Toosawallatah
The United States
To Too-sa-wal-la-tah a native Cherokee of the Cherokee nation East—resided there on the waters of the Can-a-sa-ga, near Joseph Vann’s Spring Place, Georgia—Emigrated to this country with Daniel Colstons Detachment and now resides on the Bonen Fork of Illinois River near Reuben Tiner’s—Going Snake District, Cherokee nation
1838 To 1 stud Horse, abandoned in consequence of the Emigration $80.00
20 Head of stock cattle @ $15 300.00
200 Head of Pork & stock hogs 1200.00
500 lbs Bacon @ 10c. per lb. 50.00
65 lbs of Lard @ 10c. per lb 6.50
100 lbs of soap in a barrel 7.00
1 Large Iron kettle 9.00
1 pair of Hand Irons 4.00
1 spinning wheel $2—1 pr. cotton cards $1 3.00
1 thread Reel $2—1 churn $1—1 Large cooler $1 4.00
2 water pails $2—1 Large washing tub $1.25 3.25
2 Large Augers $2—2 small do. $1 3.00
2 Chisels $1—1 Hand saw $1 2.00
3 pair of Ploughs Gears $10.50 10.50
1 small Barshear Plough 2.00
2 shovel ploughs with stock @ $3 6.00
1 mattock $1.50—3 felling axes $4.50—4 hoes $4 10.00
1 oven $3—1 small pot $1—1 skillet $1-1 frying pan $1 6.00
1 coffee pot 75c—2 sets tea cups & saucers $1 1.75
1 Tea pot $1—3 milk crocks @ 50c $1.50 2.50
1 Large Bottle 75c—1 set Bowls 75c. Large Dish $2 3.50
1 mug 75c-2 Dozen Plates $2—1 set case knives $3 5.75
1 other set of knives $1—1 sett of Tea & 4 table aprons 50c 1.50
2 salt cellers 50c—2 pepper boxes 50c—1 Table cloth 50c 1.50
1 lb powder 75c—2 split Baskets $1.50 2.25
5 lbs Home made sugar $1.25—1 hunk $6.25 7.50
2 Bars of Lead 25c—6 oz of Turkey Red $1.50 1.75
carried over
40 Gold Calier @ 50c $20—8 Do. @ 25c $2 $22.00
1 new Counter Pane $2—3 led white Domestic $1.12 ½ 3.12 ½
2 shirts (ready made) $3.50—1 Loom $20 23.50
3 pair of Harnesses & 2 Reeds $5—1 side saddle $25 30.00
1 man’s saddle $20—1 Feather Bed $8 28.00
2 Linspan* $1.50—4 tin cups 50c 1 pair candle mounts 37 ½ 2.37 ½
1 coffee mill $1—2 Fish (illegible) $1—50 chickens $6.25 8.25
2 canoes $6—1 small ferry boat on Con-a-sa-ga river $20 26.00
5 chairs $4.50—4 coolers $2—2 Bed Steads $3 9.50
3 Pad locks $3—2 stock locks $2—1 Table $2 7.00
1 Table with Drawers in it $3—3 Long seats $3 6.00
8 Bushels Corn—6 Do. meal—1 Do. Beans 8.00
1 sugar orchard including camp—3 Large troughs &
100 small Do. 29.00
1 Garden planted in Irish potatoes 7 shallots 10.00
5 acres sowed in wheat $30—3 do in corn $15 45.00
1 Improvement (not valued) consisting of 23 acres of cleared
land planted in corn $345—Double Cabin $65—20 peach Trees
& apple tree $21— 431.00
one Lot of Hogs sold to White men, citizens of the United
States (names not produced) for which he received no pay 23.00
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$3230.50
Personally came before us, Too-sa-wal-la-tah, a native Cherokee & claimant of the foregoing account and desposeth and saith on oath that all of the above named property was abandoned by him in the Eastern nation, in consequence of being arrested by United States Troops & forced into camps & that he has never received any consideration for the same of any person whoever
Sworn to & subscribed before us
J.D. Wofford Special Clerks for Too-sa-wal-la-tah his x mark
D. Carter collecting claims
Tahlequah District Cherokee Nation
March 18th 1842
Personally came before us “ The Fodder” and Cas-sa-la-we, native Cherokees & witnesses to the foregoing claim & depose and say on oath that they were acquainted with the said Too-sa-wal-la-tah in the Eastern Nation & that he was dispossessed of the property named above in the way & manner he has stated & that to their knowledge, he has never received any consideration therefor
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This 18th March 1842
J.D Wofford Special Clerks for “The Fodder” his x mark
D. Carter collecting claims Cas-sa-la-we his x mark
