Expenditures made under Treaty of March 24, 1832, for the relief of the Creek Indians.

[Senate Doc. 512, vol. 248, page 214-227]

Abstract of Expenditures made by the Lieutenant Colonel John J. Abert, Commissioner, under the treaty of the 24th March, 1832, for the relief of the Creek Indians; pursuant to instructions from the War Department of the 2d May, 1832.

Abstract A

No. of voucher	To whom paid.	Specific services, or consideration paid for.	Amount expended.
86	Benj. Marshall	As assignee of Paddy Carr, for stock belonging to Fanny Lovitt and Jos. Carr, destroyed by Indians	$2000.00
87	Benj. Marshall	do do do amount due him by individual Creek Indians	2438.00
113	F. S. Cook	As attorney for Jno. Buchanon, for hogs &c. stolen and destroyed by Indians	100.50
212	Cho coat harjo	For damage sustained in breaking his arm in 1820	40.00
162	W. L. Wharton	For his professional services as physician in attending Indians for 3 years	300.00
70	Walker and Dubois	For goods furnished the Indians at sundry times	5000.00
108	Phipps and Williams	do	19.00
51	William Moore	do	600.00
54	Hays and Casey	do	240.75
266	Thos. B. Erwin	do	333.18
53	Hays and Casey	do	296.41
106	Thos. B. Erwin and Co.	do	298.31
104	John H. Brodnax	For amount paid by him in discharge of debts due by Indians to "merchants and others over the country"	1388.82
75	C. R. Pearson	For do of debts due him form the Indians	120.87
74	Peter Dudley	For goods sold to Indians at sundry times	590.37
76	C. R. Pearson	do	575.87
128	David Rippeto	do	1550.00
82	Jno. C. Webb	For amount do him from sundry Indians	63.00
81	Jno. C. Webb	For goods sold to Indians at sundry times	29.50
186	Charles Crommelin	do	1653.62
77	Little Sims, guardian of the children of Buck Barnett	For cattle killed by the Euchee Indians	150.00
196	David Hardage	For goods furnished Indians	335.00
62	Charles M'Lemore	do	800.00
61	ditto	do	500.00
63	ditto	do	396.00
79	Arnold Seal and Co.	do in 1829, '30 and '31	649.50
78	ditto	do	167.75
89	John O-pon-ne	For losses sustained by him as security for debt due by Ne-ah-micco to merchants	340.00
84	John Sims	For provisions furnished (and clothing) to Indians from 1828 to 1832	1650.00
163	Wm. Barnett	For blacksmith's work done for Creek Indians	254.00
161	S. C. Benton	For goods and provisions sold to Indians, and his services as secretary	4750.00
157	Thomas Crowell	For goods sold and money loaned to Indians	5641.00
158	ditto	For provisons furnished to Indians of the Lower towns in 1827	9978.00
159	Jno. H. Brodnax	For amount due him from Creek Indians	475.25
13	Benj. Marshall, assignee	For Jno. H. Brodnax, for debts due by Creek Indians to Brodnax	7873.00
	Tuck-a-batch and others	For chiefs of the upper towns, for balance due them out of the $100,000 appropriation	15,841.66
	Ne-ah Micco and others	For chiefs of the upper towns, for balance due them out of the $100,000 appropriation	21,134.01
		Amount of Abstract A	88,573.37

Abstract B - Continued.

No. of voucher.	To whom paid.	Specific services, or consideration paid for.	Amount expended.
168	O-po-ethe-le-yo-ho-lo	For amount of a judgment obtained against the Creek chief	$2,322.39
166	do	do	4,800.00
5	James Fife	do	564.47
194	S. Chapman, per Jas. A. Chapman	do	228.57
18	do	do	159.36
17	D. Welsh, per do	do	228.57
		Amount of Abstract B	$8,303.36

Abstract C
Voucher 189 - Embracing, first, payments to the following persons for losses for which U. S. are responsible.

