- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1849 May 3, Washington [to] Hon[orable] A[lbion] K. Parris, [Secon]d Comptroller of the Treasury / Ben E. Green [and] Duff Green
- Creator:
- Green, Ben E. (Benjamin Edwards) 1822-1907
- Contributor to Resource:
- Green, Duff, 1791-1875
- Date of Original:
- 1849-05-03
- Subject:
- Cherokee Indians--Claims
- Location:
- United States, North Carolina, 35.50069, -80.00032
- Medium:
- business letters
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a letter, dated May 3, 1849, from Ben E. Green and Duff Green, attorneys, to Albion K. Parris, Second Comptroller of the Treasury regarding a recent claim by a North Carolina Cherokee named Nathaniel Peak for payment under an 1848 act of Congress. The claim aims to defraud the Eastern Cherokee's legal representative, William H. Thomas, of his commission provided by an 1841 power of attorney, signed by Peak and many others.
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:
- wtp038
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wtp038
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wtp038#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wtp038/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 10, document 02.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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Washington
3 May 1849.
Hon A [Albion] K Parris 2d [2nd] Comptroller of the Treasury.
Sir,
We are informed that Nathaniel Peak, one of the No [North] Carolina Cherokees, entitled to the benefits of the 4 section of the Act of Congress of
25 July 1848, has made application for the payment to him of the [unclear text: amount ], allowed by said fourth section, with [deleted text: the view ] [added text: a purpose ] of defrauding the [added text: undersigned ] and William H Thomas Esq [Esquire], of No [North] Carolina, of the commission due them [deleted text: & said Thomas ] for their services in prosecuting the claim allowed and ordered to be paid by said act.
Mr Thomas holds a power of attorney from said Peak [added text: & other beneficiaries of said act ] to receive and receipt for the money, for which he, Peak, now makes application; which power of attorney was given in, or before, the year 1841, and was intended by the parties as a security; in the nature of a [unclear text: lien ] to the said Thomas, for his commissions & expenses in prosecuting said claim, and for advances of money previously and since made by Thomas [unclear text: W ] Peak, and was, by express terms therein contained, made and declared to be irrevocable.
We have therefore to request that you will place on file this, our protest, against the payment of
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the arrears of interest, allowed by said [deleted text: act of ] fourth section of the Act of
25 July 1848, to said Peak or to any other person than the said William H Thomas: and also to request that you will forward to the Hon Secretary of the Treasury the enclosed communication, and meanwhile suspend all action in the premises until the decision of the Secretary [unclear text: thereon ] shall be first made known to us.
Respectfully Yrobtservts [Your obedient servants]
[Signed] Duff Green
[Signed] Ben E Green.