Document: WT035
[Letter] 1839 July 24, Washington City, D.C. [to] Price, Newlin, and Co[mpany], Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] / W[illiam] H[olland] T[homas]
author: Thomas, William Holland, 1805-1893
date: July 24, 1839
extent: 2p
summary: Letter, dated July 24, 1839, from William Holland Thomas to Price, Newlin, and Co. in Philadelphia. Thomas asks the company's assistance in locating and reshipping an order of goods that has not arrived on schedule at the designated location. He also states that he is attending to Cherokee claims in Washington, D.C. Thomas hopes that the amount that he is requesting will be approved by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, although there may be a delay in payment since Joel R. Poinsett, the Secretary of War, will probably be out of town by the time the report is ready for him.
repository: Hoskins Special Colections Library, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
collection: MS2058 William Holland Thomas
box: 1
folder: 1
document: wt035
subject headings:Letters
Cherokee Indians--Claims
Cherokee Indians--Government relations
United States. Office of Indian Affairs
North Carolina
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Washington City July 24, 1839
To PriceNewlin& Co [Company]
Philadelphia
gentlemen
I have been detained since I returned from Philadelphiaattending to the Cherokeeclaims, the payment of which will I presume be approved by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs who is charged with their investigation, but I am of opinion his report thereon will not be completed in time to receive the approval of the Hon [Honorable] J R. PoinsettSec [Secretary] of War before he leaves the city, which may occasion a delay of payment until his return in Sept At the request of the Commissioner I I have made out a report to him of all the claims due the Cherokeesfor whom I am atto [attorney] in fact which in the aggregate amounts to upwards of $200000 but that sum includes a claim for [unclear: commutation] to the amount of $50,000 which claim on my arrival was thought not allowable but I think I shall be able to gain it by remaining I will leave here for home as soon as it is disposed of which will probably be some time in the next week.
I receive letters weekly from home and am informed my goods and Mr [unclear: Moores]shipped from Philadelphiahave not been received by my agent at [unclear: Hamburg]SC. presuming that they be lost I have to request of you the favor to write to the agent to whose care they were assigned in savannageo [georgia]to ascertain if he has received them and instruct him in case he has and can not send them immediately up the river
Page: [2] [djvu image | jpg image] to HamburgSCas instructed to ship them to CharlestonSCwithout further delay to the care of William Pattonwith instructions to to him to forward them to geo [george] Parrottof Hamburgby rail road in case they have not been received at Savannaplease make [deleted: the necessary] such arrangements respecting the [unclear: insurance] as may become necessary
yours & c [et cetera]
[Signed] WHT [William Holland Thomas]
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