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 Washington City  
January 29, 1840  
Hon [Honorable]  T. Hartley Crawford 
Commissioner of Indian Affairs. 
Sir  
I herewith enclose you the power of atto [attorney]  of Nicholas Woodfin a lawyer who resides in Asheville NC. In his name would respectfully ask payment of the sum of one hundred dollars due him from Ann Hyatt a cherokee -- wife of Nathan B. Hyatt deceased. and for which sum -- Judgment [Judgement]  was awarded him by the Board of Commissioners as see Judgment [Judgement]  Book no [number]  4127.   
It is presumed that the money due her from the United States on the Compromise made with Dillard Love can be made [added text: applicable ]  to the purpose of satisfying the above claim under the 9th article of the treaty of  
1835,   
  
yours & c [et cetera] .   
[Signed]  W.H.T. [William Holland Thomas]