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Open book These are to desire and require inhabitants of this province where these five Cherokee Indians may call at for provision in their way home to supply...

Title These are to desire and require inhabitants of this province where these five Cherokee Indians may call at for provision in their way home to supply... 
Creator Pinckney, William, 1704-1766
Date 1755 
Place South Carolina
Language English
Subjects Cherokee Indians, Indians of North America, South Carolina
Description Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) 
Summary Order, July 13, 1755, from South Carolina commissary general William Pinckney to inhabitants of the province, notifying them that five Cherokee Indians returning home are to be provisioned as far as Congaree at public expense. Pinckney notes that the daily allotment per Indian is seven shillings and six pence, and that the Indians are not to be detained at a stopping place for longer than is necessary. 
Biographical/Historical Note South Carolina merchant and public official. The son of South Carolina settler Thomas Pinckney, William Pinckney was South Carolina's commissary general until his death in 1766.  From 1747 to 1761, he also served as the province's sole commissioner of Indian trade. 
Extent 1 item (1 leaf) ; 13 x 20 cm 
Format Manuscripts, American, Orders (Military records), Records and correspondence
Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection
Rights Status No Copyright - United States
Newberry Open Access Policy The Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to these terms and conditions.
Contributing Institution Newberry Library
Link to Catalog View record
Call Number Ayer MS 729 
BibID 145780
Size 2363px × 1592px     10.79 MB 
IIIF Resource Type Canvas 
Filename 991457808805867_Ayer_MS_729_00001.tif 
Unique Identifier NL11ICKO