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Account Against
the Crown

(March 24, 1773)

(Due to length divided here into three parts)

Johnson, Sir William in: "Account...:
Disbursements on Account of the
Indians," The Papers of Sir
William Johnson, vol. 12,
pp. 1015-1022.

pp. 1015, 1016, 1017.

(page 1015)

ACCOUNT AGAINST THE CROWN

Contemporary Copy¹

March 24^th, 1773-

Disbursements on Account of the Indians Viz^t.

1772
Sept^r. 26^th.	To 3Messengers sent by the Confederacy to let me know that their Chiefs had finish'd what they were about, & would be here in a few days				}	3	12	. .
from y^e. 26^th
to 6^th.	To Sundry Partys of different Nations on their own private Business				^}	19	3	8
Octob^r.
16^th.	To an Account of Alexander M^c.Kee Esq^r. to 25^th Sept^r. Ult^o. which came too late				^}	158	17	2
	To sundry Expences attended the general Meeting which continued Ten Days on Account of fresh parties coming in with news from different Quarters				^}
(page 1016)
	To 4 Oxen, 1 Bull and 6 Hogs bought for them	43	13
	98 Skipples of Wheat 5/ P^r & 50 D^o. of pease 4/ P^r	34	10
	49 Skipples of Indian Corn at 3/ P^r	7	7
	To a present in Cloathing &c^a	489	17	10
	To Wampum on the Occasion, & making it into Belts &c^a	27	14	6
	To Kayashota the Ohio Chief who also attended a present	22	11
	To D^o. Kayashota 133 Dollars for his & Mans Journey &c^a	53	4
	Waggon Hire to Albany	1	6
	To M^r. Hugh Wallace for Expences at New York	4	11
	______________________					684	4	3
26^th.	Belts sent by me during the meeting held at Onondaga					13	12	. .
	Sundry Necessarys to the Messengers					7	18	4

(page 1017)

Novem^r. 4^th.	To a Party of Canada & other Indians sent upon business		8	16	10
13^th.	2 Indian Messengers sent to Susquahana		5	14	7
17^th.	A Huron Chief and party from Sandusky . . . a present		9	13	. .
18^th.	To M^r. Andrew Wemps Acc^t. for Sundrys for Indians as P^r Ditto		20	2	6
24^th.	To a Cherokee Chief and an Ondaga come upon Business		6	15	9
26^th.	To the two Chief Men of Oneida who brought me some Intelligence		7	13	5
29^th.	To Peter Sootes Acc^t. for Sundrys		4	9	. .
Decem^r. 2^d.	ToRobert Picken for surveying the Lands still belonging to both Castles of the Mohawks by directions of the Governor, in order to Secure them	}	14	16	. .
12^th.	To Messengers sent by me to the Ohio Indians & Letters to my Deputy's &c^a	^}	22	12	. .
from 14^th.
to - 27^th.	To several party's of Seneca's Cayugeas &c^a. come upon Business	}	27	14	3
29^th.	To apprehending a fellow who Stole 7 Horses from the Mohawks	}	8	15	. .

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¹ In William L. Clements Library, Gage papers: inclosed in Gage to Thomas Barrow, New York, April 13, 1773.

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