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Creek Indians -- Politics and government.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Boarding Bill for Eight Creek Indians

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3682
Abstract

William Maclin, Secretary of State for Tennessee, on May 24, 1799 issued a bill for the United States government concerning the boarding of eight Creek Indians for 33 1/2 cents each (including one gallon of whiskey) for two nights in Nashville, TN.

Dates: 1799 May 27

Receipt of Bounty for the Return of Stolen Horses

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2390
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.

Dates: 1797-1798