Document: WT017
[Letter] 1839 June 28, Washington City, D.C. [to] T. Hartley Crawford, Commissioner of Indian Affairs / W[illiam] H[olland] T[homas]
author: Thomas, William Holland, 1805-1893
date: June 26, 1839
extent: 1p
summary: This letter, dated June 26, 1839, is from William Holland Thomas to T. Hartley Crawford, Commissioner of Indian Affairs. The letter concerns Eastern Cherokee claims and includes a table relative to the Cherokee Census of 1835 for Crawford's perusal.
repository: Hoskins Special Colections Library, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
collection: MS2058
box: 1
folder: 1
document: wt017
subject headings:Cherokee Indians--Government relations
Cherokee Indians--Census, 1835
Southern States
Letters
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Washington City DC June 26, 1839
T. Hartley Crawford
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Sir
In relation to the Cherokeesbelonging to the following towns Qualla, Alarka, Aquona, Stekioh, and Cheoih, having been included in the census taken of the Cherokee nationby the agents appointed by that tribe as well as the United Statesin the year 1835 refered [referred] to by the 15th act of the [added: Cherokee] Treaty of 1835 & 6, I beg leave to refer you to the statement below, very respectfully yours &c [et cetera]
[Signed] WHT [William Holland Thomas]
| Names of the towns to which they belonged when the census was taken | page on the census of 1835 | names of the County including the town | name of the state in which that part of the Nation East was included | | Aquonaon Nantihyala, r [river] | 8 & 9 | Macon | North Carolina | | Alarkaon Tennessee river | 8 | " | " | | Cheoihon Cheoih river | 6, 7 & 8 | " | " | | Quallaon Deep Creek& Soco | 14 | Haywood | " |
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