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Indian Factories Cash Book, 1797 March 10-1798 April 26

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
From the Collection:

This book, titled Cash Book for Monies belonging to the Cherokee Indian Factories, contains a listing of debits and credits to Cherokee Indian factories in Tellico, Tennessee and Coleraine, Georgia from March 10, 1797 to April 26, 1798. Entries include "[t]o pay a draft by David Henley ... $500, [t]o freight of peltries shipped on board the brig Welcome Return and Schooner Valley from Coleraine Indian factory to Philadelphia ... $200, and [t]o premium and cost of policy on insuring goods from Coleraine Factory ... $129.30." The book also notes the purchase of cloth and fees for the transportation of goods from Richmond, Virginia and Savanna, Georgia.

Dates

  • 1797 March 10-1798 April 26

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Extent

From the Collection: 0.1 Linear Feet

Repository Details

Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository

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University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville TN 37996 USA
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