Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: This is an account of a fifteen day trip by horse and wagon from Mulberry, Franklin County, Arkansas, to Arkansas City, Kansas, by C. T. Wells (n.d.) and companions. It has very little of historical value except one brief mention of George Perryman, a few places named, and some brief description of various Indian agencies. It does indicate that the appearance of the prairie around Muskogee, for in­ stance, had not changed much...

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Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: These ledger books contain mercantile records, doctor's accounts, and court records. The mercantile records reveal much about the way of life in the formative years of the country. The doctor's records give an interesting glimpse into the sort of service they performed. Note: See also "Fort Smith Trader's Book" for further information concerning this interesting ledger.

Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: An interesting item in this collection is a letter dated May 18, 1821, signed by J. C. Calhoun, appointing Nathaniel Philbrook sub-agent to the Osages on the Arkansas to serve under Governor Miller. His compensation was to be $500.00 per annum. A letter written in 1844 to Creek Agent, Captain Dawson, mentions a William Baxter who had formerly been in Josiah Gregg's employ. He relates that Francis and John (Spangaras?) found...

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Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: A guest of P.H. Sheridan, William E. Strong kept an interesting account of a hunting trip to Indian Territory in 1878. General A.W. Whipple, a Colonel Moore, and Ben Clark, guide, were also in the hunting party. Strong gives a good description of Clark and there is a photograph of him. There are several excellent pen and ink sketches of wild turkeys.