United States, North Carolina, 35.50069, -80.00032Thomas, William Holland, 1805-18931851-04-28Letter dated April 28, 1851 from William H. Thomas to Thomas Corwin, Secretary of the U.S. Treasury, regarding Thomas's position as the lawyer for the North Carolina Cherokees in which capacity he pursued their claims from 1836 to 1846. The letter details the involvement of Duff Green and his son, Ben E. Green, in the prosecution of the Eastern Cherokees' claims before Congress and the subsequent payment allotted and received by the Greens and Thomas for their services.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/jpegwtp052engMode 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 12, document 03.Cherokee Indians--ClaimsGreen, Duff, 1791-1875Green, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Edwards), 1822-1907Letter, 1851 Apr. 28, Washington City [to] Thomas Corwin, Sec[retary] of the Treasury / W[illia]m H. ThomasText