Cochetuskee Nuggee	$297.21	Elukee Ehola	$38.35	Esfarno Harjo	$9.58
Bare Foot	28.76	Mid Charka	38.35	Cheborna Lustee	15.34
Dry Pine	28.76	Sowhow Hakhee	23.01	Koosey Harjo	33.56
Holatta Ehola	28.76	Tulmus Harjo	15.34	Hi Epochee	70.00
Meliga	287.61	Charley Harjo	28.76	Slowikee	67.12
John Powell	106.41	Charleharjo Chopee	71.91	Camp Harjo	31.64
Arsenic Harjo	9.58	Betsey	23.97	Mr. Marshall	38.35
Oson Harjo	13.42	One-ler-ing	47.94	James Marshall	76.70
Halhokee	287.61	Chocatey	29.72	Simmear	76.70
Hannah Kanard	383.61	Chowasti	61.36	Emathle Ehola	38.35
Caneche	15.34	Netchlew	9.58	Smut eye	70.95
Fus Harjo	28.76	Tulse Tustenugge	38.35	Oakfusky Yakhola	25.88
Pin Harjo	26.85	Mathew Marshall	32.60	Mistahkee	4.79
Locho Harjo	24.92	Dian	105.43	Charlo Tustenugge	15.34
Simmah	9.58	Nancy Miller	153.40	Eneah Emah-haw	60.40
Efatus Kenahaw	139.10	Col. Blue	23.97	E. Eha	23.97
Milly	24.92	Arbrick Emathla	57.53	Piro Micco	9.58
Theaca	15.34	Tillechu	71.91	Chocawee	28.76
Polly Mickee	17.25	Mad Beaver	28.76	Cusata Emathla	47.98
Tetakee	23.97	Soak-to-us	9.58	Cupbitch Tustenugge	17.25
Chahokee	49.85	How-cach-at	70.95	Linda	20.13
Gibson	10.54	Kersamy	7.67	Kinlegga	38.35
Tommee	44.10	Absalom Island	75.75	Cin Chatchee	47.98
Michee	63.32	Loam Iches	55.61	Tusekiah	23.97
Hetty	62.32	Wach-lock Ehola	23.97	Wany Holattee	19.17
Oswich Ematla	38.35	Machee Wickee	23.97	Ockeetier Hola	17.25
Opi Ees	24.92	Yarputa	23.01	Cuscaten Harjo	23.97
Chehoaktus	28.76	Catty	32.60	Yorkemar Micco	9.58
Emathla Co-chuck coma	184.22	Wac-coe-hee	14.39	Mi Eggee	38.35
James Island	28.76	Ster-Iligo	19.17	Kisey Limey	5.75
Nancy Massy	67.12	Patchee	23.97	Porty	43.14
Chopeth Micco	23.01	Micco Nihe	23.97	Sqeir E E	28.76
Sehoya	26.85	Stalea	9.58	Elpha	6.71
Skiocopa	9.58	Yafka Emathla Harjo	13.42	Skarkee	33.56
Cock-a-her Chocher	23.97	Poe Harjo	33.56	Choca Tustenuggee	40.27
Etucker Emathla	79.57	Henry Marshall	95.88	Inda	15.34
Nehah Lockee	977.16	Thomas Marshall	29.72	Tallup Harjo	30.68
Arlockosockee	23.01	Esfana Micco	86.29	Neah Fixico	91.08
Tuckabatchee Finee	6.42	Ben. Marshall	86.29	Cowchatty Ehola	23.97
Yah-hola-hee	33.56	Arsenic Tustenuggee	9.58	Esfano Harjo	19.17
Joseph Marshall	297.21	Cowaky Ematla	23.97	Neah Micco	57.53
Jacob Beaver	86.29	Perkey	33.56
Tuskenehaw	38.35	Nancy Grayson	38.35	Amount of this voucher	$7,377.70
Paddy Carr	28.76	Ufaula Tustenuggee	172.52

Voucher 188 - Embracing payments to the following persons for improvements abandoned in the State of Georgia.

No-coo-see-lee	$8.00	Potter	$5.00	William Tigah	$32.00
Chiss-ee	5.00	Warer	5.00	Nancy Tigah	12.00
Micco Cocco	11.00	Tusekiah	32.00	Keenah (a woman)	8.00
Tullopee-lusky-nuch-ee	32.00	Oneah-law-nee	20.00	Peter Reed	5.00
Callasah	17.00	So-hi-yah	10.00	So-hi-ee (a woman)	20.00
Waxee Hoja	12.00	Jupee Sitchee	8.00	Ahlock Micco	20.00
Oluthe Ematla	64.00	Holah-thah	24.00	Opoeth Harjo	25.00
Mo calk-bask-ah	10.00	Chee-worstee-ee	48.00	Cock-ah-harjo	10.00
Wynne, (A. Scott's wife)	80.00	Chu cat-ah	14.00	Wee-ee-cha-chee	20.00
Tulse Harjo	8.00	Smil-ee	12.00	Upah-kee-lah-kee	15.00
Wohalloco	32.00	Augusta	8.00	Fuck-oos-kee	15.00
Chopith Micco	40.00	Esah-pah	40.00	Enfittee Harjo	15.00
Fox	5.00	Holea-bachee	30.00	Chah-tock-le-othlee	25.00
Ah-cock-fix-i-co	24.00	Mic-oo Chee	55.00	Nah-kee-ah	7.00
Wah cock-micco	20.00	Fookee (a woman)	40.00
Osah harjo	24.00	Cock-ah hah-cho-chee	8.00	Total amount of voucher 188	$1000.00
Sally, (Pompey's wife)	6.00	Dry Pine	16.00

