The American Indian as Slaveholder and Seccessionist: An Omitted Chapter in the Diplomatic History of the Southern ConfederacyAbel, Annie Heloise
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The American Indian as Slaveholder and Seccessionist: An Omitted Chapter in the Diplomatic History of the Southern Confederacy
Abel, Annie Heloise
Indian Territory; Slavery -- United States; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
TO Elias Rector DR.
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Date. | |Dolls. | Cts.
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1861 | | |
August 24 |For Services rendered assisting Comr. | |
|Pike in making treaties with Seminole, | |
|Wichita And Commanche Indians under | |
|orders so to do, by Comr. Pike, | |
|from 10th July to 24th August 1861 | |
|inclusive 45 days at $5.00 pr day | 225|00
| | |
|For hire of Bugg. horses & driver for | |
|same length of time at $5-- per day | 225|00
| | |
|For hire of wagon team & driver for | |
|same service & same time, to Transport | |
|tent Baggage provisions &c. at | |
|$5 per day | 225|00
| | |
|Forrage for 4 horses for same length of| |
|time and for same service 50 cents per | |
|day each horse | 90|00
| +-------+--
| | $765|00
|Paid ferrage Crossing streams | 8|00
| +-------+--
| | $773|00
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Received at _________________________ 185__, of ELIAS RECTOR,
Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Southern Superintendency,
__________________________________ Dollars in full of this account
$
(Triplicate.)
I CERTIFY, on honor, that the above account is correct and just,
and that I have actually, this ______ day of ____________ 185__,
paid the amount thereof. Sup't Indian Affairs.
WICHITA AGENCY L. D. Sept. 15th 1861
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