- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1839 Aug. 5, Washington, [D.C. to] Jno. [i.e., John] Hoke, Lincolnton, N[orth] C[arolina] / W[illiam] H[olland] T[homas]
- 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 wt045.
- Date of Original:
- 1839-08-05
- Subject:
- Cherokee Indians--Claims
Cherokee Indians--Government relations
United States. Office of Indian Affairs
Cherokee Indians--Treaties - Location:
- United States, North Carolina, 35.50069, -80.00032
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter, dated August 5, 1839, from William Holland Thomas to John Hoke. Thomas tells Hoke that his return home to North Carolina will be delayed since Eastern Cherokee claims under the treaty of 1835 are still under review by the War Department.
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:
- wt045
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wt045
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wt045#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wt045/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:
-
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Washington
August 5, 1839
Col Jno [John] Hoke Lincolnton NC [North Carolina]
Dear sir
The business I had to transact here for the Cherokees has [deleted text: been ] delayed my return much longer than I anticipated The Commissioner of I [Indian] Affairs has had to examine all the claims adjudicated by the Board of Commissioners acting under the Cherokee treaty of
1835 That justice might be done to the Cherokees remaining East for whom I act as atto [attorney] [unclear text: in part ] I have been compelled to make out a report to the Commissioner exhibiting therein the amount due them under all the provisions of the treaty I find in the aggregate it amounts to upwards of $200,000 of which sum the ambiguity of the treaty makes $50,000 somewhat uncertain and the responsibility of maintaining their rights thereto has [illegible text] on me, the claims have been reported to the secretary of war. so soon as his action thereon is communicated to the Commissioner of I [Indian] Affairs, I shall returne [return] home, I now anticipate that I will be able to leave here by the 15th Inst [Instant] but may be detained much longer, I design calling to see you as I go on. please say to Miss Smith
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that when I was in Philadelphia I enquired at the Book stores for the report on the Presbyterian case, and was informed none had been published
yours& c [et cetera]
[Signed] WHT [William Holland Thomas]