And embracing also the following payments to the sufferers by being prevented from emigrating, viz.:

Elizabeth Grierson	$155.44	To-ga-lah	$41.58	Walter Grierson	$29.70
Sandy Grierson	35.64	Fanny	23.76	Paddy Carr	201.90
Phill Grierson	47.52	Mrs. Shuley	35.64	Rachel Spilleee	95.04
Rhoda	17.82	Im-bo-li-da	17.82	Betsey Grierson	47.52
James Grierson	11.88	Wm. McGilvrey	118.80	Wm. Grierson	53.46
Nancy Grierson	41.58	Susannah (widow of General McIntosh)	213.84	Katey Grierson	118.80
Amona Grierson	41.58	Timothy Fisher	17.82	Susey and Noney	17.82
Tus-to-neg-a-chop kee	41.58	Rabbit	53.46	Mathew, Henry and widow Marshall	100.98
John Ward	95.04	Jno. Gentlemen	190.08	Jos. Marshall	148.30
Benjamin Marshall	118.80	Fanny (widow)	71.28	Big Sael	130.04
Far-off sun	17.82	Nelly do	41.58	D. Marshall and Jac. Beaver	65.64
Is mon ga	59.40	Con-jau-da	35.64
Is-chin-ga	53.46	Tal-wah-harjo	29.70	Total amount of this voucher	$2649.64
Polly Stiggin	11.88
Total amount of abtract C					$11,027.34

Abstract E.

No. of Voucher	To whom paid.	Specific services, or consideration paid for	Amount Expended
1	Samuel C. Benton	For tobacco furnished Indians, 158 lb., at 23 cts. per lb.	$36.34
2	B. Hepburn	For travelling expenses on public service, going to and returning from Savannah	130.00
3	Enoch Parsons	For services as commissioner from May 13 to July 4, 1833, at $8 per day, and mileage, 430 miles at $8 per 25 miles	561.00
4	Nathan Rice	For expenses of secretary to commissioners from Washington to Creek agency and back	223.14
5	Luther Blake	For services issuing rations to Indians, of self 14 days at $6 per day, and of assistant 6 days at $2 per day	96.00
6	Jno. A. Worsham	For provision furnished Indians, in council, between June 19 and July 2, 1833, per contract	2901.45
7	Spokoke Harjo	For services rendered during Seminole War	50.00
8	Lt. Col. J. J. Abert	For services as commissioner, &c. from May 4 to July 18, 1833, at $8 per day, and 1544 miles travel at $5 per 20 miles	1093.80
9	do	For services as commissioner, being difference between $8 and $5 for every 20 miles in 1544 miles travelling	231.60
10	Edward Crowell	For services in investigating claims & c. from January 9 to 24, 16 days at $5	80.00
11	Enoch Parsons	For services as commissioner from Sept. 12 to Oct. 8, and from Dec. 31 to Feb. 27; 86 days, at $5, and 860 miles at $5 per 20 miles	645.00
12	John Crowell	For services as commissioner, from Jan. 1 to Feb. 12; 43 days, at $5 per day	215.00
13	Benj. Marshall	For services as interpreter from May 17 to July 16; 51 days, at $2 per day	102.00
		Total amount of this abstract	$6365.93

Abstract F.

Col. J. J. Abert

For services as commissioner for 88 days at $8 per day, $1184.00; deducting $884, accounted for by Gen. Gibson, leaves

$300.00

Abstract of Expenditures made by Lieut. Col. J. J. Abert, Agent, &c. for certifying and locating Creek lands.

