- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- An act to authorize certain Cherokee Indians to remain permanently in North Carolina
- Date of Original:
- 1867-01-19/1867-01-21
- Subject:
- Indians of North America--Legal status, laws, etc.
- Location:
- United States, North Carolina, 35.50069, -80.00032
- Medium:
- legal documents
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This law, enacted Feb. 19, 1866, allowed the appropriation of funds for the support of the North Carolina Cherokees and authorize them to remain in the state permanently, notwithstanding provisions in the Treaty of New Echota (1835) to the contrary. The copy of the law is accompanied by documents dated Jan. 19 and Jan. 21 that certify its accuracy, signed and certified by R.W. Best, Secretary of State, and Jonathan Worth, Governor of North Carolina (1865-1868).
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:
- wtp143
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wtp143
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wtp143#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wtp143/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:
- 4 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 25, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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[ Note: This document contains both written and printed text. ] An Act to authorize certain Cherokee Indians to remain permanently in North Carolina.
Whereas, By an act of the thirty-third Congress of the United States, Second Session, chapter two hundred and four, Section third, the sum of forty two thousand two hundred and ninety dollars and Sixty nine cents is appropriated for the use and benefit of the Cherokee Indians residing in the State of North Carolina, and embraced in the role of John C. Mullay, the payment of which is dependant on the consent of the State of North Carolina that such Indians may remain permanently in the State.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the Same, That the Cherokee Indians, who are now residents of the State of North Carolina
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shall have the authority and permission to remain in the several counties of this State where they now reside; and shall be permitted to remain permanently therein so long as they may see proper to do so, anything in the treaty of eighteen hundred and thirty-five to the contrary notwithstanding.
Sec 2. Be it further enacted, That this act shall be in force from and after its ratification.
Ratified
Feby [February] 19th 1866.
I certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the original on file in this office.
Jany [January] 19th 1867
[Signed] R. W. Best Sec [Secretary] of State
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[printed text: THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, ]
[ Note: An illustration appears near the top of the page. ]
To all whom these Presents shall come, Greeting:
Be it Known, That [written text: R. W. Best ] [printed text: whose name, in his own proper hand-writing, is subscribed to the annexed Certificate, is and was, at the time of granting the same, ] [written text: Secretary of State of the State of North Carolina, ] [printed text: and that his said Certificate is in due form. ]
[ Note: A seal appears in the left margin. ]
[printed text: In Testimony Whereof, his Excellency, JONATHAN WORTH, our Governor, Captain-General and Commander-in-Chief, hath signed with his hand these presents, and caused our Great Seal to be affixed thereto. ]
[printed text: Done at our City of Raleigh, on the ]
[written text: 21st ] [printed text: day of ][written text: January ] [printed text: in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and sixty- ] [written text: seven ] [printed text:, and in the ninety ] [written text: first ] [printed text: year of our Independence. ]
[Signed] Jonathan Worth
[printed text: BY THE GOVERNOR: ]
[Signed] Wm [William] H. Bagley
[printed text: Private Secretary. ]
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Act of the General Assembly of the State of NoC [North Carolina] -- In relation to the Cherokees