Native Americans
Found in 1868 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from A. G. Mayers , August 1, 1853
Letter requests money owed be repaid since Mayers was hard up for money. Folder 141
Letter from A. H. Ohmsted to Mr. Drew concerning cattle, mid-19th century
Letter informed Mr. Drew that Rogers had arrived with the cattle and they were in a hurry to cross the cattle by sunrise the next morning. Ohmsted asked Drew to send $100.00 in silver for salt and other expenses. Folder 598
Letter from A. H. Ohmsted to Mr. Drew concerning expenses, mid-19th century
Folder 598
Letter from A. Henry to Henry Cunningham, July 21, 1846
Letter from A. Henry in Maysville to Henry Cunningham in Van Buren, Arkansas, concerning the sale of a house and lots. Folder 31
Letter from Amos McIntosh to W. G. Robinson concerning upcoming race and family update, December 6, 1884
Letter from Amos McIntosh, Eufaula, Creek Nation to W. G. Robinson inviting him to race. Folder 522
Letter from Attorney General of the U.S. William Wirt to John C. Calhoun, Secretary of State, April 2, 1824
A Letter of Opinion from Attorney General of the United States William Wirt to John C. Calhoun, Secretary of State. He explains why the Cherokee Nation cannot tax traders licensed by the United States government as they have the "sole and exclusive right of regulating" trade. Folder 14
Letter from B. Holmes to Richard Drew, May 7, 1853
Letter requests that Richard Drew pay back the $40.00 loaned to him by B. Holmes. Holmes asks for money to be repaid by draft from any merchant in Fort Smith and to be notified to an address in New Orleans. Folder 141
Letter from B. Y. Robinson to Brother W. G. Robinson in Warrenton, Missouri, November 7, 1882
Folder 484
Letter from C. J. Hanks in Webbers Falls to John L. McCorkle concerning the Ross party, Judge Woodall, and a bribery scandal, October 4, 1876
C. J. Hanks reported that the Ross Party was losing ground and that Judge Woodall was anticipated to be reinstated. If Judge Woodall was reinstated McCorkle could return to the nation. Letter also mentioned bribery scandal against Brown and Fields in Markham Claims. Folder 428
Letter from Charles P. Jones to Timothy Jones, February 12, 1831
A handwritten letter from Charles P. Jones in Augusta, Georgia, to his father Timothy Jones in Hartford County, Connecticut. Charles misses his parents but wishes to remain in the South for the summer as a peddler. He also tries to persuade his parents to convert to Christianity. Includes a short typed summary. Folder 16