Claim for Expenses of Thomas B. Posey, moving to the Creek Nation

Submitted by David Morgan dmorgan@efn.org

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Thomas B. Posey put in a claim to the Indian Department for his expenses and 
for helping with the emigration of the Creek Indians to the Western Creek
Lands.  Following is a copy of this claim:


The United States Indian Department				No. 18
THOMAS B. POSEY	Dr.
1827	To services of one wagon, one horse
	and one teamster employed in 
	transporting baggage for Creek 
	Emigrants - 7 days furnishing
	forage for horse at $3.00 per day			14.00
1827	To furnishing rations for two persons 60
	being 120 rations at 6 cts per ration		 7.20
	To 40 days work on board a Flat boat 
	commencing in October and ending 
	in December 1827 at 75 cts per day			30.00
							  Total    $51.20

	I do hereby certify upon my word and honor that the foregoing account, 
amounting to $51.20 is justly due me from the United States and I have not 
received payment for the same, or any part thereof.
	Given at the Creek Agency this thirteenth day of December, 1834.

Witness					     his
John Wade					T. B. X  Posey
						     mark


I didn't find Thomas B. Posey on the Old Settlers Creek Roll, so I don't know 
what happened to him. We do know that he was still in the Creek Nation as late 
as December 1834. Thomas B. Posey signed as a witness to the Creeks West 
Memorial dated 7 March 1929. 

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The Story of John Berryhill and Elizabeth Derrisaw and Their Descendants

This is an unpublished manuscript done by Thelma Nolen Cornfeld before
her death in 1996. Her daughter Barbara gave me permission to put her
research online.

David Morgan