Document: WT007
[Letter] 1839 June 6, Washington City, D.C. [to] Nicholas Woodfin / W[illia]m H. Thomas
author: Thomas, William Holland, 1805-1893
date: June 6, 1839
extent: 2p
summary: This is a letter dated June 6, 1839 to Nicholas Woodfin from William Holland Thomas. Thomas expresses his concern over the delay in a decision from T. Hartley Crawford, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, regarding claims due the Cherokees under the treaty of 1835. He also instructs Woodfin to keep him apprised of local land sales that will impact his business.
repository: Hoskins Special Colections Library, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
collection: MS2058 William Holland Thomas
box: 1
folder: 1
document: wt007
subject headings:Letters
Cherokee Indians--Treaties
Cherokee Indians--Claims
Cherokee Indians--Government relations
United States. Office of Indian Affairs
Southern States
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Washington City DC June 6 1839
Dear Sir
The business of CherokeeClaimants has been much longer delayed than I had expected. Which in part has been occasioned by the absence of Mr CrawfordCommissioner of Indian Affairs, I availed myself of the earliest opportunity after his return to the City to Communicate to him my business and through him asked of the Department to be informed if the decisions made on claims by the Board of CherokeeCommissioners acting under the treaty of 1835 Would be considered as final. Or would they be reexamin [added: e]d and Subject to the final action of the Department to this communication I have as yet received no answer the importance of the decision, taking into consideration the large amount involved I am informed has occasioned the delay but Mr. Crawfordassures me I shall obtain an answer shortly If the decisions made by the Board of Commissioners be considered final than I have only to apply for payment of the Judgments given by them. And it will be [added: un]necessary at this time to prepare the rejected claims. For the above reason I have not yet obtained the money due you and Mr Candlernor indeed can I until the decision is made above referred to
As I shall probably have to remain here some time you will please write to me on the receipt of this letter and inform me what was done at the YancyCourts respecting the Ramsey towntract of land if a decree of sale was obtained if so at what time it will be sold. and in case I can not come on in time to attend the sale I have to request you and Mr [unclear: Guinn]to attend to it for me. my object to be attained thereby as well as the management thereof being Known to you and that gentleman I deem instructions from me unnecessary, I have therefore only to add, extinguish the claims of the mortgages for as small a sum as you can as the small tract of land included in the mortgage not covered by my claim is not very valuable.
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In the recess of Congress this city is entirely uninteresting except the business of the Public Offices however that gay and fashionable company of ladies which nearly every evening pass up pennsylvania Avenue to the capital and the East garden (which I have no doubt you noticed when here) have not deserted this [deleted: City] place they seem engaged in their daily employment as usual. I have no doubt the gay and fashionable young gentlemen who have [illegible] large fortunes and only want a help mate to spend them could be as well accommodated here as in any other market
very respectfully your, Obt Servt [Obedient Servant]
[Signed] Wm [William] H Thomas
Nicholas WoodfinEsq [Esquire]
AshevilleBuncombe Cty [County]NC
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