Newberry Library - Payment order Albany, N.Y., to Gerard Bancker, Treasurer to the State of New York, 1791 Aug. 4

Payment order Albany, N.Y., to Gerard Bancker, Treasurer to the State of New York, 1791 Aug. 4

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Open book Payment order Albany, N.Y., to Gerard Bancker, Treasurer to the State of New York, 1791 Aug. 4

Title Payment order Albany, N.Y., to Gerard Bancker, Treasurer to the State of New York, 1791 Aug. 4

Creator Tayler, John, 1742-1829

Date 1791

Place New York (State), New York (State)--Albany

Language English

Subjects Cayuga Indians, Indians of North America, New York (State), Oneida Indians

Description Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

Summary Order, Aug. 4, 1791, to Gerard Bancker, New York state treasurer, directing the payment of £29-19-0 to Samuel Lewis. This amount covered Tayler's services in paying the annual rent of the Oneida and Cayuga Indians as authorized by the governor.

Biographical/Historical Note Agent to the New York state commissioners of Indian affairs from 1788, state senator, lieutenant governor, acting governor, regent and chancellor. While trading at Lake George and Oswego during the French and Indian War until 1771, Tayler became fluent in Indian languages and was involved in a number of Indian-white councils. Later a merchant in Albany, Tayler served during the Revolution in the provincial congress and in the state assembly.

Extent 1 item (1 leaf) ; 18 cm

Format Manuscripts, Orders to pay, Records

User-Contributed Transcription Sir
pay to Samuel Lewis Twenty nine pounds
nineteen Shillings this Sum being the amount
of monies advanced by me & for my Services. in
paying the oneida, onondaga & T Cayuga Indians
their annual Amt agreeable to a Warrant from
his Excellency the Governor. I oblige

Albany 4th August 1791

Sir Your Most
humble Servant
John Taylor

To Guard Banelles Esquire
Treasurer to the State
of New York

Transcription Status Needs review

Transcription Note This document was transcribed by volunteers as part of the Newberry Transcribe crowdsourcing initiative.

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection, Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Ayer MS 874

BibID 147639

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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