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Native Americans

 Subject
Subject Source: Gilcrease Dci People

Found in 1868 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from Fayette Barnett to Bill Robinson concerning a shotgun, May 26, 1885

 Item — Folder 527: [Barcode: 61.527]
Identifier: 4026.3010
Description

Letter from Fayette Barnett, Creek Nation to Bill Robinson. Seeking "Order" for his shotgun. Folder 527

Dates: May 26, 1885

Letter from Fisher Brothers & Co., cotton merchants, to Jno T. Drew, October 29, 1874

 Item — Folder 406: [Barcode: 61.406]
Identifier: 4026.1996
Description

Fisher Brothers & Co. were located in St. Louis at 206 and 208 North Commercial Street. Letter was composed with detail of the company and services they could offer. Letterhead contained a picture of an African American sitting by bales of cotton. Folder 406

Dates: October 29, 1874

Letter from Florence M. F. Buchanan to J. L. McCorkle concerning an item Buchanan received from McCorkle, April 26, 1891

 Item — Folder 550: [Barcode: 61.550]
Identifier: 4026.3069
Description

Letter on Springfield F. & M. Insurance Company in Chicago. Red Text on letterhead reads, "Jas. C. Buchanan, Soliciting Agent, Webbers Falls, Indian Territory". The letter opens with the salutation "Please accept this as a token of esteem by one who remembers where turkeys and honey came from". Buchanan stated that the item received was not as white as Buchanan would have liked. Buchanan would have given a nicer one. Folder 550

Dates: April 26, 1891

Letter from G. Saltonstall requesting a missionary be sent to instruct the Mohegans in the Christian religion, May 31, 1716

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 191.1]
Identifier: 4026.8351
Description

Letter sent by G. Saltonstall, on behalf of the Governor and Council of the Colony of Connecticut in New England, to the Society for Propagating the Gospel among the Indians in America. He requests that a missionary be sent to instruct the Mohegans, and the English living on lands granted by them, in the Christian religion. Typescript is available. Folder 1

Dates: May 31, 1716

Letter from Gilcrease to Stone about moving, March 10, 1947

 Item — Folder 38: [Barcode: 201.38]
Identifier: 3827.7853