Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: This original autograph manuscript written by George Cartwright (1739-1819) is entitled "The Case of the Wild or Red Indians of Newfoundland with a Plan for their relief." The writer gives a description of the Indians of Newfoundland and then relates the barbarous cruelties and murders committed on them by the English traders and others. It concludes with suggestions by him for their relief against such atrocities. Cartwright...

Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: George Catlin (1795-1872), American painter of Indian life, traveled with the Dragoon Expedition of 1834 and was a protégé of Sir Thomas Phillipps. He had exhibitions in London, and circulars and brochures of these showings are in our files. The manuscripts include seventy-seven letters written by Catlin to Sir Thomas Phillipps, most of them presented to Gilcrease Institute by William S. Bailey, Jr. who purchased them from...

Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: These papers concern the circuit court of which G.W. Benge was judge at the time. There are letters and "House Bills" regarding the sale of land in the Cherokee Outlet - especially some dealing with E.D. Chadwick and R.T. Wilson. One document, an amendment to House Bill No. 10,002, relates to the "Old Settlers or Western Cherokees Fund." There is one petition asking that the town of Catoosa be incorporated. Most of the items...

Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: George W. Fields (n. d.) was an attorney for the Texas Cherokees. Three documents relate to the contract for Field's services and one is the account of the Proceedings of the General council of Texas Cherokees and Associated Bands empowering him to act in the matter of the claim against the State of Texas.. One typed, bound manuscript, dated 1920, is entitled "The Texas Cherokees, 1820-1839" and has ninety-two pages. There is...

Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: George W. Grayson was Principal Chief of the Creek Nation in 1918, and these are a few papers from that administration such as deeds sent from the court for him to certify as Chief; plans for a memorial to Pleasant Porter, a former chief; and routine correspondence with the Honorable Cato Sells, Commissioner of Indian Affairs. One item is a letter of protest against Creek Indians serving in the military forces outside of the...

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Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Captain George W. Wallace writes from Fort Texas, April 20, 1860, to Major General G. H. Thomas at Fort Smith. He offers his regrets that he cannot comply with a request made by Major Thomas because of the presence of Indians in the vicinity.

Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Most of these documents pertain to the founding and settling of the Colony of Georgia. There is a most interesting letter with an account of the sea voyage of the "Anne" with General James Oglethorpe and 120 settlers for Georgia, including homely facts about health, food and activities of the passengers and their leaders. Another paper tells of General Oglethorpe's handling of attempted mutiny at St. Andrews Fort. Also...

Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: A carefully typed 15-page diary with no indication as to its author, this is probably a transcript of the author's account of an expedition from Fort Smith, Arkansas, headed toward California, but in this journal, reaching only Santa Fe, New Mexico. The time recorded is from March 26 to May 29, 1849. A Captain Ebbets was evidently in charge of the expedition and it appears that it was called the Knickerbocker Company. Some of...

Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: G. W. Lillie (1860-1942), of Pawnee, Oklahoma, was better known as Pawnee Bill. A notice (probably 1886 or 1887) written on the letterhead of "Pawnee Bill's Oklahoma Colonization Company" is directed to "city and county papers" telling them that 2500 to 5000 people are ready to come into Oklahoma, but have been frightened by false reports that soldiers are waiting to keep them out. A letter to ''Friend Engles" says he...

Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Grant Foreman (1869-1953), an attorney of Muskogee, Indian Territory, chose for his life work the history of this area and published many books on the subject. Drafts of his manuscripts are in this collection. He served as an attorney, especially on land questions, for the Dawes Commission. He was instrumental in founding the Oklahoma Historical Society and was one of its directors. He also was responsible for the preservation...