Newberry Library - Letter [manuscript copy]: Barbour, James to Benjamin Reeves, George C. Sibley, Thomas Mather, Thomas Mather papers, March 16, 1825

Letter [manuscript copy]: Barbour, James to Benjamin Reeves, George C. Sibley, Thomas Mather, Thomas Mather papers, March 16, 1825

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Open book Letter [manuscript copy]: Barbour, James to Benjamin Reeves, George C. Sibley, Thomas Mather, Thomas Mather papers, March 16, 1825

Title Letter [manuscript copy]: Barbour, James to Benjamin Reeves, George C. Sibley, Thomas Mather, Thomas Mather papers, March 16, 1825

Creator Mather, Thomas, 1794-1853

Date March 16, 1825

Place Santa Fe National Historic Trail, Southwestern States

Language English

Subjects Santa Fe Road Commission

Description Letters, diaries, account book, map and biographical sketch, most in connection with Mather’s activities as one of three commissioners appointed by the government to survey and mark a route from Missouri to Santa Fe in 1825.

User-Contributed Transcription Copy War Department March 16" 1825GentlemenThe two fold duties which are assigned to you of treating with Indian Tribes, and marking a road from the boundary line of the United States to the frontier of Mexico, will require to be kept distinct in your disbursements in carrying each into effect, with the view of confining to the two branches of this Department the correspondence and the accounts relating to each; to that of the Engineer Department those which relate to a survey & marking the road & the disbursements made in the execution of this branch of your trust; and to the Office of Indian Affairs those which relate to Treaties with the Indian Tribes, and the disbursement of the appropriation made by Congress for this object. The sum of ten thousand dollars is appointed to defray the expenses of survey & marking the road. Your disbursements under this head of appropriation will embrace your own pay as Commissioners, which is fixed for this branch of your service, at five dollars each per day while actually engaged in running & marking the road, and for

Archival Collection Title Thomas Mather papers

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Call Number VAULT folio Graff 2707 Box 1 Folder 2

BibID 991560298805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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File Created 07/30/2012

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