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Ellis Hogner ValuationEllis Hogner Transcribed by Isaiah Mooney-Cantey “No 222 Ellis Hogner Improvements Salaquoyah Creek Dwelling house 18ft sq[uare], ro[und] logs, p. floor, c. roof & chimney $200 00 Kitchen 14ft sqr 40 00 Stable 16 by 8 feet 20 00 Crib 12 by 8 [feet] 15 00 House Lot 10 00 Dwelling House 16 ft sq[uare], ro[und] logs, p. floor, c, roof & chimney 100 00 6 apple trees @ $3,ea[ch] 18 00 6 Peach [ditto] @ $ 9 00 12 acres imp[roved] bottom land @ $10 120 00 $532[.]00 Rent on 8 Ditto [acres]1 year @ $4 $32”
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Ellis Hogner 1838 Claim (No. 510)Ellis Hogner “[No. 510] The United States Dr. To Ellis Hogner To Rent or Damages on fifteen Acres of Good Bottom land for 2 years $5.00 per annum per Acre $150.00 Ellis Hogner being duly sworn deposeth and saith That in the spring of 1835 a white man Citizen of the United States took possession of 15 acres of good Bottom Land lying Saleyquohee Creek which was worth to him the prices above charged for Rent and Further states that he has never received any Rent for the Same Sworn to & subscribed before me 12th Feb[ruary] 1838 Ellis Hogner his X mark J.A. Bell Pres[ident] Com[mittee] Hop Being duly sworn declares on oath that he was well acquainted with the Field of Ellis Hogners lying on Saleyquohee Creek and further states that a white man By the name of Cleghorn did take possession of said place in the spring of 1835 or near that time and rented the same out to a man By the name of Butter a white man and Hop further states that the field contained about 15 acres of good Bottom Land [worth] the price above charged and he states that said Hogner has never received any compensation or rent for the time he has been dispossessed of said field to the Best of his knowledge Sworn to & subscribed before me 12th of Feby 1838 Hop his X mark J.A. Bell Pres[ident] Com[mittee] Bill Downing after being duly sworn declares on oath that a white man By the name of Charles Cleghorn did take possession of the improvements of Ellis Hogner containing fifteen or sixteen Acres of good Bottom Land situated or lying on Saleyquohee Creek and Further states the land to be worth about five dollars rent per Acre for one year and Further states that said Cleghorn has had possession of said Field since the spring of 1835 and states to the Best of his knowledge that Ellis Hogner has never received any Rent or damages for said place Sworn to & subscribed before me 12th Feby 1838 William Downing his X mark J.A. Bell Pres[ident] Com[mittee] [Claim reduced to $102 and allowed, March 16, 1838]”
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Ellis Hogner 1838 Claim (No. 1367)Ellis Hogner “[No. 1367] U. States to Ellis Hogner (of Saliquey), and the only heir, to the estate Chenooyunta Decd. [deceased] for property stolen from said Decd. by white men citizens of the United States 6 years ago To 1 Black Horse 6 years old worth >100.00 Ellis [Hogner] makes oath that the horse charged in this act. was property stolen from his sister Chenooyunta & which deponent claims as the only hier [heir] to the estate of said D[eceased] & which was stolen about six years ago by a white man a citizen of the United States, deponent never recovered this property nor had he ever Rec[eive]d payment therfor[e] from any one, and he Considers the price charged moderate. Sworn to before me August 17, 1838 Ellis Hogner his X mark Jay Hicks a member of the committee Tiyenhee, a witness makes oath that he was employed by Chenooyunta Dcd., to follow the horse & thief which witness did as far as Sixes on Hightower River, there a white man said to witness he saw two white men Cross the river and one of the white men was on just such a horse as witness described as being stoled, and the the verry horse witness was following, from description and witness thought the chance so bad even if he overtook the thief to get the horse back, that he returned home, for this property. Witness never knew claimant to be paid and he considered the price charged fair Sworn to before me August 17, 1838 Tiyenhee his X mark Jay Hicks a member of the committee [Claim reduced to $60 and allowed, October 5, 1838]”
