United States, North Carolina, 35.50069, -80.000321867-01-19/1867-01-21This 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.text/htmlimage/jpegwtp143engMode 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 25, document 01.Indians of North America--Legal status, laws, etc.An act to authorize certain Cherokee Indians to remain permanently in North CarolinaText