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Cherokee Indians

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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Art & Architecture Thesaurus\STYLES AND PERIODS FACET\Styles and Periods\styles and periods by region\The Americas\Native American\Native North American styles\Southeastern Native American styles\

Found in 763 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from Milton Robinson to his mother concerning her letter, school bill, and an upcoming wedding, May 24, 1901

 Item — Folder 574: [Barcode: 61.574]
Identifier: 4027.3087-.1
Description

Milton wrote from Muskogee, Indian Territory. Milton told his mother he would get a bill for what he owed on his schooling and include it in the letter. He received a letter from Dora Johnson asking his to be a best man at her wedding on June 6th. Letter signed Milton Robinson. Folder 574

Dates: May 24, 1901

Letter from Milton Robinson to his mother concerning school, March 31, 1901

 Item — Folder 573: [Barcode: 61.573]
Identifier: 4027.3086-.1
Description

Milton wrote from Muskogee, Indian Territory. Letter stated that Bessie Lynch was going to school there and he had started guitar lessons. Letter signed Milton Robinson. Folder 573

Dates: March 31, 1901

Letter from Principal Chief D. W. Bushyhead to Principal Chief of the Seminole Nation requesting arrest of Dick Glass, August 31, 1883

 Item — Folder 507: [Barcode: 61.507]
Identifier: 4026.2089-.1
Description

Letter requested arrest of Dick Glass, a Creek, who had fled from justice. Folder 507

Dates: August 31, 1883

Letter from Return J. Meigs to Captain Charles Hicks, December 19, 1815

 Item — Folder 3: [Barcode: 187.3]
Identifier: 4026.20
Description

Letter from Return J. Meigs, Cherokee Agent, to Captain Charles Hicks. Seeking return of narrative relative to the boundary line and any additional info Hicks has acquired. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 3

Dates: December 19, 1815

Letter from S.A. Worcester, in Kowetah Mission, to "Rev. and Dear Sir", October 31, 1835

 Item — Folder 10: [Barcode: 228.10]
Identifier: 3826.2848
Description

Worcester discusses application to establish press at fork of Illinois and includes text of communication at Cherokee Council. Folder 10

Dates: October 31, 1835

Letter from Secretary of War William H. Crawford to Return J. Meigs, March 2, 1816

 Item — Folder 7: [Barcode: 187.7]
Identifier: 4026.21
Description

Letter from William H. Crawford, Secretary of War, to Return J. Meigs, Cherokee Indian Agent. This letter also contains instructions to President Andrew Jackson regarding removal of intruders upon Indian lands. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto. Folder 7



Inscription(s)

The number 16 is written in pencil on the back. There is a watermark on the inside of the document of a dove, olive branch, and 'Amy's'

Dates: March 2, 1816

Letter from Spencer Jarnagin to John Ross, November 17, 1825

 Item — Folder 18: [Barcode: 187.18]
Identifier: 4026.32
Description

Letter from Spencer Jarnagin. to Chief John Ross concerning Peggy Shorry claim. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 18

Dates: November 17, 1825

Letter from T. Harlan to Superintendent of Indian Affairs Colonel Coffin, July 30, 1864

 Item — Folder 1245: [Barcode: 187.1245]
Identifier: 4026.1451-.1
Description

Letter from United States Indian Agent at Fort Gibson T. Harlan to Superintendent of Indian Affairs Colonel Coffin requesting order from War Department to prohibit purchase of grain by persons other than Indians to deal with corn shortage among Cherokee. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 1245

Dates: July 30, 1864