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thomaswilliamholland Inventory of the William Holland Thomas papers, 1814-1898 Processed by: Rubenstein Library Staff; machine-readable finding aid created by: Noah Huffman David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

Aleph Number: 000875826

Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: April 2012Processed by Rubenstein Library Staff, ; finding aid encoded by Noah Huffman, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, April 2012 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and local Style Guide Inventory of the William Holland Thomas papers, 1814-1898 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

Descriptive Summary David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University Thomas, William Holland, 1805-1893 William Holland Thomas papers, 1814-1898 Material in English 10 Linear Feet 2789 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Indian agent, lawyer, and trader, of Haywood Co., N.C. Correspondence, account books, day books, ledgers, and other papers, relating to Thomas' life in western North Carolina, the removal of the Cherokee Indians and the status of those who remained, Civil War fighting in east Tennessee, postwar administration of Indian affairs, and his private business operations as a trader among the Cherokees. Includes records of Thomas' five stores in Haywood and Cherokee counties, and business correspondence and accounts of Thomas' son, also William Holland Thomas, a merchant and farmer of Jackson County, N.C. Other subjects include railroads and roads in North Carolina. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], William Holland Thomas papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

Provenance

The William Holland Thomas papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library between 1938 and 1952.

Processing Information

Processed by Rubenstein Library Staff,

Encoded by Noah Huffman, April 2012

Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 1938 to 1952

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

Biographical Note

William Holland Thomas (1805-1893) was an Indian agent, lawyer, and trader, of Haywood Co., N.C.

Collection Overview

Collection contains letters and papers of William H. Thomas (1805-1893), lawyer, Indian agent and trader, and colonel in the Confederate Army, concerning his life in western North Carolina, the removal of the Cherokee Indians and the status of those who remained in North Carolina, the building of roads and railroads, fighting during the Civil War in East Tennessee, postwar administration of Indian affairs, and private business of Thomas. There are also account books, day books, and ledgers showing a record of goods bought and sold in Thomas's five stores in Haywood and Cherokee counties. Included also are business correspondence and miscellaneous accounts, 1875-1890, of his son, William Holland Thomas, Jr., merchant and farmer of Jackson County, North Carolina. The library also holds microfilm, 2 reels, William Holland Thomas papers, 1820-1931, in the possession of James R. Thomas, Waynesville, North Carolina.

Subject Headings

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Cherokee County (N.C.)--History. Cherokee Indians--Government relations. Cherokee Indians--Legal status, laws, etc. Farmers--North Carolina--Jackson County. General stores--North Carolina--Cherokee County. General stores--North Carolina--Haywood County. Haywood County (N.C.)--History. Indians of North America--North Carolina. Jackson County (N.C.)--History. Merchants--North Carolina--Haywood County. Railroads--North Carolina. Roads--North Carolina. Tennessee--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. Contents of Collection William Holland Thomas papers, 1814-1898 (6 boxes; 71 volumes) 1Correspondence and papers, 1814-1842(7 folders) 2Correspondence and papers, 1843-1850(7 folders) 3Correspondence and papers, 1851-1864(7 folders) 4Correspondence and papers, 1865-1899 and undated(6 folders) 5Correspondence and papers, undated(2 folders) 5Receipts and accounts(5 folders) 6Receipts and clippings(6 folders) 6Preservation copy of Supplementary Report of Cherokee Indians Remaining in N.C.(1 folder) F:3849Account Book, 1834-1836

Scott's Creek, Haywood County, N.C.

F:3850Accounts, 1835-1839

Scott's Creek, Haywood County, N.C.

L:3851Accounts, Records of Indebtedness and Inventory of Goods, 1836-1853

Scott's Creek, Haywood County, N.C.

M:3852Account Book, 1836-1841

Haywood County, N.C.

L:3853Account Book: Inventory, Order Book, Notes and Accounts Due, Misc. Accounts, 1836-1841

Indiantown, [Quallatown], Haywood County, N.C.

S:3854Account Book, 1837

Haywood County, N.C.

F:3855Accounts, 1837-1838

Scott's Creek, Haywood County, N.C.

M:3856Account Book, 1838

Haywood County, N.C.

S:3857Diary and Account Book, 1839-1841

Haywood County, N.C.

L:3858Accounts, 1845-1849 (List of goods sold); Day Book, 1850-1851

Quallatown, Haywood County, N.C.

L:3859Account Book, 1849-1850

Scott's Creek, Haywood County, N.C.

S:3860Account Book, 1864

Haywood County, N.C.

S:3861Account Book, 1878

Junaluska, Jackson County, N.C.

F:3862Accounts, 1880

Junaluska, Jackson County, N.C.

L:3863Accounts of Indebtedness, 1839-1842

Murphy, Cherokee County, N.C.

M:3864Cash Book, 1837-1872

Calhoun, Tenn.

F:3865Cash Book, 1838

Haywood County, N.C.

F:3866Collection Book, 1834-1838

Scott's Creek, Haywood County, N.C.

L:3867Collection and Receipt Book, 1875-1880

Junaluska, Jackson County, N.C.

F:3868Day Book, 1832-1833

Scott's Creek, Haywood County, N.C.

