- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Memorandum of business transactions, 1840 Apr. 21
- Date of Original:
- 1840-04-21
- Subject:
- Cherokee Indians
- Location:
- United States, North Carolina, 35.50069, -80.00032
- Medium:
- accounts
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a journal of business transactions that were made in and near Quallatown, Murphy, Cheoah River, Fort Montgomery, and Long Creek, North Carolina. It is unclear whether William H. Thomas or his store clerk, Johnson W. King, whose name is indicated on the second page, transacted the business. Quallatown was the principal settlement of the North Carolina Cherokees.
Digital image of original manuscript, scanned by the University of Georgia Libraries in 2000, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. - Local Identifier:
- wtp004
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wtp004
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wtp004#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wtp004/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], William H. Thomas Papers, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Extent:
- 2 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, William H. Thomas Papers, box 01, folder 02, document 03.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Memorandum of Business Transactions
1840
April 21st left qualla Town came on to Saml [Samuel] ONeills gave him up his notes, enclosed a note Back to H P King on Mr. W Welch to have his land attached, came on that night and staid [stayed] at Hughs near fort Lindsay- seen John Kirkland and Took their notes for what they were owing at qualla Town store, Namely J H Kirland Note due
Jan 1st 1840 for 15 18/4
One Note Taken on [unclear text: Charles Swain do- ] 17 31 1/2
left next morning Bill 50 cents came [unclear text: on ] to Mr. Crisp on Cheoah, saw Merrill Crisp [unclear text: cleared ] By note his account as follows at qualla Town 300
at Murphey 600
Took only one Note for Both accounts $9,00
Also settled with Mr. Crisp account at qualla $16.25
account at Murphey 360
One Note for Both accounts $19.85
also held a note on him for $88,48
calculated the Interest and took a new Note 5.50
$93.95
he gave me a mortgage on [unclear text: those ] Trats [Tracts] of Land on [unclear text: Stekioh ] to secure these Debts --
Also account on David Welch- Closed By Note qualla Town Store Wm [William] Crisp security -- $6811.
Alexander Crisp account at Murphey By note 1.87 1/2
Came on to Mr Coopers in Cheoah Vally [Valley] staid [stayed] all night left next morning went up on Talula seen Henry Collins made a settlement with Him as follows-
[illegible text] To Note he owed at qualla Town for $29.17
[illegible text] from
Jan 1st 1838 4.08
account at qualla Town 25.56 1/4
To [illegible text] account do 1.50
$60.51 1/4 [deleted text: $44 3 [illegible text] 1/4 ]
16.00
$44..31 1/4 Closed By Note
[unclear text: Cr ] By cash paid H P King 6,00
By [unclear text: 30 B conn ] from Floyds- 10.00
16.00
also he sais [says] ther [there] is something due Him & his Brother for work on the Smokey Mountain Road which is to be settled upon & credit given on this Note
Seen Tilman Stilwell [illegible text] his account By Note, $8,60
[unclear text: T.J. ] Cooper account settled By note 2 62 [illegible text]
Wm [William] Griffin account at Murphy By note 10 62 1/2
I Took Ephraim Freeman note for his Fathers account at qualla Town -- $16 12 [unclear text: 1/4 ]
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staid all night at Fort Montgomery-
Took LM Allison Note for a [unclear text: Indgt ] that was in TJ. Cooper hand against Mr. Crisp for $31.11
Bought a Tract of Land from Joseph Cooper Containing 200 Acres in Dist. 9- So 80 gave him My Bond to pay the State which is about [unclear text: $ ] 35.00 also gave Him a debt I held on his father for $37- making in all $72.00 Took a [illegible text] Deed from him.
Andrew Colvard Bought a Tract from Him Also & gave me his note to [unclear text: settle on ] their account $223,00
Sold the Crib of Corn Belonging to Igotagga (now lies at qualla) to Uocistu & his son, who lives down on Choah River for -- $11 00
Charged the same to them on my memorandum Book
Went on down Choah to Look at a Tract of Land Belonging to Young Ammuns in Company with [unclear text: A Colvard ] and [unclear text: F Pondexter ] did not purchase Cam [Came] on put up for the night at John Coberds on Long Creek
23 left next morning called on Percey for to pay a note I held on him, he did not pay it; seen Williams Took his note for his account $11 65
[unclear text: J ] W King
Memorandum