Cottle, B.
United States to B. Cottle
| For his services as attending Physician in the Cherokee removal commencing on the 2nd and ending on the 20th June, 1838 at 5$ per day, 19 days | 95.00 |
| For his actual traveling expenses accompanying an emigrating party West in the above dates as per memorandum | 75.25 |
| For his transportation in returning from Fort Coffee to Cherokee Agency East Distance 750 miles 10ct.s Per mile | 75.00 |
| $245.25 |
Received Fort Coffee Arkansas 20th June 1838 of Edward Deas Lieut. USA.
Signed: B. Cottle, M.D.
Source: RG217, General Accounting Office, Treasury Department, Second Auditor, Indian Accounts, 1817-1922, Edward Deas File
Mem. Of Expenses of B. Cottle while accompanying a Detachment of Cherokee Indians from Cherokee Agency west of the Miss.
| June 6 | Board at Ross Landing | $1.75 |
| June 9 | Passage from Ross Landng to Decatur | 5.75 |
| June 10 | Transportation from Decatur to Tuscumbia | 2.00 |
| June 11 | Board at Tuscumbia | .75 |
| June 20 | Passage from Tuscumbia to Ft. Coffee | 65.00 |
I certify on honor that the above memorandum of my expenses is correct.
B. Cottle, attending physician of Cherokee Emig.
Source: RG217, General Accounting Office, Treasury Department, Second Auditor, Indian Account, 1817-1922, Edward Deas Fil
Requisition for an additional supply of Medicines Hospital Stores &c for the Emigrating Indians removing west of the Mississippi in the Month of June 1838. Drs Folger & Cottle, Attending Physicians.
| Medicines | Pill Boxes Paper | 1 | |||
| Castor oil | botl | 2 | Brown Sugar | lb | 20 |
| Epsom Salts | lb | 5 | Coffee | lb | 10 |
| Gum Arabie | lb | 3/4 | Refined Sugar | gal | 4 |
| Balsam Copaiva | botl | 1 | Molasses | gal | 21/2 |
| Cream Tartar | lb | 2 | Frenchy Brandy | gal | 2 |
| [unreadable] | lb | 1 | Wine | gal | 2 |
| Spts. nit. Dule | botl | 1 | Stone Jugs | 4 | |
| Fla Sulphur | lb | 1/2 | Stone Jar | 1 | |
| Aurearial Ointment | boxes | 5 | Quart Bottle | 1 | |
| Turkey Opium | oz | 4 | Half Pint Bottles | 6 | |
| Red Precipitate | lb | 1 | Vials & Corks Assorted | doz | 6 |
| Refined Nitre | lb | 1 | Medicine chest | 1 | |
| Chloride of Soda | botl | 1 | Stationery | 1 | |
| Spts Turpentine | botl | 1 | Writing Paper | quire | 2 |
| Hospital Stores | Small blank books | 4 | |||
| Lard | lb | 6 | Ink | botl | 1 |
| Yellow Resin | lb | 1 | Ink stand | 1 | |
| Alcohol | 2 | Quills | doz | 2 | |
| Chloride of Lime | lb | 30 | Wafers | oz | 1 |
| Rice | lb | 20 |