William Boling 1838 Claim · Retracing the Bell Route: An Archive of Cherokee Removal · Retracing the Bell Route: An Archive of Cherokee Removal

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William Boling
Transcribed by Manoli Loupassi
“[No. 1057] U States To William Boling of North Carolina
To 2 three year old steers Worth $12 each> $24.00

William Boling makes oath that about the year of 1826, as well as deponent recollects, the
property charged in this [account], was forcibly taken by S. Bright, W. Shipley Sutton, Stancil, Townsend, and driven off. The circumstances of this transaction are thus [:] deponent at the time was an acting officer of the nation & had collected a debt off of S. Bright in favour [of] Choukee, a Native Cherokee, deponent considered it lawful, as the states had never by their laws disturbed the indians jurisdiction, to do this, shortly after this happened, Bright & the other persons named above came & with force and arms seized deponent, abiding they had a warrant to arrest him for false imprisoning S. Bright, which deponent never did do & they car[ri]ed deponent to Sarah Timpson, fo[u]r miles from deponents residence and then they arrested Edward Timpson and they kept deponent & Timpson confined until they hunted up Sarah Timpsons cattle, and drove them up to said Sarrah’s cowpen, they then went to deponents house and then let down the fence, & Turned out the steers of your depoponent [sic] & drove them down to the said Sarrah Timson cowpen, and fenced them up with Sarrahs cattle, they then released deponent & Timson & drove off said steers, with all the cattle they had fenced in Sarahs cowpen, the reason why deponent offers this claim again at this time is that, he never could get his witnesses before deponent never recovered these steers, and he considers the price charged reasonable
Sworn to before me August 16, 1838 Wm. Boling
D. Sanders M. Comt.[Member of Committee]

James Timson a witness makes oath that the facts as set forth in claimants affidavit are true, for he was knowing to all the circumstances, witness never knew claimant to recover this property, nor to receive payment therefor[e], and he considers the price charged moderate

Sworn to before me August 15 1838 James Timson his x mark
D. Sanders M. Comt.

[Claim allowed, August 19, 1838]”

Title

William Boling 1838 Claim

Name of Claimant

William Boling

Name of Witness(es)

James Timson

Name of Agent/Clerk

D. Sanders

Amount

24.00

Claim Perpetrator

S. Bright, W. Shipley Sutton, Stancil, Townsend

Date of Theft

1826

Residence in the East (Place)

North Carolina

Amount of Item

24.00