John Sanders 1846 Claim

Transcription
John Sanders 1846 Claim
Transcribed by Sarah Wallace Whitt

“The United States to John Sanders Dr.
To Survisis[services] rendered as one of the committee of Fort Gibson in the year of 1844

16 days at $3.00 per day — $48[.]00
2 days going and coming — 6[.]00
7 large killing hogs – stoling[stolen]
in the year of 1845 —$6—Ea[ch] 42[.]00
6 Breeding sows—d[itto]— 3 18[.]00
16 one year old shoats—1.50— 24[.]00
20 head stock hogs— 2.00 — 40[.]00
1 barshare plow – 5.00 5[.]00
[Total] $163[.]00

John Sanders states that he rendered the surviscis[services] as one of the committee under the appointment of the treaty party in the year of 1844 at Fort Gibson, to help to investigate the complaints and grievances of the treaty party and the Old Settlers, to the commissioners of the United States, and the said surviscis[services] have never been paid

And the killing hogs and stock hogs and barshare plow, were all stoling[stolen] from his residence in Flint District Cherokee Nation in the year of 1845 — in the time of hostile measures were taken against the treaty party, and at the same time his life was threaten[ed] which caused him not attemp[ting] to recover the damages he has sustain[ed] from his enimys[enemies] and he has never received pay any part of the loss and damages

Sworn to & subscribed before me the 5th Jan[uary] 1847 John Sanders his X mark
George Chambers J[udge] D[istrict] C[ourt]

David Sanders states that he was well acquainted with the claiments killing hogs and also his stock hogs, and knows they were all killed and distroyed by his enimy in the year of 1845 and also knows that the claiment[‘s] life was threaten[ed] by the hostile party [which] caused him not to recover the property which is to his great Damages—&c.
Sworn to & subscribed before me the 5th Jan[uary] 1847 Dav. Sanders
George Chambers J[udge] D[istrict] C[ourt]
241 John Sanders Claim"
Title
John Sanders 1846 Claim
Name of Claimant
John Sanders
Name of Witness(es)
David Sanders
Name of Agent/Clerk
George Chambers
Total Claim Amount
163.00
Date of Theft
1845
Residence in the West (District)
Flint District

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“John Sanders 1846 Claim”, Retracing the Bell Route: An Archive of Cherokee Removal, accessed October 16, 2024, https://cherokee-bell-route.org/s/Cherokee_Bell-Route/item/89