- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1840 Jan. 20, Washington City, [D.C. to] T. Hartley Crawford, Commissioner of Indian Affairs / 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 wt158.
- Date of Original:
- 1840-01-20
- 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 to T. Hartley Crawford, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, from William Holland Thomas, dated January 20, 1840. Thomas writes as legal representative of Betsy Woodward, a Cherokee woman who was awarded four thousand dollars but has never received the money. Thomas requests that the sum be paid to Woodward immediately because she has been financially compromised by its delay.
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:
- wt158
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wt158
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wt158#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wt158/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:
- 1 page/leaf
- Holding Institution:
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Special Collections
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
(Extract)
Washington City
Jan 20, 1840
Hon [Honorable] T. Hartley Crawford
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
I herewith enclose you the power of attorney of Betsy Woodward a Cherokee and as her attorney in fact respectfully ask the payment if the amount awarded her by the Board of Com [Commissioners], $4000,
claimant is anxious to go west to join her friends who have emigrated. She has been waiting for the settlement of the above claim upwards of 3 years The consequences of which is she has been compelled to incur a large amount of expenses. has had to mortgage a negro in the state of Tennessee to secure the payment of a debt due there to the amount of $700 The time having expired in which payment should have been made but her creditor agreed to wait further until she had time to come on to this place and return. That time having all ready [already] expired I am informed by Geo [George] E. Mount Castle who has the possession of the property mortgaged that longer indulgence can not be attained. payment must be made or property sacrificed. She is yet here and here will be compelled to remain until she gets her money. Be the time long or short. filed power of attorney no [number] 34.
yours & c [et cetera]
[Signed] WHT [William Holland Thomas]