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customs

 Subject
Subject Source: Gilcrease Dci Tags

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from William Fyffe, Charleston, to his brother, John Fyffe, on the Cherokee Nation and details of Cherokee manners and customs, February 1, 1761

 Item — Folder 2: [Barcode: 74.2]
Identifier: 3826.1653.1-4
Description

Letter from William Fyffe, Charleston, to his brother, John Fyffe, giving a lengthy account of an expedition against the Cherokee Nation and details of Cherokee manners and customs. Folder 2

Dates: February 1, 1761

Typescript of "Historical Sketches of the Cherokees; together with some of their Customs, Traditions and Superstitions", 1889

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 52
Identifier: 3026.350
Description

Typescript of "Historical Sketches of the Cherokees; together with some of their Customs, Traditions and Superstitions" by Wah-ne-nau-hi, a Cherokee woman formally known as Mrs. Lucy Keys. The text covers both pre and post-European contact history, including Sequoyah, George Lowery, and the Trail of Tears. There is also a family tree of the Oolootas of the Holly Clan. The original document is in the Smithsonian Institute. Folder 52

Dates: 1889