- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Deposition of Joseph Keener, 1838 Aug. 22, Haywood County, N[orth] Carolina / sworn to before John L. Dilliard of an image
- Publisher:
- Manuscript held by the Special Collections Library, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, MS2058 William Holland Thomas , box 1, folder 2, document wt194.
- Date of Original:
- 1838-08-22
- Subject:
- Cherokee Indians--Social conditions
General stores
Thomas, William Holland, 1805-1893--Trials, litigation, etc. - Location:
- United States, North Carolina, 35.50069, -80.00032
- Medium:
- depositions
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a deposition of Joseph Keener, prepared by Justice of the Peace John L. Dilliard and dated August 22, 1838. Keener testifies that William H. Thomas provided destitute Cherokees with clothing and other provisions and attests to the fairness of Thomas' dealings with both whites and Cherokees. Affidavits by James Graham and Robert Love, attesting to the good character of Keener, follow the deposition.
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:
- wt194
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wt194
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wt194#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wt194/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]
State of N Carolina Haywood County}
this day personally appeared before John L Dilliard Esqr [Esquire] a justice of the peace for said County, Joseph Keener of said County & after being duly sworn deposith [added text: & saith ] that he aided as Clerk in the store for William H Thomas in the years,
1835 &
thirty six & in Pursuance of the Instructions of the said Thomas aided his other Clerk J.W. King & furnished a great many poor Cherokee Indians with provisions & Clothing which were Charged at the usual rates of such articles in this Country at that time & at the same rates which his white Customers were Charged this deponant [deponent] was present when said Thomas agreeable to previous notice met the Cherokees to know if the destitute had been furnished & it was then agreed uppon [upon] that three Dollars for Each individual of the several families was sufficient to supply their wants, which amt [amount] was furnished by said Thomas deponant [deponent] was well acquainted with said Thomas merchantile [mercantile] transaction both with Indians & whites (being ther [there] & several years previous in his employ as Clerk) and so far as they Can to his deponent knowledge they were Strictly Honest
Sworn to & subscribed this
22nd day of August AD 1838
[Signed] J [John] L Dilliard JP
[Signed] J. [Joseph] Keener
Page: [2]
I am well acquainted with Jos [Joseph] Keener and his character is good
[Signed] James Graham
I Robert Love of Haywood County North Carolina do hereby Certify that I have been acquainted with Joseph Keener from his Infancy and have never heard nor none any thing [known anything] wrong by him &C [et cetera]
24th of December 1838
[Signed] Ro. [Robert] Love
Joseph Keeners
Deposition
"D"
no 6,
Council [illegible text]
Member of the General Assembly of NC from the County of Haywood this year,
1844