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Indian Affairs

(1768)

(Due to length divided here into three parts)

In: The Papers of Sir William
Johnson, vol. 12,
pp. 626-669.

pp. 665, 666.

(page 665)

ACCOUNT AGAINST THE CROWN

Contemporary Copy¹

Johnson Hall Dec^r. 9^th, 1768

	The Crown	D^r.
Novem^r. 1768

To what Paid to the Six Nations,
	&ca in Publick for the Cession of Land they made to the Crown Sterling £10,460..7..3	}	17, 932	7	9	1/2

Private presents to the principal
	Sachems of the Several Nations, & to the Chieftains in Cash	}	978	12	-----

To a Party of 80 Stockbridge
	Indians & 13 Abanacks, Cash, and an Order for a Present to be made them in Schenectady before the Treaty began, as their Stay would Occasion a greater Scarcity of Provisions	}	106	11	-----

To Expences in going to Fort Stanwix			15	3	6

To 2 Indians who came Express
	from Ohio with Letters		12	16	------

To 2 Indian Express from Chenessio
	Sent by the Interpreters		5	14	------

To an Express from Albany with Letters			6	-----	------

To Cleaning & Repairing the Sev-
	eral Apartm^ts. making Tables and Benches for the Company	}	12	17	6

(page 666)

	To 2 Indians Sent to hurry the Nations			5	4	-----

	To making a large Arbour for a Coun-
		cil house, Seats &ca		9	17	-----

	To Corporal Pearson for Sundry Services			3	12	-----

	To the Oneida Chief Thomas & Another			1	18	7

	To 2 Cayugas Sent by their Nation
		with Messages		4	12	-----

	To 3 Senecas Sent by the Interpreters
		with Letters		7	19	-----

	To Cash to the Oghquagoe Indians
		for 3 Canoes Supplied the Chero- kees last Spring returning by the way of Susquehanna	}	8	16	-----

	To the Oneidas for Cattle & Hogs
		killed for the Upper Nations		10	12	----

	To 10 Bushels of Indian Corn for
		them @ 4^s /lb.		2	----	----

	To making a parcel of Wampum Belts
		at Fort Stanwix		6	15	----

	To Lace bought for 36 Hats,
		& putting it on		18	15	9

	To 54 fat Cattle, bought of

		John Wickwier		302	11	6

To 4 fat Cattle bought from the
	Oriskane Indians	20	-----	-----

To 2 Messengers Sent to Oneida to
	hurry the Indians	3	6	-----

To an Express Sent by M^r. Croghan
	from the Indians Country	4	18	-----

To Canquiesa for an Ox & a Hog bo^t.
	from him	8	2	-----

__________________________

¹In William L. Clements Library, Gage Papers; inclosed in Gage to Abraham Mortier, New York, Dec. 20, 1768.

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