[Letter] 1839 Nov. 15, Washington City, D.C. [to] Ja[me]s R. Love, Waynesville, [North Carolina] / W[illiam] H[olland] T[homas] of an image
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| Type: | Business letters |
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| Creator: | Thomas, William Holland, 1805-1893 |
| Title: | [Letter] 1839 Nov. 15, Washington City, D.C. [to] Ja[me]s R. Love, Waynesville, [North Carolina] / W[illiam] H[olland] T[homas] of an image |
| Date: | 1839 Nov. 15 |
| Description: | This letter, dated November 15, 1839, is from William Holland Thomas to James R. Love. Thomas explains that he continues to wait for a report by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs on claims made against the U.S. by himself on behalf of Eastern Cherokees. Thomas further describes how payment of claims will be complicated by strife among the Cherokees who have emigrated. Document ID: wt106. 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 | United States. Office of Indian Affairs | Boudinot, Elias, d. 1839--Assassination | Ridge, John, 1803-1839--Assassination | Ridge, Major, ca. 1771-1839--Assassination | 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 wt106. |
| 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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| Persistent Link to Item: | http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/zlna/id:wt106 |
| 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 |