- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1839 Sept. 28, Washington City, D.C. [to] Capt[ain] Henry Grady, North Carolina / W[illiam] H[olland] T[homas] of an image
- Creator:
- Thomas, William Holland, 1805-1893
- Publisher:
- Manuscript held by the Special Collections Library, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, MS2058 , box 1, folder 1, document wt069.
- Date of Original:
- 1839-09-28
- Subject:
- Cherokee Indians--Claims
Cherokee Indians--Government relations - 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 September 28, 1839, to Captain Henry Grady from William Holland Thomas. Thomas says that he has been delayed in Washington, D.C. because he is still waiting for a decision on the Eastern Cherokee claims. He also tells Grady that he has collected Grady's claim against the United States for the amount of 506.00 dollars.
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:
- wt069
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wt069
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wt069#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wt069/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], MS2058 , Special Collections Library, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Extent:
- 1 page/leaf
- Holding Institution:
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Special Collections
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Washington City DC
Sept. 28, 1839
Capt. Henry Grady [unclear text: Rossville ] po [post office] valley river NC
Dear Sir,
The causes which have lead to my long delay here, I presume you have been informed of by the communications addressed to the Cherokees at your office. since these were written nothing has occurred to change my opinion as to the probable time I will yet be detained here
your claim on the United States for the sum of $506.00 has been collected which you will charge to my account. Upon reflection I am inclined to think I gave you no receipt for this claim and to provide for the uncertainties to which all are liable the above is given.
I have enjoyed good health since here and am at present in good health. I am in hopes in a short time I shall have the pleasure of seeing you all again and to such as may think proper to enquire respecting me give my respects to them.
yours &c [et cetera]
[Signed] WHT [William Holland Thomas]