Qualecoo Smith 1842 Goingsnake District Claim
The United States Do:
To Qualeeco
Smith late of Island Town, Chatoogee, Cherokee Nation East and now resides in
Going Snake District C. N. on the Illinois River.
Came D. Colsons
Detachment.
1838
Rent of 10 acres of fenced
land, $5 per acre per annum for 5 years $250
Rent of 5 acres of fenced
land, $5 per acre per annum for 2 years
50
1 horse, saddle, and bridle
$185 1 bay horse $50 235
1 brown horse $40 1
sorrel horse $30 70
6 cows & calves $90 3
large steers $36 3 yearling cattle $18
144
75 head stock hogs $3
per head 225
12 head sheep $36 28 head
goats $56
92
6 geese $3 8 ducks $3
80 chickens $10 11 pigeons $5 21
17 acres growing corn at
$10 per acre 170
3 acres planted potatoes
$60 ½ acre planted onions $20 80
½ acre planted cotton $5
3 ploughs $8 3 pair traces $3
16
3 horse collars $1.50 3 single trees $3 2 clavices $1
5 weeding hoes 3.75 9.25
100 bushels corn $100
1000 binds fodder $46 146
3 bedsteads $24 3 tables
$6 1 cupboard $3 6 chairs $3 36
1 spinning wheel $2 1
loom $5 2 trunks $7 14
1 pr And irons $3 1 pr
shovel & tongs $3 1 spade $1.50 7.50
4 large casting pots $17
2 ovens with lids $6 23
2 small casting pots $3 2
small ovens with lids $3 1 kettle $3
9
3 water pails $2 1 tin
box $2 4 pewter basins $4 8
2 setts plates $1 2 large
dishes $2 2 setts cups & saucers $1
4
1 sugar dish .50 1 glass
pitcher .50 2 bread waiters .75 1.75
1 pepperbox .25 2 looking
glasses $5 2 pr cotton cards $2
7.25
2 axes $5 1 hammer .50
1 chisel $1 6.50
40 Gi_ _ cotton $5 4 cane
baskets $1.25 6.25
cash paid to an attorney to
recover my field 40
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1671.50
credit by cash received
from agents for selling Indian property
100
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1571.50
Qualeeqoo
Smith being duly states that in the year 1833 a white man citizen of the United
States dispossessed me of 10 acres all in cultivation, and kept me out of the
use of it for five years. And in the
year 1836 another white man citizen of the U.S. dispossessed me of 5 acres all
in cultivation, and kept me out of the use of it for 2 years. And I paid a lawyer forty dollars in cash to
endeavor to get my fields back for me, but he failed in doing so. The horse, saddle, & bridle as charged
in my account, a white man by the name of John Beaver, a citizen of the U.S.,
he pretended to be a friend to the Cherokees and I let him take my horse to
keep for me until I started for the west, but he never returned the horse to me
again, and would not pay me anything for the horse when I left for this
country. All other particulars as
charged in my account, I was forced to abandon by the authorities of the United
States in 1838, all of which I have never received any thing more from the
United States than what I have given credit for in my account, and I have never
received any thing from any other source whatsoever.
Sworn to & subscribed
before me Qualeeqoo
Smith her X mark
this the 16th
March 1842
David M. Foreman, Clerk
Six Killer
being duly sworn states he lived about one fourth of a mile from Qualeeqoo
Smith and she was dispossessed of her fields as she has made oath in the
foregoing statement by two whitemen citizens of the U.S. She did pay a lawyer forty dollars to
recover her fields for her but he failed in doing so. I was present when John Beaver, a white man and citizen of the
United States got the foregoing named horse, saddle & bridle to keep for
her until she started for this country, and he never returned claimant horse to
her again. The balance of her account
more than I have mentioned I know that she was forced to abandon in the year 1838
by the authorities of the United States.
She has never received anything more than what is credited to my
knowledge.
Sworn to & subscribed
before me Six
Killer his X mark
this the 16th
March 1842
David M. Foreman, Clerk
Claim # 271
The United States Do:
To Qualeco Smith late of Chatoogee
1 house $60
Claimant swears that Baker
a white man took the house.
I was indebted to him
$11. I offered to pay him but he
insisted on taking the house for the debt and refused to accommodate me.
Qualeeco Smith her X mark
John Walker being sworn says:
I was present when Baker took the claimants house. I heard her offer to pay him the $11, but he would not give up
the house.
Sworn to and subscribed
before me John
Walker his X mark
April 18th 1842
D.M. Foreman, Clerk
The United States Do:
To Qualeco Smith, Warlesah Bushy Head, Henry, Jenny,
Sarah, Chuayuga, and John Smith, widow and heirs of Smoke Smith deceased late
of Chattoogee, C.N.E.
1836 1 Negro man $500, 1 Negro woman $350, 1
fine grey horse $150 1000
valuation money
100
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1100
Qualecoo Smith being duly sworn says a white man named
Beaver took the two negros from my husband.
He also took the horse and drew the valuation money pretending to have
an account against him. My husband was
not in his debt at that time. He had
previously owed him a small sum which was paid.
Qualecoo Smith her X
mark
John Walker on oath states:
I have frequently seen the above two negros at Beavers. I was not present when he took them, but I
know that he did so. I heard that he
took the horse and money but do not know the particulars. The property was worth the price charged.
Sworn to and subscribed
before me John
Walker his X mark
April 19th 1842
D.M. Foreman, Clerk
Arch Lowry being sworn states: I know that a white man named Beaver taken three negros from
Smoke Smith on pretense that Smith was indebted to him. And after he had taken the negros he let
Smith have goods to the amount of $154 when Smith was drunk. I heard that Beaver took the grey horse
which Smith had paid $150 for. And the
above named claimants is the widow and heirs of Smoke Smith, deceased.
Sworn to and subscribed
before me April 22nd 1842
Arch Lowry his X mark
D.M. Foreman, Clerk
1842 Going Snake District Claims # 32, 271 & 283
Transcribed by Joe Scraper Jr April 2008
