United States, 39.76, -98.5Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-18501818-07-15Copy of a letter wherein John C. Calhoun writes to Jeremiah Evarts and Reverend Elias Cornelius to inform them that Congress is in control of the public land that was once Indian territory and will dictate where the missionary schools may be established after the extinguishment of the Indian title. He informs them that the four youths, which accompany them on their way to a school in Connecticut, will be allowed a sum of one hundred dollars per year for four years, July 15, 1818.Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Libraries in 2000, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.text/htmlimage/jpegch039engMode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: AT&T DjVu browser plug-in needed to view images of documents.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Manuscript held by the Tennessee State Library, State Library Cherokee Collection, box 1, folder 29, document ch039.Cherokee Indians--Land tenureCherokee Indians--EducationLetter, 1818 July 15, Department of War to Jer[emia]h Evarts [and] Rev. Elias Cornelius / John C. Calhoun, Secretary of WarText