Rody Laugh at Mush
The United States To Rody Laugh at mush native Cherokee of the Eastern Nation for property Abandoned or left by Emigration in the year of 1838 at Santie near Samuel Gunter on or near the Tennessee River, Emigrated to this country in John Benges Detachment and now resides on the Sparinaw Creek Delaware District Cherokee Nation
1819 To 40 head of hogs average $4.00 pr $160.00
“ 60 d0—do at 4.00 pr. 240.00
“ 1 horse at $150.00—also 1 mare $170.00 320.00
“ 1 mans saddle $25.00—2 cows & calves $10 45.00
“ 1 horse forcibly taken by at citizen of the united–&
kept in Labour 6 months for which she makes a charge
$10 pr. month $60.00
To 2 horses taken or stolen $80.00—1 at $40.00 120.00
15 acres cleared land in cultivation $12 pr. 180.00
30 Peach Trees $1 pr. $30.00 30.00
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Total Amount $1155.00
Personally came before us—Archibald Campbell & laugh at mush and after being duely sworn deposeth and saith that they were well acquainted with Mink and that he left the above named improvements under the Treaty of 1819–& the property mostly consisting of horses and hogs was stolen or forcibly taken by citizens of the United States at various times from and after the treaty afores’d under which he the Mink removed from Marshal county Alabama—where the improvements were situated
Sworn & subscribed to before us
J.D. Wofford Special clks for Archibald Campbell his x mark
David Carter collecting claims Laugh at mush his x mark
Tahlequah District Cherokee Nation
April 13th 1842
1835 Cherokee Census, pg. 67/270