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Voucher for George HudspethTranscribed by Morgan Phares “The U States To George Hudspeth Dr. 1838 28 Oct. For 87 Bushels of Corn at 50 c[ents] $43.50 1257 Bundles of Fodder at $1. 12.57 [Total] 56.07 Received Salem Tenn. 29 Oct. 1838 Lt. Edw[ard] Deas Disb[ursing] Ag[ent] In[dian] Dep[artment] Fifty Six dollars & seven c[ents] in full of above ac[count] George Hudspeth $56.07 Duplicates”
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Harry Hughes, 1842 ClaimHarry Hughes, Transcribed by Aidan Treacy
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Andrew Jackson to John A. Bell and Stand Watie, October 5, 1839Note: In 1839, John A. Bell visited former president Andrew Jackson at his home at the Hermitage outside of Nashville. Bell and Stand Watie were delegates of the Treaty Party seeking federal assistance after other Treaty Party leaders were killed. Predictably, Jackson sided with the Treaty Party and dismissed the authority of Chief John Ross, blaming him for the violence and writing to President Martin Van Buren to recommend federal intervention. “Hermitage Octbr 5th 1839 Gentlemen: My health will not allow me to visit Nashville today as I expected when you left me. You will find enclosed the papers left with me & a letter to the president of the United States in as strong language in your behalf & that of your friends as the facts and the outrageous & tyrananical [sic] conduct of John Ross & his self created council would authorize, & I trust the president will not hesitate to employ all his rightfull [sic] power to protect you and your party from the tyranny & murderous schemes of John Ross. I hope peace and friendship among your whole people may be restored by peacefull [sic] & just means. Should this not be the happy result then, when oppression comes and murder ensues, resistance becomes a duty and let the arm of freemen lay the tyrants low & give justice & freedom to your people—but before this stand against oppression is taken, you must appeal & resort to all peacefull [sic] means to obtain justice & if the murderers of the two Ridges & Boudenot are not surrender[ed] & punished and security for the future gurranteed [sic], then & not until then will the great and good Spirit smile upon your exertions by force to obtain justice by freeing yourselves & people from oppression. I remain respectfully yours Andrew Jackson [addressed to] Messrs Bell & Waity Cherokee delegation”
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Voucher for John Kelly“The U. States to John Kelly 1838 20 & 21 Oct. For the Ferriage of a Party of about 660 Cherokees with the Agents Wagons Teams Saddle Horses &c. Employed in Transporting the same over the Tennessee River Amount $60.00 Received near Jasper E.T. 22 Oct. 1838 of Lieut Edw Deas… [signed] John Kelly”
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Eliza King 1842 ClaimEliza King Transcribed by Blake Bouldin, Sewanee—The University of the South “The United States Dr. [No.] 37 To Eliza King late of Peach Tree creek A.quo.hee District Cherokee Nation East and resides now in Flint District C.N. came in Bells Detachment 1838 For 1 hewed log house well finished $80 00 ,, 9 acres of growing corn $10 per Acre 90 00 ,, 70 head of Stock hogs $3 [per] head 210 00 ,, 1 Cow & calf $15 1 hiefer $8 1 yearling $7 30 00 ,, 1 yoke work steers $50 1 Bedstead $2 3 chairs $ 1.50 53 50 ,, 1 Table $2 Spinning wheel $2 2 p[air] cotton cards $2 6 00 ,, 1 Loom $4 1 Coffee mill $ 1.50 12 Cane baskets $12 17 50 ,, 3 lbs of wool 1.75 2 weeding hoes $1 1 Plough & Gears complete $7,, 9 75 ,, 1 Large cow bell $0.75 1/2 acre ground planted Irish potatoes $15 15 75 ,, 1/4 acre planted cabbages $10 1 Spring house $5 15 00 ,, 5 chickens 62[¢] 2 Geese $1 1 62 ,, 2000 new made rails $1 p[er] hundred 20 00 $549 12 Cherokee Nation Goingsnake District Eliza King being duly sworn says the she made the above mentioned