United States, North Carolina, 35.50069, -80.00032Thomas, William Holland, 1805-18931839-09-25This is a letter, dated September 25, 1839, from William Holland Thomas to Gideon F. Morris and Cherokee friends. Thomas informs the Cherokees about the status of their claims against the United States and elaborates on several points pertinent to payment of monies owed to them under the treaty of 1835. Thomas says that if there are any Cherokees who desire to emigrate, then a list of names of these persons needs to be made. He also discusses reports of strife among the Cherokees who have emigrated, especially that due to the executions of the treaty party leaders.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.text/htmlimage/jpegwt071engManuscript held by the Special Collections Library, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, MS2058 William Holland Thomas, box 1, folder 1, document wt071.Mode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: AT&T DjVu browser plug-in needed to view images of documents.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Cherokee Indians--ClaimsCherokee Indians--TreatiesCherokee Indians--Government relationsUnited States. Office of Indian AffairsCherokee Indians--Legal status, laws, etc.Boudinot, Elias, d. 1839--AssassinationRidge, John, 1803-1839--AssassinationRidge, Major, ca. 1771-1839--AssassinationRoss, John, 1790-1866[Letter] 1839 Sept. 25, Washington City, D.C. [to] Gideon F. Morris [and] Cherokee friends on Valley River and Cheoih [i.e., Cheoah] / W[illiam] H[olland] T[homas]Text