citizen
Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from William Shorey Coodey to Agent Montfort Stokes, October7, 1839
Draft copy of letter by William Shorey Coodey, Chief John Ross, Young Wolf and Joseph M. Vann, to Agent Montfort Stokes. Protesting arrest of Cherokees and their imprisonment at Garrison (Moulton) 4026.854-.1 is a folded sheet with handwritten text in ink on four pages. 4026.854.2 is one sheet with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 665
Letter from William Wirt to Chief John Ross, November 15, 1830
Letter from William Wirt to Chief John Ross regarding Bill of Injunction. (Moulton Vol. I, pp. 205-206). Single sheet of folded paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Four single sheets of paper with handwritten text in ink. Folder 48
New State Tribune newspaper clipping of death of Judge Henry C. Ross, May 1906
Folder 46
Newspaper clipping reporting death of Henry C. Ross on May 4, 1906, May 5, 1906
Folder 46
Opinion of William Wirt on the Claims for Improvements by the State of Georgia on the Cherokee Nation, circa 1830
Opinion of William Wirt on the claims for improvements by the State of Georgia on the Cherokee Nation under the Treaties of 1817 and 1828. (Moulton Vol. I, p. 196). Eight folded papers and two sheets of paper. Folder 49A
Order by Principal Chief D. W. Bushyhead to William West to report on arrest of "Moore", July 25, 1883
William West was the Sheriff of the Canadian District of the Cherokee Nation. Moore was an alleged horse thief. Bushyhead also wanted his removal by detachment of U.S. Army in the report. Folder 501
Page 5 and 6 of letter from William Wirt to William H. Underwood, Esquire, 1797 - 1897
Pages 5 and 6 of letter from William Wirt to Willian H. Underwood, Esquire suggesting that while the Supreme Court had decided Cherokee Nation was not a foreign state, it might hold Georgia laws unconstitutional. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 57A
Permit for Blankenship and Reynolds to labor as farmers in the Canadian District of the Cherokee Nation, November 6, 1882
Permit granted to W. G. Robinson, A Cherokee citizen, to employ Blankenship and Reynolds, United States citizens, as farmers for the term of two months. Permit signed by H. J. Vann, Clerk of the Canadian District in the Cherokee Nation. Folder 483
Photocopy of newspaper report of hearing before Commission to the Five Tribes, 1906
Two photocopies of newspaper report of a hearing before the Commission to the Five Tribes regarding the admission of Anna Flippin et al. to citizenship in the Cherokee Nation, describing illegal court proceedings and payoffs to Charles O. Frye. Original moved to flat storage, Indian Documents Drawer 5, number 11. Folder 58
Photocopy of the booklet "The Indian Question Discussed by Spencer S. Stevens of the Cherokee Nation", 1882
Photocopy of the booklet "The Indian Question Discussed by Spencer S. Stevens of the Cherokee Nation" regarding the Eurocentric view of what was referred to as "the Indian problem". Stevens calls for the U. S. government to adopt a well-defined policy that is "just, wise and humane" while favoring assimilation to Christianity. The original manuscript is in the Western History Collection at the University of Oklahoma. Folder 47