United States, North Carolina, 35.50069, -80.00032Thomas, William Holland, 1805-18931858-03-01Letter dated March 1, 1858 from William H. Thomas to Jacob Thompson, Secretary of the Interior, regarding the status of Cherokee Indians as citizens of the state of North Carolina and their inclusion in the 1850 census. Thomas also discusses the implications of the treaties of 1817, 1819, 1835, and 1846 in determining the status of the Cherokees in North Carolina. Thomas was the legal representative of the Eastern Cherokees of North Carolina. This document is related to wtp093 of the Southeastern Native American Documents database.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/jpegwtp094engMode 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 18, document 05.Cherokee Indians--TreatiesCherokee Indians--Legal status, laws, etc.Cherokee Indians--Census, 1850[Letter], 1858 Mar. 1, Washington City [to] Jacob Thompson, Secretary of the Interior / W[illia]m H. ThomasText