Guidebook to Manuscripts From "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: These are various papers regarding money due the Indians from sale of lands under the terms of the Dancing Rabbit Creek Treaty. The "land warrants" are signed by the Indians with their marks. Some documents relating to George Durant as Commissioner of the Court of Claims and papers regarding this office, mostly in the 1870's, and an Act to improve the procedure of the Probate Court signed by Allen Wright are also included in the collection. There is one...

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Document with seal affixed signed by Issac L. Garvin, Principal Chief. Appointing George Durant Commissioner of Second Judicial District for the purpose of revising and codifying laws of the nation.

Collection Overview

Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Charles F. Ashley was an Indian Agent at the Colorado River Reservation and the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency in the late 19th century. There are letters, correspondence, financial documents, and two ledgers that contain information about his work as an Indian Agent. Additionally, this collection contains personal letters regarding his personal finances, military service pensions, and estate.

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Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Appointment of D.D. Hitchcock as Assistant Surgeon of the Second Indian Regiment of Guards at Bentonville, Arkansas. Signed by Major M.B.C. Wright, as Commander of the Regiment.

Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Two letters are from N. Longworth, Newark, New Jersey, to Mrs. Frances Hoskins, Savannah, Georgia. One asks about her welfare as well as her family's. He also speaks of home and that it has been a long time since he has been there, and the second comments on the length of time it took him to respond to her letter. He says that things have been busy and tells of recent events. Also included is an Ante-Nuptial agreement between...

Collection Overview

Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Appointment of D.D. Hitchcock as Assistant Surgeon of the Second Indian Regiment of Guards at Bentonville, Arkansas. Signed by Major M.B.C. Wright, as Commander of the Regiment.

Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Dr. J. Rhett Motte was a surgeon in the U.S. Army and these are a few papers written by him. In this collection is his commission as assistant surgeon of the 16th Regiment Infantry, 4th Brigade, 2nd Division, So. Carolina Militia, dated 1846. In 1842 he was at Ft. Gibson, Indian Territory, and an account book kept by him at that time is also included here. Interesting item: Probably the most important document is a journal...

Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: John Charles Casey (1807-1856) was graduated from West Point in 1829 and later became a captain in the United States Army. He was a Special Agent to the Seminoles at the Agency on the Banks of the Caloosa-Halibee, and a good friend of the Seminole Chief, Ho-lah-ta (Billy Bowlegs). The collection consists of letters, both official and personal giving information on the removal of the Indians, the delegations from Arkansas, and...

Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: A miscellaneous collection reflecting a long and busy life of John Drew (c. 1800-1865), a leading Cherokee, both at the time of removal and later as a representative of the tribe in Washington. Drew served as a Confederate soldier and officer; he was also a banker, a lawyer of sorts, and a storekeeper. Much of the collection consists of business papers of all sorts, many reflecting various aspects of the traffic in slaves, and...

Guidebook to Manuscripts Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: These are miscellaneous, mostly important, papers relating to Creek tribal affairs. In 1782 Governor Martin held a conference at Savannah with the Tallahassee King and the Headmen and Warriors of the Upper and Lower Creek Nations. In addition to three documents concerning this conference, there are "talks" by John Crutchfield, who could not attend the original "talk," sent to the governor by George Walton, saying that the...