- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1840 Feb. 8, Washington City, [D.C. to] Col[onel] Joab L. Moore, Hamburg, S[outh] C[arolina] / W[illia]m H. Thomas 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 wt166.
- Date of Original:
- 1840-02-08
- Subject:
- Cherokee Indians--Claims
Cherokee Indians--Government relations
General stores
Cherokee Indians--Relocation
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, dated February 8, 1840, from William Holland Thomas to Joab L. Moore in Hamburg, South Carolina. Thomas discusses business matters and debts involving his various stores. He also informs Moore about Cherokee affairs, including a delay in the payment of claims, the presence of Cherokee delegates from the West and a petition submitted by white settlers calling for the removal of the Indians remaining in the East.
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:
- wt166
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wt166
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wt166#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wt166/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:
-
Page: [1]
(Extract)
Washington City
February 8, 1840
Col Joab L Moore Hamburg SC,
I have recd [received] your favor of the
28th ultimo. The money due in Augusta if not paid I presume it will be in this month I have given instructions to the stores to that effect the money they will take in will answer no other place -- except Charleston. those due there at my request I have been furnished an estimate of as soon reced [received] I will remit drafts therefor of the best I can obtain. My private claims stand ready for payment and will be paid I presume next week.
I have directed each store to make arrangements for the payment of all the debts due -- and to contract no more until my dollars paid I think the collections of the ⅕ of what is due will not oppress the people if it does I will try to aid out of my private funds. (for your information only)
The money due the cherokees will not be paid for some time yet The disturbances among the cherokees west has caused an order to be adopted prohibiting any payments until they are settled. The cherokee Delegates are here they may agree on some terms, I should have started home but understand petitions are cuming [coming] up from Macon for the removal of the cherokees. I will probably wait until they are laid before Congress to know what is desired. I presume money has become scarce in the country the produce is plenty such as corn Bacon &c [et cetera] A market is wanted such as troops sent in country would give, There may be some other reasons of which I have not been informed The only Cherokees which can possibly be in the way of the whites are those on valley river
Page: [2]
I am in favor of seeing due respect paid to petitions of my fellow citizens and due consideration given to them, when for any thing [anything] Consistent with the Constitution and laws of the cuntry [country]
There is but one way in my opinion such object can be obtained that is for the [unclear text: money remaining ] of the last appropriation to be used to remove them as they desire to go no force can be used without depriving them of their rights and unless the privilege of writ of habeas Corpus be refused, Such object never can be accomplished My cause which my situation will compell [compel] me to pursue will be to discharge my duties faith fully [faithfully] . in discharge of which I shall endeavor to support Justice and oppose injustice without enquiring whether the party, for or against whom I have to act be red or white,
since the above was written I have come to the Conclusion that you may pay [deleted text: Flemming [illegible text] ] Hatch Flemming & co [company], $998.61 with interest thereon, Since the estimate was made J [unclear text: S ] McCarter $21.75 provided it Suits them to recive [receive] your funds and I will pay over to Siler Price and company at the time payment is promised them the same amount I am in hopes I can leave here Shortly when I get home will have the pleasure of seeing you when we can Converse over matters and things
yours & c [et cetera]
[Signed] Wm [William] H Thomas