- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1855 Jan. 9, Ho[use of] Rep[resentatives to] W[illia]m H. Thomas / T[homas] L. Clingman of an image
- Creator:
- Clingman, T. L. (Thomas Lanier), 1812-1897
- Publisher:
- Manuscript held by the Cherokee Museum, Cherokee, NC, William Holland Thomas, box 1.
- Date of Original:
- 1855-01-09
- Subject:
- Cherokee Indians--Government relations
Cherokee Indians--Claims - Location:
- United States, North Carolina, 35.50069, -80.00032
- Medium:
- business letters
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter, dated January 9, 1855, from United States Representative Thomas L. Clingman to William H. Thomas, an attorney of the Cherokees of North Carolina. Clingman encloses a letter from James Guthrie, the Secretary of the Treasury, and asks Thomas to read it and pass it along to disbursing agent James W. Terrell. In his letter, Guthrie announces that he has received the roll of the North Carolina Cherokees from the Second Auditor and that 4,409 dollars and 13 cents has been paid to the Cherokees by James Terrell. However, it appears that 1,500 to 2,000 dollars remains unaccounted for, and Guthrie therefore decides to advance only 2,500 dollars to Terrell with the new roll.
Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Libraries in 2001, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. - Local Identifier:
- cm145
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_cm145
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_cm145#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_cm145/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], William Holland Thomas, Cherokee Museum, Cherokee, NC, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Extent:
- 2 pages/leaves
- Holding Institution:
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Treasury Department
Janry [January] 8th 1855
Sir
I have the honor to state in reply to your letter of the
7th inst [instant] that I have received to day [today] from the 2d auditor the roll of the Cherokee Indians of North Carolina which show the sum of 4,409.13 to have been due the persons stated thereon on the
29 July last.
According to the receipts upon the roll returned by Mr Terrell, which is this day referred to the 1st auditor for settlement, it seems from a cursory glance that $1500 to $2000 of the former advanc [advance] remains in his hands unaccounted for. I have therefore in transmitting the new Roll to Mr Terrill directed a further advanc [advance] of $2500 to be made him to effect the payments due in
July as above.
Very respectfully Your obed Ser [obedient Servant]
[Signed] James Guthrie Secretary of the Treasy [Treasury]
Hon T. [Honorable Thomas] L. Clingman House of Representatives
Page: [2]
Ho. Rep. [House of Representatives]
Jan [January] 9th 1855
Dear sir
After three or four pressing interviews I got the within When you have read it please send it to Mr. [unclear text: Terrell ]
[illegible text] yours &c [et cetera]
[Signed] T. [Thomas] L Clingman
Wm H. [William Holland] Thomas Eq [Esquire]