Receipt of Bounty for the Return of Stolen Horses
This document contains a list of items given to two Cherokee Indians in exchange for the return of ten horses stolen from the Creek Nations. In lieu of money, the payment was in goods, including a rifle and powder and cloth. The document is signed by several Indian Agents, including Francis B. Sappington, in December 1797 and January 1798.
Dates
- 1797-1798
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
This document contains a list of items given to two Cherokee Indians in exchange for the return of ten horses stolen from the Creek Nations. In lieu of money, the payment was in goods. The document was signed by several Indian Agents, including Francis B. Sappington, in December 1797 and January 1798.
Biographical/Historical Note
No biographical information is available.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
This document was purchased by Special Collections in December 1999.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository