Book
Loose
Claim Number
474
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Claimants
Claim Date
1842

Type of Claim
R

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Notes/Comments
INFO FROM INDEX AT NARA - LOCATION OF CLAIM FILE UNKNOWN

Listing Description (Transcript)

A List of Claims for Improvements &c Continued

No. 476

The United States DO Spoliation

To Ally of Hickory Log Dist

 

For 1 black horse 5 years old at | 100.00

“ 1 bay horse 7 years old $100 – 1 bay horse 8 years old $100 | 200.00

“ 1 dun horse 4 “ “ $100 1 dun horse 6 years old $100 | 200.00

“ 1 black mare 3 years old $30 – 1 dun horse 2 years old $30 | 60.00

“ black mare 5 “ “ $40 – 1 “ mare 5 “ “ $30 | 60.00

“ 1 dun horse $30 4 years old, 1 dun mare 3 years old 30$ | 60.00

“ 1 dun mare 2 years old $30 1 brown mare 3 years old $30 | 60.00

“ 1 bay mare 2 “ “ $15 40 cows and calves at $15 each | 615.00

“ 9 barren cows $15 each 8 steers $15 each | 255.00

“ 6 head of cattle 2 years old $5 ea 80 head of hogs at $4.37 ½ ea | 380.00

Total | 2120.00

 

The above described property was stolen in the year 1823 claimant states that all of the above described property was stolen from him on the Altooney Creek, all at the same time claimant states that he did not see his property in possession of white men, but heard a company of white men drove off his property two of their names known by the name of William Herd & Cockran citizens of the of the United States.

 

Personally came before me Ally of the Cherokee nation east and solemnly affirmed that the above is a correct statement of claims against the United States for property stolen from her by whitemen citizens of the United States, and the foregoing account is just and true to the best of their knowledge and belief

 

Affirmed before me the the 10th day of September 1838

George Still Senr Agt for Col. Claims

Ally her X mark

 

Personally came before me Ah-chu-a-yu-ah and Da-wee of the Cherokee Nation east and solemnly affirmed that they were acquainted with claimant’s property and they saw a company of whitemen driving off claimant’s property one by the name of William Herd and other by the name of Cockran, the names of the others unknowne to witnesses but all citizens of the United States and the above account is just and true to the best of their knowledge and belief

 

Affirmed before me the 10th of September 1838

George Still Senr Agent for Collecting Claims

Ah-chu-a-yu-ah his X mark

Da-wee his X mark

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