Section
3
Book
C
Claim Number
919

Claimants
Also Known As
Claim Date
8/29/1838

Witnesses
Notes/Comments

Not Available


Districts

TSLA BOOK C - Claim 919
TSLA BOOK C - Claim 920.1
Transcription Document

A list of claims for improvements &c contd 

No. 919 

The United States DO 

Betsy Bearpaw of Hickory log Dist 

 

For 1 yoke steer 24.00 Milch cow and calf 15.00 | 39.00 

“ 2 Cows 1 for 10.00 & 1 for 5.00 2 Heads of Sheep 3.00 each | 21.00 

“ 10 Heads of Goats .02 each 4 Do Grown hogs 4.00 each | 36.00 

“ 13 “ of hogs 3.00 each 22 Head shoats 1.00 each | 61.00 

“ 3 Axes 2.00 1 Mattock .75 | 2.75 

“ 3 Weeding hoes .75 each 2 hand jack 2.00 1 spade 1.00 | 5.25 

“ 2 Augers .75 1 Chisel .50 | 1.25 

“ 2 ploughs 1 stock 4.00 2 single traces 1.00 2 clevises .50 each | 5.50 

“ 1 pair hames .50 2 pad locks 1.00 | 1.50 

“ 1 pot 3.00 1 pot 1.00 2 pots 2.00 each | 8.00 

“ 1 Oven & lid 2.50 1 Skillet 1.00 1 Loom 9.00 1 set hammers .75 | 13.25 

“ 2 Slays 1.50 3 Sheckles .75 1 spinning wheel 3.00 1 reel 3.00 | 8.25 

“ 2 pair cotton cards .75 & .50 | 1.25 

“ 1 pair wool cards .50 1 chair .50 | 1.00 

“ 3 Rugs 1.50 7 small Bottles .75 2.25 

“ 2 keelers 1.00 3 Barrels 1.50 10 Earthen plates 1.25 3 pewter plates 1.50 | 5.25 

“ 2 Bread trays and 1 cifter(?) .50 each | 1.50 

“ 4 Large cane Baskets | 2.50 

1 “ Riddle .25 1 Churn .50 | .75 

“ 1 Butchers knife .50 Table 2.00 | 2.50 

“ 2 Bed steads 1.00 1 Dirt pot .50 | 1.50 

“ 8 lb Wool .50 each 6 lb cotton .50 each | 4.50 

“ 10 Bushels corn 10.00 8 bushels beans 8.00 | 18.00 

“ 6 Do potatoes .75 each 4 chickens .50 | 5.00 

“ 7 Bed steads 3.00 each | 21.00 

“ Crop on hand | 100.00 

Total | 375.75 

 

Personally came before me Betsy Bearpaw of the Cherokee Nation East and solemnly affirmed that the foregoing statement of claims against the United States for property forced to abandon by the authorities of the United States since the 23rd day of May 1838 are just and true to the best of her knowledge and belief 

 

Affirmed to before me this 29th of August 1838  

George Still Sr Assistant Agent for collecting claims  

Betsy Bearclaw her x mark 

 

Personally came before me Thomas Blanket and James Blanket of the Cherokee Nation east and solemnly affirm that the foregoing statement of claims against the United States for property are just and true to the best their knowledge and belief 

 

Affirmed to before me 29th day of August 1838 

George Still Sr Assistant Agent for collecting claims  

Thos. Blanket his x mark  

James Blanket his x mark 

 

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