United States, Southern States, 33.346678, -84.119434Wilkins, William, 1779-18651844-08-24Written decision dated August 26, 1844 by William Wilkins, Secretary of War concerning the claim of William H. Thomas for supplies and monies given to the Cherokees in 1836. Wilkins is sympathetic to the claim, but has no funds available with which to reimburse Thomas. Attached is a memorandum relevant to the claim.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/jpegwtp015engMode 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 07.Cherokee IndiansThomas, William Holland, 1805-1893Decision of the Hon[orable] W[illia]m Wilkins, Secretary of War on the claim of William H. Thomas for [assisting] Cherokee Indians in 1836Text