James Blackcoat
The United States To James Blackcoat native Cherokee came this country under Treaty of 1828
Spoilation claim occasioned by that Treaty—he now resides at Tahlequah District, (Council ground)
1828 Cherokee Nation—
To 1 house hewed inside puncheon floor—good—
Chimney–$ one round cabbin—floored both well fixed
For use at Dardenelle Bluff $50.00
1 common round cabbin 12.00
25 acres of cleared land 15 acres of it bottom land
10 acres up land—all under good fence 250.00
2 Bearing Apple trees 2 no bearing 6.00
10 Bearing peach—trees— 10.00
4 kegs of powder forcibly taken by U.S. Citizens 50.00
10 head of hogs $40 40.00
3 cows and calves—$36—2 steers—$30 66.00
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$484.00
Personally came before us James Blackcoat and after being duely sworn deposeth and saith the above claim is part of the Estate of Blackcoat dec’d & made to him a lone by mutual consent of the heirs, and that the above account is just and true
Sworn & subscribed to before us
J.D. Wofford Special clks for James Blackcoat his x mark
David Carter collecting claims
Tahlequah District Cherokee Nation
April 13th 1842
Personally came before us Go ah sun gah—and after being fuely sworn—deposeth and saith, that he lived in the imidiate vicinity of Dardenelle Bluff on the Arkansas River and personally knowing to the Above named—property and improvements, to be Abandoned, by him under the treaty of 1828 and that he was present when the above was made to aforesaid J Blackcoat by his father
Sworn & subscribed to before us
J.D. Wofford Special clks for Go ah sun gah his x mark
David Carter collecting claims
Tahlequah District Cherokee Nation
April 13th 1842
