No. 30 To Scraper late of Chatooga District
Cherokee Nation East and now resides at Rabbit Trap, Going Snake District. Came in Rich Taylor’s Detachment in 1838.
To 4 cows at $60, 3 yearlings at $12 $72
“ 1 bay horse at $100, 1 bay horse at $200, 1 brown horse at
$100 $400
“ 7 head hogs barrows at $35, cash loaned to white man $30 $65
“ 1 negro boy at $600, 2 oxen at $50, 13 cows & calves at
$260 $910
“ 15 head of cattle at $86, 2 road waggons at $200 $286
“ 2 setts smith tools at $150, 200 bushels corn at $250 $400
“ 85 acres of growing at $850, 2 acres sweet potatoes planted at
$60 $910
“ 1 acre Irish potatoes
at $30, 3 acres growing cotton at $108 $138
“ ½ acre garden vegetables at $15, 6 acres land not valued at
$48 $63
“ 1 hewed log house at $125, 1 smoke house at $25 $150
“ 1 smith shophouse at $25, 1 gray horse at $100, 1 brown horse
$80 $205
“ 1 colt at $30, 35 head stock hogs at $135 $165
“ 9 casting pots at $26, 3 pairs Ana irons at $9, 4 mattocks at
$6 $41
“ 2 axes at $4, 1 lock chain at $2, 1 broad axe at $2 $8
“ 2 adzs at $2.50, plates
dishes set at $8, 1 reel at .50 $11
“ 5 bed steads at $10, 1 table at $2, 2 dressers at $3 $15
“ 2 large troughs at $2, 4 reap hooks at $4, 1 loom at $10 $16
carried over $3855
To amount brought over (from
previous page)
“ 3 spinning wheels at $6, 1 weavers _ _ _ _ ing _ _ _ at $1 $7
“ 6 chains at $6, 1 square at .50, wagon irons at $5 $11.50
“ 7 ploughs & gearings at $ 21, 9 weeding hoes at $ 3.50 $24.50
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$3898
“ 4 rifle guns at $90 $90
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$3988
Sworn to and subscribed
before me this 15th March 1842 Scraper
(his mark)
David M. Foreman, Clerk
Sworn to and subscribed
before me this 15 March 1842 Jay Bird
(his mark)
David M. Foreman, Clerk
Homany
Smith being duly sworn states that he is well acquainted with Scraper, and I
know that in the year 1837 he loaned an ox to a white man citizen of the U.S.
for 8 days only. And I know that the white man did not return the ox agreeable
to his promise, but kept the ox and worked him until he died. And I know that Scraper has never been paid
for his ox and I also know that Scraper did loose 4 head of horses about the
year 1826 or 27 and I believe that a white man by the name of Philpot, a
citizen of the U.S., stole the horses.
And further state that I know that Scraper had a negro boy taken from him
by a company of armed white men, all citizens of the United States. And they took the negro without any just
cause whatsoever and Scraper was forced to abandon the balance of his property
as charged in his account, by the authorities of the United States in 1838, and
he has never received any thing for any part thereof to my knowledge
Sworn to and subscribed
before me this 15 March 1842 Homaney
Smith (his mark)
David M. Foreman, Clerk
George
Scraper being duly sworn states he was present – when my Father and Young
Cellers made a settlement concerning some money which my father had loaned
Cellers. There was a balance of thirty
dollars due my father which Cellers promised to pay in 30 days, but my father
was taken by the troops in 1838 before Cellers paid him. And has never been paid yet. I also know that a company of armed white
men citizens of the U.S. came took my father’s negro boy out of his field where
the boy and myself was at work, and took him off by force without any plea
whatever, for my father did not owe them anything. I also know that my father let Robert Ware have hogs and Ware
would not pay for 3 of the hogs. All
the balance of the property which my father has charged, he was forced to
abandoned in 1838 by the authorities of the U.S. and he has never received
anything for the same to my knowledge.
Sworn to and subscribed
before me this 15 March 1842 George
Scraper
David M. Foreman, Clerk
1842 Going Snake District Claim # 30 Transcribed by Joe Scraper Jr April 2008