- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1839 Aug. 9, Washington City, D.C. [to] H. P. King, Qualla Town [i.e., Quallatown], Haywood [County], North Carolina / 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 wt047.
- Date of Original:
- 1839-08-09
- Subject:
- Cherokee Indians--Claims
Cherokee Indians--Government relations
United States. Office of Indian Affairs - 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 August 9, 1839, from William Holland Thomas to H. P. King at the Quallatown store. Thomas discusses various matters relative to business and tells King that he is not sure when he will be able to return. Thomas mentions that Eastern Cherokee claims that he submitted to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs are currently being reviewed by the Secretary of War.
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:
- wt047
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wt047
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wt047#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wt047/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
August 9, 1839
To H.P. King pm [postmaster] Qualla Town Haywood NC
Dear Sir,
your letter of the
22nd was received on the
30th ultimo, an answer thereto has been delayed in hopes to be able to inform you the presise [precise] time I would return, which I am yet unable to do. I am pleased to hear you have made the necessary arrangements for receiving ginsang [ginseng] I am aware that will require a closer attention than any business you have ever had charge of, and has more responsibility attached to it. as our making that article profitable to us hereafter in answering the purposes of exchange &c [et cetera] . Will much depend on our management of it this year. you will give one cent more per pound than is given by Mr Bryson for N. S. Jarrett but you will pay in goods until I return or other wise [otherwise] instruct you. By a letter received from Mr Fisher I presume the new goods have been received before this time. which will be marked and sold as previously instructed. As to the sale of lands formly [formerly] owned A Enloe deceased which you mention will take place on the last monday in this month. I now calculate returning before that time but Should I ascertain that I will not have the opportunity of doing so will in the mean time [meantime] inform you thereof The request of Mr. [added text: Scroop ] Enloc I will endeavor to have complied with. The questions involving a large amount due to the Cherokees remaining have been by the Commissioner of IA [Indian Affairs] submited [submitted] to the Secretary of War for his decision thereon which is daily expected on the receipt of which I will be able to inform you when I will leave this place for home. The great responsibility resting on me taking into consideration the large amount enclosed, has compelled me to remain and give thereto my constant attention. But if my agents intrusted with my business at home discharged their duties faithfully I shall have no occasion to regret being absent, and the probability is I shall at no distant period have it in my power to reward all who I find to have been faithful in my absence, my health continues good, (finished on the opposite side)
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conclusion from the other side. To H PK [H.P. King] .
but I am careful not to expose myself, any more than I can avoid, your letter of the
29th ultimo was this day
(10) received. the request of Mr Scroop Enloe as to Writing to James W. Guinn was this day complied with. I am in hopes the reasons set forth in my letter will induce him to suspend the sale as requested lest my communications should not reach him at the proper place I have written two letters one to Franklin the other to Waynesville. There seems to be a discrepancy in your statements of the time of sale in your communication of the
22nd [deleted text: Inst ] ultimo you state it will take place on the last monday in
August and in the last on the
14th I presume the last date has an [unclear text: allusion ] to the sales in Macon County. Inform Mother of the ricept [receipt] of this letter and its contents so far as relate to my health. & business here. give my respects to Mr Enloc and inquiring friends. I am in hopes I shall never have occasion to remain so long from house I am certain I shall not consistent with my desire I will write [deleted text: you ] the Indians mother and you in a few days
[Signed] WHT [William Holland Thomas]