
	To Dow and Adam Fondas Acc^t. as P^r. Ditto		34	14	. .
	To Thomas Kings Party when they returned here and those who attended them hither from Susgnahaua^4	^}	27	10	. .
(page 946)
	Cash to carry them Home and some Cloathing
to ye 24^th.	To Condoling the Death of Anawcka who accompanied him		7	13	. .
Jan^y. 6^th.	To John Rouffs acc^t. at Fort Stanwig		10	4	. .
23^d.	To John B. Van Ep's acc^t. as P^r. Ditto		162	7	5
24^th.	To Captain Pembertons^5 Account		80	13	9
26^th.	To Justice Shoemakers^6 Acc^t		65	14	8
from D^o. to the 30^th.	To aparty of Coghnawageys by whom I sent word to the Canada Indians to hold themselves in readiness to act against the Daubache^7 Indians in case they continued obstinate, Cash &c^a	^}	19	16	8
From feb^y. 1^st. to the 12^th.	Toseveral Parties of different Nations come to learn our Intentions to get their arms repaired and requesting a few things having had an unsuccessfull Hunt	^}	37	8	10
16^th.	To Jelles Fondas Acc^t. as P^r Ditto		124	1	7
19^th.	To Phyn and Ellices Acc^t. as P^r Ditto		186	. .	9 1/2
26^th.	To a party of Senecas come upon Business three days here		19	16	. .
	To the condoling the Chief Sachim of the Tuscaroras		13	9	11

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¹ In William L. Clements Library, Gage Papers; inclosed in Gage to Gabriel Maturin, New York, May 13, 1772.

² William Bull (1710-1791), lieutenant governor of South Carolina.

³ Alexander Maisonville.

⁴ Susquehanna, evidently copyist's error.

⁵ William Pemberton, captain of a sloop.

⁶ Rudolph Shoemaker.

⁷ Ouabache.

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