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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
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Found in 31 Collections and/or Records:

Act of National Council, December 11, 1841

 Item — Folder 788: [Barcode: 187.788]
Identifier: 4026.954
Description

Act of National Council, repealing an act of October 20, referring to application for per capita distribution, and providing for all moneys received from the United States (after payment of claims and excluding money appropriated for special purposes) shall be divided equally "among all the Cherokee people." Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 788

Dates: December 11, 1841

Affidavit relating to Spoliation losses of Old Field, 1797 - 1897

 Item — Folder 483: [Barcode: 187.483]
Identifier: 4026.1915
Description

Unidentified and incomplete affidavit relating to Spoliation losses of Old Field. Folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 483

Dates: 1797 - 1897

Bill of Sale by Sally Factor to Richard Fields of three Negro slaves, August 4, 1840

 Item — Folder 47: [Barcode: 61.47]
Identifier: 4026.1591
Description

Bill of Sale by Sally Factor, a Seminole, to Richard Fields of three Negro slaves for $650. Folder 47

Dates: August 4, 1840

Certified copy of John Drew's last will and testament, March 6, 1860

 Item — Folder 266: [Barcode: 61.266]
Identifier: 4026.1794
Description

Certified by I. G. Vore on February 5, 1867 and J. A. Scales on February 20, 1869. Folder 266

Dates: March 6, 1860

Claim by Jesse McLain against Cherokee Nation when his keelboat was sunk by steamboat Victoria, December 2, 1845

 Item — Folder 87: [Barcode: 61.87]
Identifier: 4026.1633
Description

Claim by Jesse McLain against Cherokee Nation when his keelboat was sunk by the national steamboat Victoria. Claim amount is for $1,522.12 1/2. Folder 87

Dates: December 2, 1845

Claim by Thomas Woodward against United States, November 16, 1840

 Item — Folder 753: [Barcode: 187.753]
Identifier: 4026.923-.1
Description

Claim by Thomas Woodward against United States for negro woman wrongfully taken by white man; affidavit for payments by United States wrongfully made from Woodward's money from Spoliation claim withheld by U. S. Folder. Single sheet with handwritten text, in ink, on both sides. Folded sheet with handwritten text, in ink, on 3 sides. Folder 753

Dates: November 16, 1840

Deed by William Dutch of one Negro boy to John Drew, November 5, 1847

 Item — Folder 109: [Barcode: 61.109]
Identifier: 4026.1653
Description

Deed by William Dutch, administrator of the estate of Richard Stinson, of one Negro boy to John Drew. The deed is in consideration for services rendered to the estate by John Drew. The Negro boy's name is Jack and he is about 16 years old. Folder 109

Dates: November 5, 1847

Incomplete Copy of Letter from Cherokee Delegation to President Martin Van Buren, (November?) 14, 1840, Moulton v. 2 64

 Item — Folder 743: [Barcode: 187.743]
Identifier: 4026.909-.5
Description

Incomplete copy of letter (application) from Cherokee delegation to President Martin Van Buren. Concerning removal claim. (See Moulton for full text) Three folded sheets of paper with handwritten text in ink on twelve pages. Folder 743

Dates: (November?) 14, 1840, Moulton v. 2 64

Instructions from Na-no-he-ta-hee to John Lowry, John Walker, Major Ridge, Richard Taylor, Che-u-cun-se-nee, and John Ross, January 10-11, 1816

 Item — Folder 4: [Barcode: 187.4]
Identifier: 4026.18a.1-.3
Description Instructions by Na-no-he-ta-hee [Path Killer], Chief in Knoxville, for delegation of John Lowry, John Walker, Major Ridge, Richard Taylor, Che-u-cun-se-nee, and John Ross. They are to go to Washington to meet with the President to discuss the boundary line between the Cherokee Nation and the Creeks, their prior decision on a tract in South Carolina, damage and plundering of Cherokee property during the war with Creeks, and insubordination of militia officers and men. He also points out the...
Dates: January 10-11, 1816

Letter from Commissioner Thomas Hartley Crawford to M. St. Clair Clarke, June 13, 1840

 Item — Folder 723: [Barcode: 187.723]
Identifier: 3826.7556-.1
Description

Letter from Commissioner Thomas Hartley Crawford to M. St. Clair Clarke. Reporting delay in examination of claim while copies are made for Senator Wilson Lumpkin. Single folded sheet with handwritten text, in ink, on two sides. Folder 723.

Dates: June 13, 1840