F:3869Day Book, 1833-1834

Scott's Creek, Haywood County, N.C.

F:3870Day Book, 1834-1835

Scott's Creek, Haywood County, N.C.

F:3871Day Book, 1836-1838

Scott's Creek, Haywood County, N.C.

F:3872Day Book, 1836-1845

Murphy, Cherokee County, N.C.

F:3873Day Book, 1837

Indiantown, [Quallatown], Haywood County, N.C.

F:3874Day Book, 1837-1839

Murphy, Cherokee County, N.C.

L:3875Day Book, 1839

Quallatown, Haywood County, N.C.

L:3876Day Book, 1839-1840

Murphy, Cherokee County, N.C.

F:3877Day Book, 1839-1840

Scott's Creek, Haywood County, N.C.

L:3878[unidentified volume] L:3879Day Book, 1840-1841

Quallatown, Haywood County, N.C.

F:3880Day Book, 1840-1843

Scott's Creek, Haywood County, N.C.

L:3881Day Book, 1841-1842

Murphy, Cherokee County, N.C.

L:3882Day Book, 1845-1848

Quallatown, Haywood County, N.C.

L:3883Day Book, 1848-1850

Quallatown, Haywood County, N.C.

L:3884Day Book, 1851

Quallatown, Haywood County, N.C.

L:3885Day Book, 1851-1853

Quallatown, Haywood County, N.C.

L:3886Day Book, 1852-1854

Fort Montgomery, Cherokee County, N.C.

L:3887Day Book, 1853-1854

Quallatown, Haywood County, N.C.

L:3888Day Book, 1853-1854

Quallatown, Haywood County, N.C.

F:3889Day Book, 1854-1855

Quallatown, Haywood County, N.C.

L:3890Day Book, 1854-1857

Fort Montgomery, Cherokee County, N.C.

F:3891Day Book, 1855-1856

Quallatown, Haywood County, N.C.

F:3892Day Book, 1856-1857

Quallatown, Haywood County, N.C.

F:3893Day Book, 1858-1863

Quallatown, Haywood County, N.C.

M:3894Depositions, legal notes, etc., 1828-1843

Haywood County, N.C.

S:3895Diary and Account Book, 1840

Haywood County, N.C.

ff:3896Index to ledger, 1847

Haywood County, N.C.

ff:3897Indian Book, 1837

Haywood County, N.C.

S:3898Indian Book, 1857

Quallatown, Haywood County, N.C.

F:3899Invoice Book, 1838; Day Book, 1840-1842

Murphy, Cherokee County, N.C.

F:3900Journal, 1836-1837; Day Book, 1838

Indiantown, [Quallatown], Haywood County, N.C.

F:3901Journal and Day Book, 1840-1844

Quallatown, Haywood County, N.C.

F:3902Land Book, 1837

Haywood County, N.C.

F:3903Land Book, 1838-1853

Murphy, Cherokee County, N.C.

ff:3904Ledger, 1833-1834

Scott's Creek, Haywood County, N.C.

F:3905Ledger, 1835-1837

Scott's Creek, Haywood County, N.C.

F:3906Ledger, 1836-1838

Scott's Creek, Haywood County, N.C.

F:3907Ledger, 1836-1845

Scott's Creek, Haywood County, N.C.

F:3908Ledger, 1837-1847

Scott's Creek, Haywood County, N.C.

L:3909Ledger, 1839-1844

Scott's Creek, Haywood County, N.C.

F:3910Ledger [New Firm], 1839-1843

Cherokee County, N.C.

F:3911Ledger and Day Book, 1839-1841

Murphy, Cherokee County, N.C.

F:3912Ledger, 1839-1845

Cherokee County, N.C.

F:3913Ledger, 1840-1845

Scott's Creek, Haywood County, N.C.

F:3914Ledger and Indian Accounts, 1840-1858

Quallatown, Haywood County, N.C.

M:3915Ledger (Postage Accounts), 1844-1845

Murphy, Cherokee County, N.C.

F:3916Ledger, 1845-1848

Scott's Creek, Haywood County, N.C.

F:3917Ledger (White Customers), 1847-1855

Scott's Creek, Haywood County, N.C.

L:3918Letterbook, 1835-1842

Scott's Creek, Haywood County, N.C.

L:3919Letterbook and Accounts, 1838-1845

Murphy, Cherokee County, N.C.

M:3920Letterbook, 1858

Haywood County, N.C.

M:3921List of White Accounts, Notes, Judgements, Etc., 1849-1867

Haywood County, N.C.

S:3922Miscellaneous Accounts, 1874

Haywood County, N.C.

S:3923Rail Road Book, 1854-1855

Haywood County, N.C.

M:3924Register of Reservations Under the Cherokee Treaty of 1817

North Carolina and Tennessee

F:3925Scrapbook, 1852-1888

Jackson County, N.C.

L:3926Scrapbook, circa 1890

Waynesville, N.C.

L:3927Supplementary Report of Cherokee Indians Remaining in N.C., 1835

Haywood County, N.C.

M:3928Turnpike Records, 1859

Haywood County, N.C.