United States, North Carolina, 35.50069, -80.00032Green, Ben E. (Benjamin Edwards), 1822-19071854-12-13This is a letter to William Holland Thomas from Ben E. Green, dated December 13, 1854. Green discusses the decision of James Guthrie, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, relative to Eastern Cherokee claims, especially the legal fees due himself and Thomas. He conjectures that Guthrie may revoke his decision if the case is properly presented to him and puts forth ideas for further legal action.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/jpegwt181engManuscript held by the Special Collections Library, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, MS2058 William Holland Thomas, box 1, folder 2, document wt181.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--Legal status, laws, etc.[Letter] 1854 Dec. 13, New York [to William Holland Thomas] / Ben E. Green of an imageText