[Fragment of a letter, 1835-1860?] / [William H. Thomas ?]
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| Type: | Letters (correspondence) |
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| Creator: | Thomas, William Holland, 1805-1893 |
| Title: | [Fragment of a letter, 1835-1860?] / [William H. Thomas ?] |
| Date: | 1835-1860 |
| Description: | This is a fragment of a letter whose author and recipient are both unknown. The author (believed to be William Holland Thomas) responds to a complaint made against him, regarding the misuse of Cherokee funds. The author explains that there were several Cherokee witnesses who would attest to the fact that proper payments have been received by them, and he specifically mentions that Jim Woodpecker and Dickageeskih, chiefs of Sand Town and Buffalo Town, respectively, would testify in his defense if called upon. Document ID: cm148. Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Libraries in 2001, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. |
| Subjects: | Cherokee Indians--Government relations | Cherokee Indians--Claims | Embezzlement | North Carolina |
| Contributors: | Museum of the Cherokee Indian. | University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Libraries | Southeastern Native American Documents Collection (GALILEO (Georgia statewide project)) GAGAL | Digital Library of Georgia |
| Online Publisher: | Athens, Ga. : Digital Library of Georgia, 2001 |
| Original Material: | 1 page/leaf | Manuscript held by the Cherokee Museum, Cherokee, NC, William Holland Thomas, box 1. |
| Rights and Usage: | This work is the property of the Cherokee Museum, Cherokee, NC. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching, and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text. Cite as: [title of item], William Holland Thomas, Cherokee Museum, Cherokee, NC, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia |
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| Persistent Link to Item: | http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/zlna/id:cm148 |
| Related Institutions: | Digital Library of Georgia Hargrett Library Museum of the Cherokee Indian Tennessee State Library and Archives Tennessee State Museum Frank H. McClung Museum (Knoxville, Tenn.) Hoskins Library LaFayette-Walker County Library |
| Collection Information: | Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842 |