Native Americans
Found in 1868 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from P. M. Butler to John Drew concerning three mules, December 24, 1845
Letter from P. M. Butler to John Drew asking that three mules to be shod and returned to Camp Coddy. Folder 88
Letter from Patrick Gordon to Chief Shekallamy regarding the sale of rum to the Native Americans, August 13, 1735
Folder 1
Letter from Principal Chief D. W. Bushyhead to Principal Chief of the Seminole Nation requesting arrest of Dick Glass, August 31, 1883
Letter requested arrest of Dick Glass, a Creek, who had fled from justice. Folder 507
Letter from Principal Chief D. W. Bushyhead to Principal Chief of the Seminole Nation requisitioning arrest of Lewis and Ezekiel Moore , August 31, 1883
Lewis and Ezekiel Moore were to be arrested and delivered to Sheriff Wm. Robinson. Letter stated that a certified copy of the warrant was attached, 4026.2090.1. Folder 508
Letter from R. C. Bollinger to Mrs. Emma McCorkle concerning payment on musical instrument, February 17, 1893
R. C. Bollinger was a music dealer in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Bollinger informed Emma McCorkle that his traveling salesman and collector would be around to see her about the 30th. Bollinger's place of business was destroyed by fire and he sustained a heavy loss. He asked for Mrs. McCorkle to assist him by paying all that was due on her instrument. Body of letter was typed. Folder 560
Letter from R. M. French to Wm. West concerning two escaped convicts, July 19, 1882
R. M. French was the High Sheriff and was writing to William West the sheriff of the Canadian District in the Cherokee Nation. The letter gives the names and descriptions of two convicts who escaped from the insane asylum on the afternoon of July 19, 1882. The names of the two convicts were Isaac Daugherty and Doast Bennette. Folder 477
Letter from R. Moore to Mr. J. D. Yost concerning formation of an Anti-Horse Thief Association, September 4, 1901
R. Moore wrote from Foreman, Indian Territory to Mr. J. D. Yost in Ketchum, Indian Territory. The letter stated that he received the petition to starts an Anti-Horse Thief Association lodge at Black Jack School House. Moore thought there had been a mistake and asked Yost to contact him concerning the matter. Letter signed R. Moore Foreman P.O. Ind. Terry. Folder 575
Letter from Return J. Meigs to John Browder, April 14, 1811
Letter from Return J. Meigs to John Browder stating that Daniel Snider and Elias Gwin are to take two wagonloads of corn to the Indian Turnpike for payment of $3.50 each per day. Folder 10
Letter from Return J. Meigs to John Browder, May 14, 1811
A letter from Return J. Meigs to John Browder discussing the possibility of Browder occupying an island at the mouth of the Tennessee River. Folder 12
Letter from Robert H. Hynds to General John Cocke, January 5, 1843
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