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Letter from William Wirt to Chief John Ross regarding legal proceedings. (resembles Moulton Vol. II, pp. 199-200). Sheets of folded paper with handwritten text in ink. Folder 45

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Letter from William Wirt to William H. Underwood, Esquire concerning case in Georgia. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 44

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Long black pin, black sphere on top.

Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Journal of John Lowery Brown (1779-1852), a Cherokee. He and a party of fellow tribesmen left Grand Saline (near Salina, Oklahoma) on April 20, 1850, for the gold fields of California. After suffering many hardships, the party arrived late in September. The last entry is November 10, 1850. This journal is in English. A transcript with notes is printed in Vol. XII of the Chronicles of Oklahoma (Oklahoma Historical Society,...

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Pair of gold, square cuff links.

Description Black and white pictograph of the pay room at Fort Gibson. Men standing in room with row on windows on either side of room. Wearing slack, white shirt, and vest, some in hat. In center behind fence are men seated at at table with stacks of cash. Folder 23 Inscription(s) Inscribed, "The Pay Room in the old barracks at Fort Gibson. This picture was taken some day, after the payment began, but there are hundreds of thousands left in the bundles...

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The excerpt was written by Phineas U. Blunt, a member of the Knickerbocker Exploring Company en route to the gold fields in California. Folder 1

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A wooden box with hinge opening made by the Globe-Wernike Co. in Cincinnati, with "Globe" marked in gold letters on the front. Contains an index file made by Nancy Russell of owners contacted about Charles M. Russell letters for "Good Medicine"