Soft Shell Turtle – Claim No. 39
National Archives, Record Group 75, Entry 232 Vol 25 pg 62
Spring Creek Valley,
Cherokee County, Alabama
October 17th
1836
No. 39 Soft Shell Turtle – Scraper’s son,
fullblood
One house 14 by 12 ft, 1
story, hewn logs, puncheon floor,
lined with boards, board
roof nailed on, board door shutter,
wooden chimney rock back
hearth & jamb 35.00
One house 14 by 12 ft, 1
story, round logs, puncheon floor,
lined with boards, board
roof, board door shutter,
wooden chimney rock back
hearth & jamb 30.00
One stable 10 by 10 ft, 1
story, round logs, board roof,
Good trofts & rack 10.00
One corn crib 10 by 8 ft, 1
story, round logs,
puncheon floor, board roof 10.00
One acre lot, ordinary
fence 10.00
2 – 1/8 acre lots, ordinary
fence 2.50
26 peach trees, bearing
$1.00 each 26.00
11 apple trees, small,
$1.00 each 11.00
10 acres in one field
upland, good fence, $10 per acre 100.00
20 peach sciants, 12 ½
cents each 2.50
One house 14 by 12 ft, 1
story, round logs, puncheon floor,
board roof, lined with
boards, board loft & door shutter,
wooden chimney rock back
hearth & jamb 25.00
Yard enclosure ¼ acre, good
fence 4.00
2 acres in one field,
upland, good fence 20.00
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Total 286.00
National Archives, Record Group 75, Entry 247
Book B pg 200
Spring Creek Valley, Cherokee County, Alabama
No. 579 S.A. Turnley by Oolenowee (same as
Softshell Turtle) +10.50 paid 2684
No. 373 & 374 John Lamar vs Pigeon Lifter &
Oolenowee
+ 41.52 ½ + paid 28.81 ½ 2968
+ $12.71 paid by Pigeon or Robert
Lifter
4600 Sally
Bark 40.00
½ 6125
sent
West January 1839 206.68 ¾
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$286.00
Joe Scraper Jr –
April 2008