Acc[oun]t [of] Daniel McMurphy, Superintendant [sic] of Indian affairs, 1784 / sworn [to] before John Wereat
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| Title: | Acc[oun]t [of] Daniel McMurphy, Superintendant [sic] of Indian affairs, 1784 / sworn [to] before John Wereat |
| Date: | 1784 |
| Description: | This is a financial account of monies owed to Daniel McMurphy by the State of Georgia for his salary and accumulated expenses in service to the state as an Indian agent. McMurphy claims he is owed fifty pounds for his salary from January 1782 to January 1783 and reimbursement for several purchases. The purchases include a horse given to an Indian in return for one that was stolen by whites, potatoes for the Creek Indians, and lead for the Tallassee (also Tallasee, Talasee, Tallassie) King . Also included is a sworn statement made by McMurphy to Georgia State Auditor John Wereat, certifying the accuracy of the account, dated February 7, 1784. Document ID: tcc842. Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2001, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. |
| Subjects: | Expense accounts | Creek Indians--Government relations | Indian agents--Salaries, etc. | Georgia |
| Contributors: | Hargrett Library | Digital Library of Georgia | Southeastern Native American Documents Collection (GALILEO (Georgia statewide project)) GAGAL |
| Online Publisher: | Athens, Ga. : Digital Library of Georgia, 2001., 2001 |
| Original Material: | 2 pages/leaves | Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 68, folder 23, document 01. |
| Rights and Usage: | This work is the property of the University of Georgia Libraries. 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], Telamon Cuyler, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia |
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| Persistent Link to Item: | http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/zlna/id:tcc842 |
| 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 |