Godahgeywe
The United States To Go dah hey we of the Cherokee Nation West on the Arkansas River on a creek called the Derdinelle(?). Present residence on the waters of Salisaw, Illinois District Cherokee Nation
Spoliation claim under the Treaty of 1838—
1838 To 1 hewed log house floor & chimney – shed before the
door & floor 16 feet by 18 $65.00
1 cabbin 12 foot square round logs- 1(8).00
1 kitchen 8 feet by 10- 10.00
1 corn crib 5 by 12 feet 10.00
1 corn house 8 by 10 feet 10.00
1 loom $5.00 – 2 tables $10.00 15.00
1 field of 20 acres under good fence 200.00
1 corn (illegible) of about ¼ of acre 10.00
20 bearing apple Trees, 27 peach trees 33.50
1 cupboard $5.00 5.00
1 Bay horse stolen by citizens of the United States
about the time of their removal $70.00 70.00
1 sorel(?) horse which run back and taken up
by the citizens thereof which she could recover worth $80.00 $80.00
5 cows and calves forcibly taken from her $75.00- 75.00
4 cows & calves run back so that she never got them $60.00
20 head of Hogs @ $108.00 108.00
16 Dollars stolen from her about the time of her removal
by some persons citizens of the state of Arkansas 16.00
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$779.50
Personally came before us Go-dah-gey-we and after being duly sworn deposeth and saith that the aforegoing statement of claim is just & true to the best of her knowledge, that no compensation has ever been made to her for the same
Sworn to & subscribed before us
David Carter Special Clks Go-dah-gey-we her x mark
J.D. Wofford for collecting Cherokee
claims,
Tahlequah District Cherokee Nation March 23rd 1842
Personally came before Ko lah cha quah or big bones and after being duly sworn desposeth and saith that he lived near to Go da gey we & know to her having horses and other property stolen and also knowing her to have such improvements, which she abandoned under the treaty of 1828 solution the United States and the Cherokee & believe the claim to be just
Sworn to & subscribed before us
David Carter Special clks for Kolahchaquah his x mark
J.D. Wofford collecting Cherokee claims
Tahlequah District Cherokee Nation March 23rd 1842