Improvements since the Treaty of 1836, and the ballance of the property is charge[d] in her above account She was forced to abandon it in the year of 1838 by the Authorities of the United States and I have never Received any compensation for the same whatsoever Sworn to and subscribed before me This 17th March 1842 Eliza King her X mark Davis M. Foreman C[lerk] Sweetwater being duly sworn says that the above account of Eliza King is a just schedule of property against the United States and she made the above improvement after the Treaty of 1836 which was not valued to her on that account she has never Received any compensation the same from the United States or any other source whatsoever to my knowledge Sworn to and subscribed before me This 14th March 1842 David M Foreman C[lerk] Sweetwater his X mark”
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Voucher for J.M. Likens“The United States to J.M. Likens 1838 30th Oct[ober]…15 pounds of Tallow candles at 20 cts pr. lb. [$]3.00 Received Fayetteville Tennessee… I certify in honor the within mentioned candles were necessary in issuing Rations in the dark & attending to sick & were used up for that purpose Edw[ard] Deas Lieut[enant] USA…”
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John Love 1838 ClaimJohn Love “[No. 1296] United States Dr To John Love a Cherokee To one sorrel horse worth— $100 To one Bay horse worth— $100 $200 John Love, a Cherokee makes oath that a Bout Twelve years ago he sent a negro man into the state of georgia on Business near Nockuchee & a man by the name of Sutton and one by the name of Hamlin stole from said negro –Two horses— one a Bay horse and the outher a sorrel—One five years oald and the outher six—worth one hundred Dollars Each—that was affiants own Property—the horses was stolen in the night out of the stabel whare said negro had Put up to stay all knight [sic]. the negro returned home with out the horses—Sutton and Hamlin was suspected for stealing the horses—and when that information reached me—I went in to the nabor hood whare Sutton and Hamlin lived—but could not find the horses but became Perfectly sattisfied that the said Sutton and Hamlin had the horses—I then attacked Sutton and Toald him he had stole the horses and that if he did not give them up I would indite him for stealing the horses refered to—he owned to me that he had taken the horses and would Pay outhers in thare place if I would let the matter rest—and at the same time told Pay one horse in Place of one of the wons that had been stolen, and some few Days after that time the horse was found away by the owner and affiant lost boath the hor[ses] refered to was affiants own Property and was stole by white men and citizens of the United States and for which he has never rec[eived] one cent for sworn to the 20 August 1838 John Love his X mark Richard Henson a native by maridge and lived at Frogg Town in the state of georgia makes oath that John Love sent a negro man on business with two horses in to the nabor hood of Nockuchee in the limits of the state of georgia and that a man by the name of James Sutton and Hamlin stole the Two horses from the negro on his rout and run them off—Sutton and Hamlin was Pursued and found with the horses, but would not give them up, as I was informed, nor neather Did Love ever after wards git the horses—Sutton was soon after wards sent to the Penitentiary in georgia—affiant [k]new the horses well and has no hesatincy in saying the[y] w[ere] worthe the Price charged in the foregoing account—he knows th[ere] were Loves own horses and for which he has never rec[eived] any thing for sworn to the 14 Day of August 1838 Richard Henson his X mark Wm. H. Shair Justice of the Peace George Owens a native cherokee makes oath that he lived a nabor to John Love a bout Twelve years ago and recollects well the time he had his Two horses stolen from a negro he had sent in to the nabor hood of Nockuchee & Habbersham county on Bisness—affiant stats that he never saw the horses after the[y] ware stolen nor neather did he know who had stole them—ontil, one Day to