Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866United States, North Carolina, 35.50069, -80.00032United States, Tennessee, 35.75035, -86.25027Thomas, William Holland, 1805-18931844-07-05Letter dated July 5, 1844 from William H. Thomas to Major General Winfield Scott concerning expenses incurred relative to Col. William S. Foster's policy of punishing those in Charley's band accused of murdering two 4th Infantry soldiers in November 1838, during the Cherokee removal. The letter outlines events related to the murders, mentions a meeting at Athens, Tennessee, and discusses the involvement of the North Carolina Cherokees and Chief Euchella in capturing Charley (also Tsali) and his band. Also included is the reply from Winfield Scott to Thomas, dated July 5, 1844.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.text/htmlimage/jpegwtp011engMode 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/Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, William H. Thomas Papers, box 01, folder 05, document 03.Cherokee Indians--Claims againstTrail of Tears, 1838[Letter] 1844 July 5, War Department [to] Maj[or] Gen[era]l Winfield Scott / William H. Thomas. [Letter] 1844 July 5, Washington [to William H. Thomas / Maj[or] Gen[era]l Winfield ScottText