Manuscript Collection: Indian Slave Documents

Collection

Identifier: MC.1954.107

Staff Only

Collection Overview

Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: A Bostonian, William Marshall, writes for Captain Richard Walker of Nova Scotia in 1668 asking that a runaway slave boy be returned to Walker. The second item is a bill of sale dated 1750 for an Indian boy "called Newe'sock aged about nine years of age" for thirty pounds.

Dates

1668-1750

Language of Materials

Materials in English

Access Restrictions

Available by appointment only at the Helmerich Center for American Research (HCAR) with the exception of materials with donor restrictions. Contact Library staff in advance to inquire if materials exist pertaining to your research interests.

Use Restrictions

Please contact the Rights and Reproduction Department for information on publishing or reproducing materials included in these records. Permission will be granted by the Gilcrease Museum as the owner of the physical materials, and does not imply permission from the copyright holder. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain all necessary permissions from the copyright holder.

Extent

2 item(s)

Additional Description

Provenance

The Gilcrease Foundation acquired these materials before 1964 and is housed in the Helmerich Center for American Research (HCAR). The library currently receives most materials through community donation, board members, artists and the acquisition of manuscript collections.

Processing Information

Staff, interns, and volunteers of the Thomas Gilcrease Library and Archive have contributed to the organization and maintenance of the files since the collection passed to the City of Tulsa in the 1950s.