United States, North Carolina, 35.50069, -80.00032Thomas, William Holland, 1805-18931839-11-06This is a letter sent to John Timson and friends by William Holland Thomas in which Thomas says that he has submitted an argument in support of the rights of the Eastern Cherokees. Thomas also mentions strife among the Cherokees who emigrated due in part to the murders of Major Ridge, his son John and Elias Boudinot. At the close of the letter, notation is made of several duplicates sent to other persons. The original enclosure is no longer attached.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/jpegwt098engManuscript held by the Special Collections Library, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, MS2058 William Holland Thomas, box 1, folder 1, document wt098.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--Government relationsCherokee Indians--Politics and government[Letter] 1839 Nov. 6, Washington City, D.C. [to] Jno. [i.e., John] Timson [and] friends, Peach Tree [i.e., Peachtree, North Carolina] / W[illiam] H[olland] T[homas]Text