1851 Payment Request and Receipt
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Payment Request
Washington City June 30, 1851
Chas. E. Mix Esqr.
Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Sir,
Herewith please find Powers of Atty. as above stated and I respectfully request that you will cause payment to be made to me thereon out of the annuity moneys due and payable to the Ottawa and Chippewa Nations of Indians Affairs in relation thereto, on the 24th ulto. and approved on the 26th ulto. By the Hon. Sec. of the Interior.
Please make the requisitions payable to my order and office.
Very Respectfully
Your Obedt. Servant,
Geo. W. Ewing
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Payment Receipt
Received of James J??ller Disbursing Agent Indian Department twenty eight hundred twenty five dollars and forty four cents, as the properly authorized attorney of the following parties to whom name is attached the amount of their respective claims, being expenses of Ottawa and Chippewa Arbitration. ??? 26 May 1851 Secty. Interior.
Surname
Given
Amount
Note
SELBY
Henry
$49.69
WADWORTH
Abraham
$300.00
PRATT
Jerome M.
$300.00
IRVINE
John D.
$300.00
WADSWORTH
Abraham
$550.00
PRATT
Jerome M.
$550.00
IRVINE
John D.
$550.00
Also, expenses arbitration fees at Sault De St.
??WITS
Marie
$81.75
for Henry M. DODGE
ACKER
Henry
$72.75
GURNOE
James
$72.75
For Power Attorney I refer to files accompanying this with exception of one in favour Henry Selby for $9.69, which will be found in Indian Office 27 June 1851 by ???
1851 Power of Attorney Claimant List
1851 Payment Request and Receipt
1851 Arbitration Expenses
Mackinac Agency
Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs 1828-1880
National Archives Microfilm Publications M234 Roll 403 1839-1852