- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1839 Apr. 22, Washington City, [D.C. to] John F. Gillespy [i.e., Gillaspie], Madisonville, Monroe County, Tennessee / W[illia]m H[olland] Thomas
- Creator:
- Thomas, William Holland, 1805-1893
- Publisher:
- Manuscript held by the Special Collections Library, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, MS2058 William Holland Thomas , box 1, folder 1, document wt002.
- Date of Original:
- 1839-04-22
- Subject:
- Cherokee Indians--Claims
Cherokee Indians--Government relations
United States. Office of Indian Affairs - Location:
- United States, Tennessee, Monroe County, 35.44265, -84.25279
- Medium:
- business letters
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This letter from William Holland Thomas to John F. Gillaspie, dated April 22, 1839, concerns a payment of money in connection with the Board of Commissioners and Office of Indian Affairs. Thomas explains that T. Hartley Crawford, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, is out of town and that the claims will not be reviewed until his return. There is also mention of a delayed payment of 500 dollars due to a man in Baltimore.
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:
- wt002
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wt002
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wt002#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wt002/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], MS2058 William Holland Thomas , Special Collections Library, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Extent:
- 2 pages/leaves
- Holding Institution:
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Special Collections
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Washington City DC
22 April 1839
I received your letter of the
9th of March inclosing [enclosing] some depositions with instructions in relation to the management of your business all of which matters and things I will indeavor [endeavor] to attend to the Cherokee business will be delayed by the absence of Mr. Crawford Com [Commissioner] of IA [Indian Affairs] who is now absent and will not return before the middle of next month. Mr. Churchwell went to see the Hon [Honorable] JR Poinsett to day [today] to ascertain if the business could not be taken up in the absence of Mr Crawford but he informs us it can not [cannot] as a report has to be made to him by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs before he can act on the claims but he [unclear text: seems ] disposed to have it acted on assoon [as soon] as possible I am now inclined to think all the business acted on by the Board of Commissioners will be examined before any payments are made the result of which will probably be in favor of the claimants Mr Churchwell speaks of returning home in a few days I will keep you informed of the progress of our claims. I am in good health
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some little money to spend and a tollerable [tolerable] stock of patience which has never been exhausted and I am in hopes will not be when attending to the business here I have undertaken. but there is certainly as much needed here as any place I have ever seen please inform your old friend Betsey Woodward of the situation of business here and say to her it is uncertain at what time I can return I received a line from Squire Bridges requesting me to pay to his brother in Baltimore $500 of the money collected for you please inform him the delay that will probably take place before the money can be paid
very respectfully your Obt Svt [Obedient Servant]
[Signed] Wm. [William] H. Thomas