[Letter], 1858 Mar. 1, Washington City [to] Jacob Thompson, Secretary of the Interior
This document is a copy of a letter dated March 1, 1858 from William H. Thomas to Jacob Thompson, Secretary of the Interior, regarding the Cherokees who remained in North Carolina during removal. Thomas refers several times to an act of 1855 which permitted the Eastern Cherokees to reside permanently in the state. Thomas also discusses annuity payments to the Eastern Cherokees and their legal status under treaties signed in 1817, 1819, 1835, and 1846. Thomas was the legal representative of the Eastern Cherokees of North Carolina.
"This document is a copy of a letter dated March 1, 1858 from William H. Thomas to Jacob Thompson, Secretary of the Interior, regarding the Cherokees who remained in North Carolina during removal. Thomas refers several times to an act of 1855 which permitted the Eastern Cherokees to reside permanently in the state. Thomas also discusses annuity payments to the Eastern Cherokees and their legal status under treaties signed in 1817, 1819, 1835, and 1846. Thomas was the legal representative of the Eastern Cherokees of North Carolina."@en
"Letter dated March 1, 1858 from William H. Thomas to Jacob Thompson, Secretary of the Interior, regarding the status of Cherokee Indians as citizens of the state of North Carolina and their inclusion in the 1850 census. Thomas also discusses the implications of the treaties of 1817, 1819, 1835, and 1846 in determining the status of the Cherokees in North Carolina. Thomas was the legal representative of the Eastern Cherokees of North Carolina."@en
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