United States, North Carolina, 35.50069, -80.000321855-09-26This document is an incomplete letter from unknown author to North Carolina Governor Thomas Bragg (1855 - 1859) concerning the North Carolina Cherokee Indians and their rights to citizenship. It states that the Cherokees, under the treaties of 1817 and 1819, do not exercise the ordinary rights of citizens nor have they been regarded as possessing such rights, with a few exceptions. The letter, dated September 26, 1855, also refers to a supreme court case of Euchella v. Welch.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/jpegwtp071engMode 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 15, document 02.Cherokee Indians--Legal status, laws, etc.[Letter] 1855 Sept. 26, Executive Office, Raleigh [to] Gov[ernor of North Carolina Thomas] BraggText