- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1855 Jan. 9, Treasury Department [to] James W[harey] Terrell, Qualla Town [i.e., Quallatown], No[rth] Ca[rolina] / James Guthrie of an image
- Creator:
- Guthrie, James, 1792-1869
- 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 letter is from James Guthrie, Secretary of the Treasury, to James W. Terrell, dated January 9, 1855. Guthrie encloses a statement (no longer attached) of the sums due the Cherokees in North Carolina up to July 29, 1854. He tells Terrell that 1,500 dollars appears to be unaccounted for on the receipts and advances Terrell an additional 2,500 dollars for making the remaining payments.
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:
- cm146
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_cm146
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_cm146#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_cm146/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:
- 1 page/leaf
- Holding Institution:
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Treasury Department
Janry [January] 9th 1855
Sir
I herewith enclose a statement showing the sums due the Cherokee Indians of North Carolina to the
29th July last (provided they were then surviving) prepared by the Second auditor.
The blanks in the receipt column of the statement returned with your letter of the
28th inst [instant] indicate from a cursory glance that upwards of $1500 of the sum advanced in
Janry [January] last for the payments on that statement remain in your hands [illegible text] . This statement has now been referred to the First auditor for adjustment which will show the precise balance. I have directed a further advance to you from the Treasury of $2500 which with the above balance will probably suffiece [suffice] for the payments required upon the present statement
In making these payments you will follow the instructions of my letter of the
18 Janry [January] 1854, a copy of which was transmitted you on the
29th april last -- and the suggestion contained in my letter of the
11 Sept last
Very respectfully your obed Serv [obedient Servant]
[Signed] James Guthrie secretary of the Treasury
James W. Terrell Agent &c [et cetera] Qualla Town NoCa [North Carolina]