be Present when John Love and a man by the name of James Sutton was Disputing on the subject of horses—that Love accused Sutton of steeling—from a negro he Love had sent in to georgia near Nochuchee on Bisness —affiant saw Sutton Pay Love one horse in Place of one of the wones that he had stolen and some few Days afterwards I under stood the horse was Proven a way from Love by some outher man—and that Love lost Boath horses—was well unders[t]ood in the nabor hod and for which affiant be leaves he has never Rec[eived] one cent for Sworn to 21 day of August 1838 George Owens his X mark SW Bell one of the committee I do certify that I interpreted for the above claim and Deem in correctly August 21 1838 Henry Smith Interpreter Examined by the committee allowed and reduced to $120 –Sep[tember] 27 1838 A. Fields Pres[ident] pro. tem[pore] [of the] Committee”
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John Love ValuationJohn Love Transcribed by Tommy Ozonoff “No. 55 John Love half breed living N[orth] fork of Peach Tree creek above Smith[‘]s Mill one old Cabin 14 [by] 14 [feet] board roof & old chimney 12[.]00 13 Acres upland in cultivation @ 8 104[.]00 One Imp[rovement] on the South Fork of the Creek adjoining Henry Smiths above one cabbin 12 [by] 14 [feet] puncheon floor stick & clay chim[ney] & Roof 15[.]00 One small stable covered 2[.]00 Stable & crib not covered 6[.]00 12 acres upland in cultivation @ 8 96[.]00 235[.]00 2 Peach Trees @ 50 [cents] 1 apple Tree @ 50 [cents] 1[.]50 236.50”
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Moses McDaniel ValuationMoses McDaniel Transcribed by Morgan Phares “No 235 Moses McDaniel Improvements Salaquoyah Creek Dwelling House 18ft sq[uare] large hewed Timber, Pl[ank] floor and door shutters roof nailed common chimney 350[.]00 Kitchen 18 ft. sq[uare] hewed, P. floor, c. roof and chimney 100[.]00 Crib 18 by 8 feet, split logs, neat 20[.]00 74 Peach Trees @ $1.50 [each] 111[.]00 Turnip Lot ½ Acre $10— 2 Apple Trees @$6[each] 16[.]00 20 Acres imp[roved] bottom land @$10 [each] 200[.]00 $797[.]00”
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Ignore me! Testing only!Ignore me. This item is for testing purposes only. This is a photo taken by Megan Styles in Greenville, SC.
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Lucinda Peggs, 1842 ClaimLucinda Peggs, Transcribed by Graham Smith
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Voucher for Benjamin Ragsdale (January 8, 1839)“The United States to Benjamin Ragsdale 1839 8th Jan[uary] For furnishing materials & making a coffin & assisting in burying a Cherokee—$3.00 Received near Vineyard Ark[ansas] 8th Jan. 1839”
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Voucher for Benjamin Ragsdale (17 coffins)“The United States to Benjamin Ragsdale…For furnishing materials & making 17 coffins for the dead of a Party of Cherokees, on the Route of Emigration, at sundry times from the 11th Oct. to the 1st Dec. (as shown by the Muster Roll) and for assisting in Digging graves & burying the dead, at $3 –for each coffin[.] The other services included—$ 51.00”
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Johnson Robbins, 1842 ClaimJohnson Robbins, Transcribed by Isaiah Cantey
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Johnson Robins ValuationJohnson Robbins Transcribed by Grace Scott “Johnson Robins & wife Niesah Living on North side of shooting Cr[ee]k [North Carolina] op[po]site Yonaquah [Big Bear] 1 Hewed Log Cabin 14 [by] 14 wood Chimney &c. 18[.]00 4 acres bottom in cultivation in 2 fields 8[.]00 [each] 32[.]00 1 small Corn Crib 3[.]00 3 Peach Trees a[t .]50 [each] 1[.]50 [Total value] 54.50”
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Lovely Rogers 1846 ClaimLovely Rogers Transcribed by Stuart Marshall “Treaty Fund Jan[uary] 20th 1847 To Lovely Rogers Damages on stock—$3500 I certify the above account to be correct & true This 21st Jan[uary] 1847 Lovely Rogers Before J.A. Bell”
