The Winning of the West, Volume 2: From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783Roosevelt, Theodore
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The Winning of the West, Volume 2: From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783
Roosevelt, Theodore
Northwest, Old -- History; United States -- Territorial expansion; West (U.S.) -- History
I will give the Passeport you ask for your son-in-law, & I will be
highly pleased with his coming down to setle in this Province & much
more if you, & your family should come along with him, since I can
assure you that you will find here your welfare, without being either
molested on religious matters or paying any duty & under the
circumstances of finding allwais market for your crops which makes every
one of the planters settled at Natchez or elsewhere to improve every
day, much more so than if they were to purchase the Lands, as they are
granted gratis.
I wish to be usefull to you being with regard sir
Your most obt. hl. servant ESTEVAN MIRO.
(Dupte.) Colonel JAMES ROBERTSON, Esqr.
The duplicity of the Spaniards is well illustrated by the fact that the
Gardoqui MSS. give clear proof that they were assisting the Creeks with
arms and ammunition at the very time Miro was writing these letters. See
the Gardoqui MSS., _passim_, especially Miro's letter of June 28, 1786.
APPENDIX I-TO CHAPTER XIII.
Account of Robert Morris with Miss Betsey Hart, Philadelphia, 1780-81.
From the Clay MSS.
DR. MISS HARTE IN ACCOUNT CURRENT WITH ROBERT MORRIS CR. [Oldest
daughter of Col. Thomas Hart. She married Dr. Richard Pendell.]
1780
Aug. 29
To cash paid for a Pair of Shoes for you
£64,2,6 at 60 for 1 £ 1,1,4
(Continental, Exchange, Specie)
To a Chest of Sugar delivered Mrs. Brodeau & Porterage
1107,15,0 Do 18,9,3
To two ps Sheeting Delivered Ditto
1116,0,0 at Do 18,12,0
To cash paid Wm. McDugall's Bill for one & a half Quarters Tuition at
Dancing
223,10,0 at Do 3,12,6
Paid E. Denaugheys Bill for washing Done for you
95,12,6 at Do 1,11,10
Dec. 6
To Ditto for Hannah Estys Bill for making Frocks for you £257,10
Paid D Denaugheys Bill for Washg £125.12.6
383,3,6 at 75 for 1 5,2,2
Dec. 29
To Ditto pair for pair of Pink Calemancoi Shoes for you
78,15,0 at Do 1,1,0
1781
Feb. 3
To Ditto paid B. Victor your music master for one Quarter Tuition of
Music
506,5,0 at 75 for 1 6,15,0
To the following Articles delivered Mrs. Brodeau on your Accot
One firkin of Butter one Box of Candles & a Box of Soap
Amounting p Account to
629,1,2 at Do 8,7,9
To Cash paid Mrs. Brodeau in full of her Accot. to October last
against you
3856,17,6 at Do 51,8,6
Total: £115, 3,5 (Specie)
Allowed for Depreciation 57,13,7
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£172,17,0
Received Philad. April 7th 1781 the One hundred and Seventy
two Pounds 17/ State Specie being in full the amount of the annexed
account
for Robt. Morris
£172.17. State Specie
J. SWANNICK
APPENDIX J--TO CHAPTER XIII.
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