Vouchers
These documents describe expenses of the Bell Route. They include vouchers (receipts) as well as lists, contracts, and abstracts. Expenses included everything from supplies—corn, fodder, medicine, shoes, blankets— to services—wagon hire, ferry operation, building coffins, and burying the dead. These records were kept by Lieutenant Edward Deas for accounting purposes, and were eventually sent to the Second Auditor of the Treasury.
Source: Second Auditor, Indian Accounts, Record Group 217 - Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury.
| Title | Customer | Supplier | Date of Receipt | Date of Transaction | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voucher for Benjamin Ragsdale (17 coffins) | |||||
| Forage Return, Cumberland Mountain | October 26, 1838 October 30, 1838 |
Cumberland Mountain | |||
| Voucher for John A. Bell | October 22, 1838 October 27, 1838 |
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| Abstract for Disbursements for Wagon Hire (by Duane King) | October 10, 1838 January 8, 1839 |
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| Voucher for Dr. J.W. Edington (medicine) | October 11, 1838 | ||||
| Voucher for Samuel Hamill | Edward Deas | Samuel Hamill | October 17, 1838 | October 18, 1838 | Ross's Landing |
| Voucher for John Kelly | October 20, 1838 October 21, 1838 |
October 22, 1838 | |||
| Voucher for James Bryson | Edward Deas | James Bryson | October 25, 1838 | October 25, 1838 | Head of Battle Creek (Marion County, Tennessee) |
| Voucher for William Carroll | Edward Deas | William Carroll | October 26, 1838 | October 26, 1838 | |
| Voucher for Benjamin Trussell | Edward Deas | Benjamin Trussell | October 26, 1838 | October 25, 1838 | Cumberland Mountain |
| Voucher for William Estill | Edward Deas | William Estill | October 27, 1838 | October 28, 1838 | Winchester, Tennessee |
| Voucher for Norris Clements & Co. | Edward Deas | Norris Clements & Co. | October 29, 1838 | October 29, 1838 | Fayetteville, Tennessee |