Date	No. of Voucher	To whom paid.	Specific services, or consideration paid for	Amount Expended
	1	E. S. Norton	For staionary: ½ ream letter paper, 7 quires ruled paper, 1 penknife, 50 quills, 1 box wafers.	$9.50
	2	do	do 2¾ quires ruled foilio paper.	2.37½
	3	do	do 5 quires large paper .	4.37½
	4	S. Thornton	For services as locating agent from Dec. 13, 1833, to Jan. 4, 1834, 22 days at $5 per day.	110.00
	5	N. F. Collins	For services as locating agent from Dec. 5, 1833, to Jan. 16, 1834, 41 days at $5 per day.	205.00
	6	Jas. McQueen	For services as interpreter from Dec. 8, 1833, to Jan. 12, 1834, 34 days at $2.00 per day.	68.00
	7	John Reed	For services as interpreter from Dec. 8, 1833, to Jan. 11, 1834, 35 days at $2.00 per day.	70.00
	8	Thos. S. Woodward	For services as locating agent from Dec. 12, 1833, to Jan. 13, 1834, 33 days at $5.00 per day.	165.00
	9	D. Bernard	For services as interpreter from Dec. 12, 1833, to Jan. 13, 1834, 33 days at $2 per day.	66.00
	10	E. McBride	For services as locating agent from Dec. 5, 1833, to Jan. 16, 1834, 43 days at $5 per day.	215.00
	11	J. B. Collins	For services as locating agent from Dec. 12, 1833, to Jan. 16, 1834, 35 days at $5 per day.	175.00
	13	E. S. Norton	For stationary: 10 quires paper.	5.00
	14	do	do 1 blank book.	5.00
	15	N. Lewis	For services as assistant locating agent from Dec. 4 to 20, 1833, 17 days at $5 per day.	85.00
	16	J. C. Mounger	For services as assistant locating agent from Dec. 8 to 25, 1833, 18 days at $5 per day.	90.00
	17	J. J. Owens	For services as locating agent from Dec. 1 to 24, 1833, 24 days at $5 per day.	120.00
	18	A. J. Robinson	For services as assistant locating agent from Dec. 3 to 25, inclusive, 23 days at $5 per day.	115.00
	19	W. Wilborn	For services as assistant locating agent from Dec. 8 to 25, 1833, inclusive, 18 days at $5 per day.	90.00
	20	Jos. Scott	For services as interpreter from Dec. 10 to 24, 1833, at $2 per day.	30.00
	21	Peter Hoponey	For services as interpreter from Dec. 7 to 24, 1833, at $2.	36.00
	22	Luther Blake	For services as assistant locating agent from Dec. 1 to Jan. 1, 32 days at $5 per day, and two interpreters 27 days at $2 per day.	214.00
	23	Edward Crowell	For services as assistant locating agent from Dec. 12 to 26, 14 days at $5 per day.	70.00
	12	J. Uchee	For services as interpreter from Dec. 12 to Jan. 12, 30 days at $2 per day.	60.00
	24	J. J. Owens	do do 7½ days at $1.50 per day.	11.50
	25	Th. Carr	do do from Dec. 8 to 10, at $3 per day.	21.00
	26	O. Whitaker	For services as locating agent from Dec. 15, 1833 to Jan. 12, 1834, 28 days at $5 per day.	140.00
	27	J. Doyle	For services as interpreter 19 days at $2 per day.	38.00
	28	J. C. Benton	For postage on letters relating to the location of Creek lands.	7.69
	29	J. H. Brodnax	For services as locating agent from Nov. 20, 1833 to Jan. 15, 1834, 55 days at $5 per day.	275.00
	30	Campbell and Gurley	For printing one ream locating certificates	16.00
	31	W. Low	For services as interpreter from Dec. 26 to Jan. 2, 7 days at $2 per day.	14.00
	32	B. Marshall	For services as interpreter from Dec. 1, 1833, to Jan. 15, 1834, 45 days at $2 per day, and expenses of a horse.	117.00
	33	Robert Watson	For services as locating agent from Dec. 17, 1833 to Jan. 8, 1834, 22 days at $2 per day; and from Dec. 10, 1833, to Jan. 13, 1834, 35 days at $5 per day.	219.00
	34	Lt. Col. J. J. Abert	For services as agent, &c. being his double rations from Nov. 1, 1833, to Feb. 23, 1834, while at the Creek agency.	115.00
	35	do	For services as agent, being for his per diem as chief of top. bureau, while at Creek agency, 126 days at $1.25 per diem.	157.50
	36	do	For services as agent, for expenses from Washington to Alabama and back, locating Creek lands.	395.00
	37	do	For services as agent in locating Creek lands, from Oct. 16, 1833 to Feb. 20, 1834, 129 days at $5 per day.	645.00
	38	W. B. Magruder	For services as clerk, &c. from Oct. 16, 1833, to Feb. 22, 1834, 131 days at $5 per day.	655.00
			Amount of Abstract	$4,836.94
Nov. 11, 1833	83	Geo. M. Lavender	For goods, &c. furnished to Chin-nee-bee, a Creek Indian, at sundry times between March, 1824, and Nov. 1832.	2,041.38
May 26, 1834	109	Sam McBride	For goods, &c. furnished the Sciock lion town of the Creek nation, in 1831.	46.00
Feb. 10		Archd. Gray	For corn furnished to Hitch-e-tee-math-lee and to Co-e-math-lee.	300.00
Sept. 30		Lt. Col. J. J. Abert	For extra services in continuation of the duties of locating agent, making returns and examining Creek contracts, &c., and other duties connected with Indian affairs, from March 1 to Sept. 30, 1834, inclusive.	374.50
				$7,598.82

