- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1839 Oct. 11, Washington City, D.C. [to] Capt[ain] N[imrod] S. Jarrett, Franklin, Macon [County], N[orth] C[arolina] / 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 William Holland Thomas, box 1, folder 1, document wt083.
- Date of Original:
- 1839-10-11
- Subject:
- Cherokee Indians--Claims
Cherokee Indians--Government relations
United States. Office of Indian Affairs
Cherokee Indians--Relocation - Location:
- United States, North Carolina, 35.50069, -80.00032
- Medium:
- business letters
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter from William Holland Thomas, dated October 11, 1839, to Nimrod S. Jarrett of North Carolina. Thomas informs Jarrett that he has had much success in Washington relative to the claims of Eastern Cherokees against the United States. He also discusses banking and business matters.
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:
- wt083
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wt083
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wt083#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wt083/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 City DC Capt N S Jarrett
October 11,, 1839
Franklin Macon NC
Dear sir
The causes which have lead to my long delay here I presume you have been informed of by remaining I shall seceed [succeed] in procuring to be set a part [apart] for the Cherokees East their deeds under the treaty of
1835, for per capita improvements, spoliation and property sold which will amount in the aggregate to about $150000. Their claims for commutation of removal & Subsistence amounting to $55,000 was rejected by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs he afterwards agreed to reconsider his opinion in relation thereto and now has it under consideration he will probably make a decision thereon about the
15th or
20th Inst [Instant] If in favor of the claim I will start home immediately but if he again decided against it I will then take an appeal to the Secretary of War which will detain me several days longer. I have written to Daniel Bryson Esqr [Esquire] and requested him to examine the ginsang [ginseng] taken in at shoal creek and in case it has been well managed, request that it be sent on with
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yours. The Banks have suspended specie payment in Newyork Philadelphia Baltimore, and to day [today] in this city. I have many things to say to you in relation to various things which I will reserve for a personal interview I am anxious to see my friends and acquaintances & when I get home this time calculate to remain there and of leaving travelling to others, I have enjoyed good health notwith standing [notwithstanding] my close confinement to business give my respects to Mrs Jarrett and enquiring [inquiring] friends
yours
[Signed] WH.T. [William Holland Thomas]