Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Relating to the history of Spain, particularly during the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, this volume was written by a Spanish curate by the name of Andres Bernaldes. It includes the first transcriptions of Columbus' own accounts of his voyages of discovery in the New World. This rare history was one of many important documents purchased from A.S.W. Rosenbach and Sons by Thomas Gilcrease. It was obtained in 1930 and is one of...

Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Ten of these items are letters, two of them addressed to his wife, Rachel. Other letters are mostly concerned with military matters, one addressed to James Calhoun who was at the time Secretary of War. Jackson writes to Governor William Schley of Georgia informing him that "Jessup has not delivered the Creek prisoners to the State of Georgia." Also included are a number of badly faded photostats. Interesting item: In a letter...

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Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Andrew Johnson (1808-1875), President of the United States, grants full pardon and amnesty to William D. Bently, Forsyth County, Georgia, for taking part in the rebellion against the government of the United States at the time of the Civil War. The document is dated May 29, 1865. The document is signed by both Johnson and William D. Seward, Secretary of State.

Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Letter from Anthony Wayne (1745-1796) written from Savannah, Georgia, on June 10, 1791 , to Governor Edward Telfair, asks what measures have been taken to recover prisoners and property carried off by the Indians (Creek) which, according to a certain treaty, were to be delivered before June 1. He also asks what the governor's sentiments are about compensation for depredations committed by the Creeks prior to the treaty. The...

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Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: One proclamation by President William H. Taft restoring lands to the public domain and adding to the Casa Grande Ruin Reservation specific land from the Territory of Arizona in 1909. Also includes one diagram of Casa Grande Ruin Reservation boundary lines.

Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: A letter from Chas. A. Looney, House of Representatives, to Grant Foreman in Muskogee, Oklahoma,concerning a trip the members of the Inland Waterways Commission will be taking. Next is a letter from R.D. Sangster, Secretary, Muskogee Commercial Club, to W.M. Kavanaugh, President of the Little Rock Packet Company,which enclosesa copy of resolution adopted by the club on April 9,1909. Third is a letter from Sangster to Grant...

Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: A. T. Lea (n. d.), Special Agent for the Sioux tribes, was appointed to take a census of the Indians, July 24, 1889. Among these papers is Lea's report of his census; and there are two accounts, one official report and one a personal letter, of finding a small Indian girl on the battle field after the Wounded Knee Battle. The letter is to General L. W. Colby and his reply is also included. There is a typed report of the...

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Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Photocopy of letter to Lewis Cass (?) concerning members of Stokes commission, being critical of Ellsworth and Schermerhorn. Also, reports loss of merchandise in rise of Verdigris River. A.P. Chouteau (1786 - 1838) was a prominent Fur trader, and liaison, especially with the Osage, in the Three Forks area of Oklahoma. Source: www. okhistory.org- Oklahoma Historical Society.

Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: These letters all concern Creek affairs, some are addressed to governors of Georgia and Tennessee. Others are to and from a Colonel Henly, Henry Dearborn, and one to "Mr. Madison," and from its contents one would assume it is James Madison, Secretary of State, written in 1801. Benjamin Hawkins (1754 - 1816) was one of the first two U.S. Senators from North Carolina. In 1797 he was appointed agent to all the Indians south of...