essay
William Holland Thomas and the Cherokee claims
cherokee indian nation : a troubled history • Knoxville • Published In 1979 • Pages: 181-201
By: Iobst, Richard W. (Richard William).
Abstract
Under the Treaty of New Echota in 1835 the Eastern Cherokees ceded all of their lands east of the Mississippi to the United States in return for five million dollars and the right ot occupy lands in the Indian Territory of Oklahoma next to those already occupied by the Western Band of Cherokees known as the 'Old Settlers.' Following the removal of the major portion of the Cherokees to Oklahoma, William Holland Thomas, a non-Indian who had been adopted into the Cherokee tribe, served as the attorney for those Cherokees remaining in the East in order to secure the money that was their due under the terms of the Treaty of New Echota, and to obtain permission for them to live in their native mountains. This article describes the results of his efforts in dealing with the United States government on behalf of the Cherokee people.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Historian
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- Delores Walters ; 1988: John Beierle ; 2006
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 1785-1865
- Coverage Place
- North Carolina and Oklahoma, United States
- Notes
- Richard W. Iobst
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-201)
- LCCN
- 78013222
- LCSH
- Cherokee Indians