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Extract [of a letter] 1839 June 4, Washington City, [D.C.] / [William Holland Thomas]

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Type: Letters (correspondence) | Text
Creator: Thomas, William Holland, 1805-1893
Title: Extract [of a letter] 1839 June 4, Washington City, [D.C.] / [William Holland Thomas]
Date: 1839 June 4
Description: This is an extract of a letter dated June 4, 1839 and written by William Holland Thomas to one of his store clerks. Thomas instructs his employee on several issues relative to the management of the business, speaking of the Indian Town store in particular. Mentioned is an enclosed communication to the Cherokees that is no longer attached.

Document ID: wt006.

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 | General stores | Southern States
Contributors: Hoskins Library | University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Libraries
Online Publisher: Athens, Ga. : Digital Library of Georgia, 2001
Original Material: Manuscript held by the Special Collections Library, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, MS2058 William Holland Thomas, box 1, folder 1, document wt006.
Rights and Usage: This work is the property of the Special Collections Library, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN. 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], MS2058 William Holland Thomas, Special Collections Library, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia

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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