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Contains 69 Results:

Cherokee Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MC.1954.39
Collection Overview The Cherokee Papers consist of a collection of materials such as personal letters and legal documents ranging from before, during, and after removal, including various correspondences from Colonel Return J. Meigs, Senator James Harlan, President Ulysses S. Grant, Colonel Stand Watie, and others. There are several documents pertaining to Cherokee land rights and negotiations, including the Old Settlers’ group with the Old Settlers' Council Proceedings (1838-1865) and a list of 119 Old...
Dates: 1799-1950

Resolution of General Council of the Cherokee Nation regarding right to self-govern, October 30, 1840

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 26
Identifier: 5126.478
Description

Resolution of the General Council of the Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah, signed by sixteen persons. It affirms the democratic rule of the majority and the ability of the Nation to self-govern. Typed transcript included. Folder 26

Dates: October 30, 1840

List of Daniel and Moll Ross' children, mid-19th century

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 27
Identifier: 4017.5265
Description

A list of Daniel and Moll Ross' children, handwritten and printed on a catalogue card. Folder 27

Dates: mid-19th century

Typed copy of resolutions by a Cherokee Nation committee concerning a conspiracy against the Principal Chief, January 16, 1841

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 27
Identifier: 4026.5266
Description

Typed copy of a series of resolutions by a committee of the Cherokee Nation near Tahlequah concerning a report of conspiracy to assassinate the Principal Chief. They resolve measures for the immediate apprehension of any future attempts. Folder 27

Dates: January 16, 1841

Letter from Robert H. Hynds to General John Cocke, January 5, 1843

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 28
Identifier: 3826.1281
Description

Letter from Robert H. Hynds in Dandridge, Georgia, to General John Cocke, recollecting his journey to the Cherokee Nation in 1827. He went to negotiate a treaty for the cession of lands east of the Mississippi. Folder 28

Dates: January 5, 1843

Supply order from Archibald Harris to Henry Cunningham, March 24, 1844

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 29
Identifier: 3826.1282
Description

Letter from Archibald Harris at Beatties Prairie to Henry Cunningham in Van Buren, Arkansas, placing an order for supplies. Photocopies included. Folder 29

Dates: March 24, 1844

Letter from Soup Watts to Captain John Kogan, April 14, 1845

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 30
Identifier: 3826.1283
Description

Letter from Soup Watts in Vian, Cherokee Nation, to Captain John Kogan in Fort Smith, Arkansas, listing the heads of families not included in a former schedule. They also agree to establish a depot on "Sallisaw at Richard Benge's, directly on the Whiskey Road." Folder 30

Dates: April 14, 1845

Letter from A. Henry to Henry Cunningham, July 21, 1846

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 31
Identifier: 3826.1284
Description

Letter from A. Henry in Maysville to Henry Cunningham in Van Buren, Arkansas, concerning the sale of a house and lots. Folder 31

Dates: July 21, 1846

List of Cherokee Nation Committee of Old Settlers and delegate vote, November 19, 1846

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 32
Identifier: 5126.480
Description

List of the members of the Cherokee Nation Committee of Old Settlers with a tally vote to decide which delegates to send to Washington. Folder 32

Dates: November 19, 1846

Candidates and election of the Committee of Five, August 6, 1847

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 33
Identifier: 5126.481
Description

List of candidates and election of the Committee of Five as provided in the Treaty of August 6, 1847. The president of the Committee decides in favor of Calvin Smith after he ties with Samuel Chambers. Folder 33

Dates: August 6, 1847