- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Resolution relating to the Cherokee Indians residing in North Carolina, 1845 Jan. 9
- Date of Original:
- 1845-01-09
- Subject:
- Cherokee Indians--Claims
Cherokee Indians--Legal status, laws, etc. - Location:
- United States, North Carolina, 35.50069, -80.00032
- Medium:
- resolutions (administrative records)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Resolution of North Carolina State Assembly requiring the senators and representatives of the state in Congress to use their influence to make a speedy settlement of the just claims of the Cherokee Indians living in Quallatown and Buffalo Town, North Carolina (those who did not emigrate west of the Mississippi). The governor of North Carolina is requested to send a copy of these resolutions to the senators and representatives in Congress. The document is signed by William A. Graham, Governor of North Carolina (1845-1849), as well as by other state officials.
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:
- wtp022
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wtp022
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wtp022#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wtp022/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:
- 3 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 06, document 02.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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[added text (appears to be different ink and hand): Ex(2) ] Resolution relating to the Cherokee Indians residing in North Carolina.
Resolved that our Senators and representatives in the Congress of the United States are hereby requested to use their influence in favour [favor] of obtaining a speedy Settlement of the Just claims of the Cherokee Indians residing in this State belonging to the Towns of Qualla and Buffalo and of all other Indians who may demean themselves as peaceable and orderly Citizens .
Resolved further that his Excellency the Governor be requested to send a copy of the foregoing Resolutions to our Senators and Representatives in Congress.
Read three times in General Assembly and ratified
9th January 1845.
[Signed] Edw [Edward] Stanly
Speaker of the House of Commons
[Signed] Burgess S. Gaither
Speaker of the Senate.
State of North Carolina
Office of Secretary of State
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State of North Carolina, do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of Resolutions passed at the last General Assembly of this State.
Given under my hand this
10th day of January 1845
[Signed] W. [William] Hill Secretary of State
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I William A. Graham Governor of [unclear text: the ] State of North Carolina do hereby certify [unclear text: that ] William Hill Esq [Esquire] [unclear text: whose name ] is subscribed to the certificate on the foregoing page, is and now at the time of said subscription Secretary of State in, & for the State aforesaid and that his said certificate is in due form.
In testimony wherof I have [illegible text] set my hand and caused the great seal of the said State to be affixed this
11th day of January A. D. 1845
[Signed] Will [William] A. Graham
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Resolution passed by the Legislature of NC
This document contains an explanation of the claims of the [unclear text: Cherokees East ] 53.33 [unclear text: each ] due to them as a commutation of removal and [illegible text] referred to [illegible text] no. 1.
This was submitted to the [illegible text]