Congressional Edition Volume 1689 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1876 Excerpt: ...7. Is your store ius/tured If not, attend to it at once & put guard over it until it is done; its destruction would ruin you. As to the old list of bounty that I left with you to pay, including the list returned by Col. Dunn, do not pay them until I go out or direct further. Do not trust on extra bounty, it will not renew your stock; I believe it will come, but in the fight here all is uncertain. Let me know how your concern stood on the 1st of Jan'y, or at date; state the value of goods on hands; good debts due; bad debts made; cash & other property on hard, and the debts it ous, if any. I have no doubt you have done well, but still I would like to hear all about it. I write to Brown about Bushead's debt. See my statement to him, & aid him in getting the account-book, or purchase the store-room, if you can secure the debt. Did I leave with yon any warrants of mine to be certified not yet returned? I wish you to be kind to Brown, encourage him in the right, & let him run with Ross; it will do you no harm. I hope soon to send you a long list of pensions; when the delegation come, I can use them as witnesses. My respects to your wife, brothers, &c. Yours, J. W. WRIGHT. In making up my account, be from the time you commenced on your own account. (Copy.) Washington, Jany. 2Sth, '08. Da. Nash: The delegation is here, & things look all right, but white man is uncertain, Indian more so. I collected the pay of Captain Ar-ro-la-tusta-mak-ko of Company B of the 1st Regiment; he is dead, & the claimants is a brother & sister, named Socksey & Polley. Get Simon Brown, the negro Creek interpreter, to hunt them up, & pay them $500. Get tbem to Gibson, & you can sell them goods. The Cherokee warrants issued before July, 18G6, ar...