Native Americans
Found in 1868 Collections and/or Records:
Hand written biography of Captain Joseph Parks or Pa-Ka-tas-Ka-Kah (You will find him by the side of it), 1850s
Captain Joseph parks was a Shawnee born in 1797 and emigrated from Ohio to Kansas in 1833. Biography is six pages long. Folder 255A
Handwritten Argument on the 9th Article of the Cherokee Treaty, mid-19th century - mid-20th century
Handwritten "Argument on the 9th Article of the Cherokee Treaty" concerning the evaluation of ferries owned by Cherokee individuals and their net income. Eight pages. Folder 68
Handwritten committee voting record for president and clerk, mid-19th century - mid-20th century
Handwritten committee voting record for president and for clerk positions. Includes committee nomination members. Folder 67
Handwritten copy of document of National Council of the Cherokees, April 9, 1804
Handwritten copy of letter from Cherokee Delegation to President U. S. Grant, May 29, 1871
Handwritten copy of letter from W. P. Adair and C. N. Vann of the Cherokee Delegation to President Ulysses S. Grant requesting a fair price for Cherokee lands west of ninety-six degrees and south of thirty-seven degrees. Folder 44
Handwritten copy of letter from Cherokee Delegation to Senator James Harlan, May 22, 1871
Handwritten copy of letter from Cherokee Delegation signed by W. P. Adair and C. N Vann to Senator James Harlan, Chairman of the U. S. Senate Indian Committee, regarding pricing of land to be sold by Cherokees, with references to the Treaties of 1866, 1867, and 1869. Folder 41
Handwritten copy of letter from Secretary of the Interior Columbus Delano to Cherokee Delegation, May 26, 1871
Handwritten copy of letter from Secretary of the Interior Columbus Delano in Washington, D.C., to W. P. Adair and C. N. Vann of the Cherokee Delegation concerning pricing of Cherokee lands. He states that if the concerned parties do not agree, the price should be fixed by the President of the United States. Folder 43
Handwritten copy of letter from Senator James Harlan to Secretary of the Interior Columbus Delano, May 23, 1871
Handwritten copy of a letter from Senator James Harlan to Secretary of the Interior Columbus Delano. Harlan suggests that a committee be established to set the price of Cherokee lands. He also references the Treaty of 1866 and implicates inequal wealth between tribes. Folder 42
Handwritten copy of preliminary examination in the case of George Christy charged with the murder of Nicholas B. Saunders, August 26, 1885
Handwritten copy of preliminary examination in the case of George Christy charged with the murder of Nicholas B. Saunders in Tahlequah. Written by Allen Ross, Clerk, declaring that the prisoner should be bound over for trial. Includes original envelope. Folder 51
Handwritten copy of request by Return J. Meigs to John Browder, February 27, 1806
Handwritten copy of request by Return J. Meigs to John Browder to stop fords on the Tennessee River in order to keep the cattle from indigenous lands. Folder 4