United States, Southern States, 33.346678, -84.119434Swetland, Silas H.1869-02-04Letter dated February 4, 1869 from Silas H. Swetland to William H. Thomas, legal representative of the Eastern Band of Cherokees of North Carolina, regarding a proposed treaty which would cede some Cherokee lands west of the Mississippi. Attempts by the Western Cherokees to prevent the Eastern Cherokees from becoming involved in negotiations based on the treaties of 1817, 1819 and 1835 are mentioned.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/jpegwtp158engMode 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 27, document 02.Indian land transfersCherokee Indians--Treaties[Letter], 1869 Feb. 4, Washington [to] W[illiam] H. Thomas / S[ilas] H. SwetlandText