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Lovely Rogers ValuationLovely Rogers Transcribed by Graham Smith “No. 7 Lovely Rogers a quarter blood a plantation on Vickrys Creek 2nd dist[rict] 1st sec[tion] Forsyth County G[eorgia] 3 cabins @ 25.00 / smoke house 10.00 crib 5. 90— 12 peach trees @ 50 1 cow pen 5.00 11— 40 acres upland (ordinary) @ 650 260— 361— Damages for dispossession of 40 acres upland in the early part of 1835 @3.25 p[er] acre p[er] ann[um] for 3 years 390— whole amount $757— additional on cleared land $1.50 p[er] acre 60[.]00 Am[ount] spoliation $390[.]00 See valuation below, *We find an additional improvement on lot no. 980 2.1 adjoining the above & pointed out by said Rogers 1 cabin & 2 small huts 25 8 acres upland @ 6.50 52 $77 additional on cleared land @ $1.50 p[er] acre 12 This lot appears to be one of the four lots selected by the said Rogers and allowed by the agent under the laws of Georgia of which he was dispossessed and compeled to purchase to sustain himself in possession & the improvements were made since the purchase the damages sustained by which is about $50 according to our estimate 50 Whole amt of the last mentioned place $127 [This section crossed out:] This valuation for $127 is believed to have been already allowed through the committee, and placed to the credit of Lovely Rodgers, & therefore must not be allowed a second time”
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Susannah Sanders, 1842 ClaimSusannah Sanders, Transcribed by Blake Pou
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John Sanders 1838 ClaimJohn Sanders Transcribed by Isaiah Copeland “[No. 608] The United States to John Sanders Dr. To a Gray Horse 3 years old $60.00 Before me Personally came John Sanders and duly sworn says that the above property was taken from him about 6 or 7 years ago by a white man by the name of John Carter who lived in Hall County. Claimant further states that soon after the Georgia law was extended over this Country: That he had a set[t]lement with John Carter in business they had been transacting together. and that he paid Carter in full for every thing that had passed between them. But Carter claimed more of deponent than Depon[e]nt owed him and came to deponents House and took this Gray horse and Carried him away. Depon[e]nt further swears that he did not owe Carter one farthing but that had paid him fully and completely for all business or demands existing between them. Sworn and subscribed before me this the 23rd of April Jno. [John] Adair M.C. John Sanders x his mark Before now personally came Wattee Sanders who duly sworn says that he was well acquainted with the transactions in Business Carried on betwe[e]n John Sanders & John Carter all that he owed in a Settlement that took place between them in his presence. Witness saw Carter take the Horse from John Sanders some time after they had a Settlement. Witness does not believe that Sanders owed Carter one cent—and that Carter took the Horse without any right or just claim Whatever. Witness says the horse was taken about the time the Georgia Laws was extended over this Country Sworn to & subscribed before me this the 23rd of April 1838 Jno. [John] Adair M.C. Wattee Sanders his x mark [Claim allowed April 24th, 1838]”
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Robert Sanders ValuationRobert Sanders Transcribed by Aidan Treacy “No 39 Robert Sanders Improvements Salaquoyah Dwelling House $ 500[.]00 Set of Stables 30[.]00 Potatoe House 10[.]00 Fowl [House] 15[.]00 Garden 90 f[eet] sq[uare] 40[.]00 Turnip Lot 10[.]00 Horse Yard 15[.]00 Horse Lot 15[.]00 100 Peach Trees @1[.]50 150[.]00 8 Apple d[itto] @3 24[.]00 5 Cherry d[itto]@150 7[.]50 22 Small d[itto] 30 11[.]00 80 Acres imp[roved] land @12 96[.]0 00 5 do 60[.]00 As corrected $1847.50 $1927[.]50 Rent on 5 d[itto] 2 yrs @$5. $50”
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John Sanders 1846 ClaimJohn 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"
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John Sanders (census)"Ten halfbreeds and 1 quarterblood, 9 slaves. Five farms, 5 farmers, 4 readers of Cherokee, 9 readers of English, 3 spinsters and 3 reservees."