Amount expended in carrying into effect the Treaty with the Creeks, concluded at Washington March 24, 1832, per account June 4, 1832.

To whom paid.	Specific services, or consideration paid for which they have been paid	Amount
John H. Brodnax	For the amount of a draft drawn at Washington by the Creek delegation in his favor, in payment of debts due to him by the Creek nation and by its individuls up to the 1st December, 1831, and for property lost by the illegal conduct of white citizens, and also in payment of improvements abandoned in the ceded territory.	$8,999.25
Creek delegation at Washington	For the amount paid them in full as a compensation to them for their expenses and for claims against them, agreeably to the 10th article of treaty concluded at Washington 24th March, 1832.	16,000.00
Robert L. Crawford, Marshall so. district, Ala.	For expenses incurred by him in removing intruders from the lands lately ceded by the Creeks, together with his own compensation and that of an interpreter while so engaged, under an order from the War Department of 5th April last, viz.:
	To John Reed: For 37 days services as interpreter, as above stated. - $74.00
	To T. Sanford: For advertising notice to intruders on Creek Lands from 27th April to 15th July 1832, in the Mobile Commercial Register. - 25.25
	To Hance Barker: For publishing in Alabama Journal notice to intruders on Creek lands, 2 squares, 8 insertions. - 9.00
	To E. Walker: For publishing notice to settlers on territory ceded by the Creek Indians to the United States, 2 squares, 8 weeks. - $9.00
	To Cook and Belser: For publishing orders to intruders on Creek Lands. - 9.00
	To Wiley, Maquire and Henry: For publishing notice to settlers in Creek nation. - 9.00
	To Robinson, Hampton and Thompson: For inserting advertisement requiring settlers on the territory ceded by the Creek Indians to remove therefrom, 8 weeks, 2½ squares. - 9.00
	To his own compensation while engaged in the above duty, 59 days at $4 per day. - $236.00
	To expenses of self and interpreter do do do - 331.42
		$712.67
Benjamin S. Parsons	For 250 days spent in taking census of the upper towns of the Creek Indians at $5 per day, $1250; for 38 days employed as commissioner, &c. amongst the same at $5 per day, $190; for 9 days for travelling home, $45; amount paid Wm. Grierson for 5 days services in guiding and interpreting for him while taking the census of Creek upper towns, $10; amount paid William Walker for the hire of his man Lem as interpreter in taking census of the Creek Indians, finding him a horse and subsisting him and horse for 184 days, ending 6th April 1833, at $2 per day, $368.	1,863.00
Thomas J. Abbott	For 160 employed in taking census of the Creek Indians at $5 per day, $800; amount paid Tone O-pon-nee, services as interpreter from 27th October, 1832, to January 6, 1833, at $2 per day, $144; amount paid Charles Scott for services as interpreter, furnishing horse and expenses of provisions for 30 days, ending 25th October, 1832, $60; for his own compensation as secretary to the boundary commissioners, 97 days, at $5 per day, $485; and 6 days additional for travelling home, (upwards of 200 miles) at $5 per day.	1,519.00
William Hebb	For copying census of Creek Indians.	50.00
John Crowell	For his expenses from the Creek agency to the seat of government with a delegation of Indians, (chiefs of Creek Nation,) his board at the seat of goverment, and the estimated amount of the expenses to return to return to the agency, between March 13 and June 30, 1832, approved by the Secretary of War.	462.82
		$29,606.74

Recapiltulation.

Expenses made by Lieut. Col. J. J. Abert, commissioner, on account of the Creek treaty of March 24, 1832.	$115,502.89
Sundry disbursements in carrying said treat in effect.	29,606.74
	$145,109.63