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[Account of] Return J. Meigs, 1805 Oct. 1 - 1808 Oct. 1, Tennessee

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Title: [Account of] Return J. Meigs, 1805 Oct. 1 - 1808 Oct. 1, Tennessee
Date: 1805 Oct. 1-1808 Oct. 1
Description: This document is an account of the pay and expenses of Return J. Meigs, principal U.S. agent to the Cherokee Indians, from October 1, 1805 through October 1, 1808. The ledger contains descriptions of his various duties, the dates they were carried out, and the expense incurred for each. The majority of his activities with the Cherokees were carried out in Tennessee.

Document ID: pa0006.

Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Libraries in 2000, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Subjects: Cherokee Indians | Indian agents | Tennessee
Contributors: Hoskins Library | University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Libraries
Online Publisher: Athens, Ga. : Digital Library of Georgia, 2000
Original Material: Manuscript held by the Special Collections Library, The University of Tennessee Knoxville, Penelope Johnson Allen, document pa0006.
Rights and Usage: This work is the property of the Special Collections Library, The University of Tennessee Knoxville. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching, and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text.

Cite as: [title of item], Penelope Johnson Allen, Special Collections Library, The University of Tennessee Knoxville, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia

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Related Institutions: Digital Library of Georgia
Hargrett Library
Museum of the Cherokee Indian
Tennessee State Library and Archives
Tennessee State Museum
Frank H. McClung Museum (Knoxville, Tenn.)
Hoskins Library
LaFayette-Walker County Library
Collection Information: Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842