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Know all men by these presents that we the undersigned Cherokee Indians and the descendants of Cherokees who have become citizens of the State of North Carolina hereby nominate constitute and appoint, our worthy friend William H. Thomas, who is an adopted Cherokee, and citizen of said State -- but now in Washington City representing our interest in the Treaties made with the Cherokee tribe of Indians [unclear text: by ] the United States -- our true and lawful attorney in fact, To presecute [prosecute] our claims for reservations granted to us ander [under] the Cherokee treaties of
1817 &
1819, before the present board of Commissioners or any other Board which may be appointed by the United States to settle the claims of the Cherokee Indians, also before the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Secretary of War, President of, & Congress of the United States, and in the event of recovery to receive and reiceipt [receipt] therefor [therefore] to the proper officers. And we further authorise [authorize] our said Attorney to employ one or more attorneys under him to aid in the prosecution of said claims to whom we authorise [authorize] a fair compensation to be paid. And in the event that our first named attorney shall deem it necessary for the recovery of said reservations he is hereby authorised [authorized] to institute suits in our names in the courts of the states or in the District Court of the United States and to prosecute the same for us until recovery is made; and if he deems it necessary to carry the suits by writ of error from the District Court to the Supreme Court of the United States at the City of Washington and to prosecute the same with power to employ such [unclear text: addition ] lawyers to aid him as may be deemed necessary. And we further authorise [authorize] our said attorney to act and do for us, and in our names all things which may become necessary in his opinion within the premises. And we for ourselves heirs and assigns hereby covenant and agree to and with the said Thomas his heirs and assigns that until the above business is completed this power of attorney shall not be changed or reworked hereby revoking all other powers of attorney which may have been given by any of us to any other person or persons. Hereby confirming and ratifying what our said attorney or attorneys may lawfully do therein in testimony we have hereunto set our hands and seals, this
25th day of December One thousand eight hundred and forty four. (1844) [ Note: Each individual's signature appears in Cherokee below the English version of his or her name. ]
Justice of the peace & witnesses

[Signed] Samuel Gibson [illegible text]
[Signed] Mark Coleman
[Signed] Samuel [unclear text: Sherril ] Jr.
[Signed] Charley [unclear text: Horbuckle ] Interpreter his X mark
Names-

[Signed] Oobahnota his X mark Seal
[Signed] Whipperwill his X mark Seal
[Signed] Jack his X mark Seal
[Signed] Ulickkah [unclear text: hir [her] ] X mark Seal
[Signed] Arch his X mark Seal
[Signed] [unclear text: Sellaleesah ] [unclear text: his ] X mark Seal
[Signed] Salarh [unclear text: hir [her] ] X mark Seal
[Signed] Takah [unclear text: hir [her] ] X mark Seal
[Signed] Inaga his X mark Seal
[Signed] Johnson his X mark Seal
[Signed] [unclear text: Wallaca ] [unclear text: hir [her] ] X mark Seal
[Signed] [unclear text: Oonelosa ] his X mark Seal
[Signed] [unclear text: Jinny Cat ] [unclear text: hir [her] ] X mark Seal
[Signed] Nancy Reed [unclear text: hir [her] ] X mark Seal
[Signed] [unclear text: Toochester ] his X mark Seal
[Signed] Takah [unclear text: hir [her] ] X mark Seal
[Signed] [deleted text: Huna ] [unclear text: Hannaluck ] or [unclear text: Tumlahee ] his X mark Seal
[Signed] [unclear text: Oohyakih ] or grass grow his X mark Seal
[Signed] [unclear text: Soweeskih ] his X mark Seal
[Signed] John [unclear text: Quicheh ] his X mark Seal
[Signed] [deleted text: [unclear text: Cawesetah ] ]
[Signed] Cawesetah his X mark Seal
[Signed] Ale ah quih his X mark Seal
[Signed] [unclear text: Satte hee ] his X mark Seal
[Signed] [unclear text: Quiate Sih ] [unclear text: hir [her] ] X mark Seal
[Signed] Oohyuscutla or Shell his X mark
[Signed] Cole cha [unclear text: hir [her] ] X mark
[Signed] [unclear text: Santut tu geh ] his X mark
[Signed] Setteeska or Big gary his X mark
[Signed] Yo ne ya hah or Bargain gin his X mark Seal
[Signed] Cheula or wever his X mark Seal
[Signed] Chestor or Rabit his X mark Seal
[Signed] Alu chuih his X mark Seal
[Signed] Ah howe ca Tangih or Sam his X mark Seal
[Signed] Yona wolt la or Bear at home his X mark Seal
[Signed] Tammih or Tom his X mark Seal
[Signed] [unclear text: Sira Tonih ] or [unclear text: Tonih ] [unclear text: hir [her] ] X mark Seal
[Signed] John Ben his X mark Seal
[Signed] Taken to Sih or pot turning over his X mark Seal
[Signed] Naniah his X mark Seal
[Signed] Yun Sam or Buffalo his X mark Seal
[Signed] [unclear text: Yon ta lonah ] his X mark Seal
[Signed] [unclear text: Yannagees Kih king ] his X mark Seal
[Signed] Ste Stacheh or [illegible text] his X mark Seal
[Signed] Big Tom his X mark Seal
[Signed] [unclear text: Cannoughty king ] his X mark Seal
[Signed] [unclear text: Cahukar king ] [unclear text: hir [her] ] X mark Seal
[Signed] [unclear text: Bag ] or [unclear text: Sap Sucker king ] his X mark Seal
[Signed] Big George or [unclear text: Kesuttih ] or [illegible text] his X mark Seal
[Signed] [unclear text: Dick ] or [unclear text: cat ] his X mark Seal
[Signed] [unclear text: Arklooake ] or whirl wind his X mark Seal
[Signed] [unclear text: [deleted text: Ola Cl ] ]
[Signed] Old Chunaluska his X mark Seal
[Signed] [unclear text: Tolaluska king ] his X mark Seal
[Signed] [unclear text: Secatoweh king ] his X mark Seal
[Signed] Big Tom his X mark Seal
Seal
Seal





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State of North Carolina Haywood County
I. Walter Brown Clerk of the Court of Pleas & quarter Sessions of Haywood County Do hereby certify that Samuel Gibson whose name appear to the Within Power of attorey [attorney] was at the Time of Signing the Same & is yet [deleted text: [illegible text] ] a regular commisioned [commissioned] & [unclear text: sworned ] Justice of the Peace in & for Said county & the signature [unclear text: perporting [purporting] ] to be his appears in his own hand writing. [unclear text: In testimony ] of Which I have hereunto Set my name as clerk and affixed the Seal the court - at Waynesville the
30th day of December 1844
[Signed] W. [Walter] Brown clerk of Haywood [illegible text]

certificate of the clerk and chairman of the court.

Power of attorney from The Cherokees of Qualla who have an interest in reservations.

[unclear text: When signed to be forwarded to the secretary of War with the papers for [illegible text] to be filed [illegible text] WHT- ]

[deleted text: [illegible text] ]


25th December 1844