- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1840 Feb. 20, Washington City, [D.C. to] Gen[eral] B. S. [?] Britain, Franklin, 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 wt168.
- Date of Original:
- 1840-02-20
- Subject:
- Cherokee Indians--Claims
Cherokee Indians--Government relations
Cherokee Indians--Treaties
United States. Office of Indian Affairs
Ross, John - 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 to General B.S.(?) Britain, dated February 20, 1840. Thomas discusses matters pertinent to the payment of Eastern Cherokee claims. He mentions the activities of Principal Chief John Ross and his delegation and says that petitions from white settlers requesting the removal of the remainder of the Indians in the East are arriving in Washington.
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:
- wt168
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wt168
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wt168#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wt168/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
Feb 20. 1840
Gen B [unclear text: S ] Britain Franklin NC
your favor of the
28th ultimo was delayed much longer than usual The time payment will be made to the Cherokees is uncertain. The secretary of War on the
8th nov suspended payment until their difficulties were settled. I asked a modification of the order, which is not decided. I presume it will be shortly. Ross & D [Delegation] are intending it is said to get the government to set a side [aside] the treaty of
1835 have one made providing that the money shall be paid to the treasurer of the nation has made no progress, If he fails in that will then try to have $400000 spoliations paid under the treaty of
1835, but as they are for losses incured [incurred] since the treaty. I think he can be prevented from getting them paid that would save the Eastern Cherokees about $40000. The importance of my remaining is obvious The petitions for the removal of the cherokees are [unclear text: arriving ] up which may produc [produce] some further delay but in my opinion can effect nothing else. I am still in favor of the Indians having their money when recd [received] provided they recive [receive] more than is necessary for their own purposes. As yet is uncertain what change may be effected in the disposition of the money. The government while acting on questions in which the Indians are intrusted claims the right of exercising a guardian ship [guardianship] and control which may be deemed most to their interest.
The claims of Mr Morris are in the same situation as those of other cherokees East I hope the time is not distant then I can return home & see my native country & friends
[Signed] WHT [William Holland Thomas]