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Asheville N.C.  
Nov 15th 1879 United States Circuit Court for Western District of No. Car. [North Carolina]  
 
Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians [unclear text: VS ]  Wm [William]  H. Thomas & others 
 
To Hon. [Honorable]  R. P. Dick Judge & c. [et cetera]  
Sir,  
We have the honor to submit the following report of sales of the Wm. [William]  H. Thomas, lands made since our last report, with account of collections and disbursements of money.  
  
 1 Lot in the town of Franklin, to  Jas [James]  Terrell  $500.00  
  
  
 Received in cash on same  
 125.00   
  
 1 Tract of land to  [unclear text: Marion ]  Stikes for 106.33  
  
  
 Received in cash on same  
 30.00   
  
 Making amount of sales since last report $606.33 155.00   
  
 Cash received on sales 155.00  
  
  
 Leaving amount of notes $451.33  
  
  
 We collected cash on  John L. Stikes note  
 1.70   
  
 Making cash received since last report  
 156.70   
  
 Add cash on hands since last report  
 232.66   
  
 Total amount of cash to be accounted for $ 389.36   
    
1879 May 13  Since last report we have expended as follows.  
  
  
   
  Terrells expences [expenses]  returning home from Asheville  1.25  
  
 
 
 
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1879  Amounts brought up. $1.25 $389.36   
    
Oct. 13th to  
23rd   Terrells expences [expenses]  attending Graham & Cherokee courts 10.35  
  
    
Nov 3 &  
4  " " to Asheville  2.75  
  
    
Oct 29  Paid tax in Graham for  
1879 --  36.00  
  
   
 "  E.R. Hampton in full of one half his fees, costs in suit 200.00  
  
  
 Total expenditures 250.35 250.35   
 
 Leaving cash on hand, one hundred and thirty nine 01/100 dollars, with taxes due in Macon, Cherokee Swain and Jackson for  
1879.  
 $139.01  
  
 
We have again to express our regrets at the tardiness, of the Indian Department, of the General Government, in not sending an Inspector, some person duly authorized to recieve [receive]  lands for the Indians, to supply the deficiency, which the survey of  
1878 showed, in the deed made by us,  
Oct 9th 1876 A letter received in  
September last, from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, in reply to one from us, informed us, that an Inspector would be sent to this Country, against the  
15th of the past month, but he failed to come, and since the reception of that letter, we have heard nothing further from the Department.   
We have, all the time, been prepared to  
 
 
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 consummate our part of the agreement, by transferring such lands, as might be selected, to discharge in full the judgement against Thomas, but this neglect on the part of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs has [unclear text: presented ], much to the damage of said Thomas estate, and to the great annoyance, of the undersigned, who are anxious to close up this business, and have been urging the Department at Washington to do so.   
  
Respectfully submitted  
[Signed]  Jas. [James]  W. Terrell  
[Signed]  Thos. [Thomas]  D. Johnston  [illegible text]     
  
 
 
 
 
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Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians 
-VS- 
William H. Thomas & others 
 
Report of Jas [James]  W. Terrell & Thomas D. Johnston 
 
Fall [illegible text]   
1879 
 
"Copy"  
 
Filed  
Nov 17th 1879 
J. E. Reed clerk