[Letter] 1839 June 28, Washington City, D.C. [to] J[ohnson] W. King, Murphey [i.e., Murphy], Cherokee C[oun]ty, N[orth] Carolina / W[illiam] H[olland] T[homas]
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| Type: | Business letters |
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| Creator: | Thomas, William Holland, 1805-1893 |
| Title: | [Letter] 1839 June 28, Washington City, D.C. [to] J[ohnson] W. King, Murphey [i.e., Murphy], Cherokee C[oun]ty, N[orth] Carolina / W[illiam] H[olland] T[homas] |
| Date: | 1839 June 28 |
| Description: | This letter, dated June 28, 1839, is addressed to J. W. King from William Holland Thomas. Thomas discusses business and mentions the investigation of Cherokee claims by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Thomas explains that he must remain in Washington City and claims that the western Cherokee chiefs would like to deprive the Eastern Cherokees of their due portion. Document ID: wt016. 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--Claims | Cherokee Indians--Government relations | Cherokee Indians--Politics and government | United States. Office of Indian Affairs | North Carolina |
| Contributors: | Hoskins Library | 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: | 2 pages/leaves | Manuscript held by the Special Collections Library, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, MS2058 William Holland Thomas, box 1, folder 1, document wt016. |
| 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 |