slavery
Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:
Act for Punishment of Thefts and Other Crimes Adopted by National Council, September 19, 1839
Act for punishment of thefts and other crimes adopted by National Council signed by William Shorey Coodey; Pres. Nat. Committee, Young Wolf and David Carter, Speaker and Clerk, of National Council; also Chief John Ross. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 634
Certified copy of John Drew's last will and testament, March 6, 1860
Certified by I. G. Vore on February 5, 1867 and J. A. Scales on February 20, 1869. Folder 266
Cherokee Papers
Claim by John Drew for expenses incurred while pursuing runaway Negroes, 1842
Claim by John Drew for $351.80 for expenses incurred as captain of a company authorized to pursue certain runaway Negroes. Claim was approved by committee and council December 22, 1842. Folder 44
Copy of Letter from Arkansas Governor Henry M. Rector to Chief John Ross, January 29, 1861
Copy of letter from Arkansas Governor Henry M. Rector to Chief John Ross seeking Cherokee to join seceding slave-holding states. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 1089
Inscription(s)
Inscribed in ink on recto, "A Copy"
Copy of Letter from Chief John Ross to Arkansas Governor Henry M. Rector, February 22, 1861
Copy of letter from Chief John Ross to Arkansas Governor Henry M. Rector holding that Cherokee Nation is bound by Treaties with and under protection of the United States, but friendly to slave-holding citizens. (Moulton). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 1096
Inscription(s)
Inscribed in ink on recto, "A Copy"
Copy of letter from Secretary of War J. H. Eaton to Colonel Ward, August 2, 1830
Copy of letter from Secretary of War J. H. Eaton to Colonel Ward transmitting a copy of his July 29th letter to Colonel Montgomery, Cherokee Agent, setting forth the President's views on Indian removal. Five folded sheets of paper with handwritten text in ink on 19 pages. Folder 40
Inscription(s)
Inscribed in ink on recto, "Copy"
First 2 Pages of Draft of Annual Message, 1797 - 1897 (October 4, 1860 Moulton)
First 2 pages of draft of annual message. (See Moulton for complete text). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 1081
Fragment of a bill of sale of a slave girl, May 21, 1831
Fragment of a bill of sale of a Negro slave girl names Lisey from John McIntosh of the Cherokee Nation to James McDaniel for $250.00. Folder 16
Letter from John Staples to John Drew asking about price and availability of slaves, July 6, 1859
John Staples wrote from Memphis, Tennessee. He was looking to buy from 100 to 200 young Negro males and girls if any were available. Folder 250