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Cherokee Papers Manuscript Collection

 Subject
Subject Source: Gilcrease Subcollections
Scope Note: Authorities\Attributes\Sub-Collection\

Found in 96 Collections and/or Records:

Agreement between Shawnee and Cherokee tribes regarding Shawnee settlement and incorporation, June 9, 1869

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 40
Identifier: 5126.485
Description

Printed government document of an agreement between the Shawnee and Cherokee tribes approved by President Ulysses S. Grant, allowing the Shawnee to settle on Cherokee land east of ninety-six degrees and to become Cherokee citizens. Sealed by Cherokee delegates H. D. Reese and Wm. P. Adair and Shawnee delegates Graham Rogers and Charles Tucker. Folder 40

Dates: June 9, 1869

Bill to Colonel Return J. Meigs for bar irons for use of garrison, April 17, 1802

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: 4026.5267
Description

Bill of sale from Colonel Return J. Meigs for 64 bars of iron for the use of his garrison. Folder 2

Dates: April 17, 1802

Blank application forms for Kee-Too-Wah Society, mid-20th century

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 61
Identifier: 5237.377a-c
Description

Blank application forms for membership in Kee-Too-Wah Society. Folder 61

Dates: mid-20th century

Candidates and election of the Committee of Five, August 6, 1847

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 33
Identifier: 5126.481
Description

List of candidates and election of the Committee of Five as provided in the Treaty of August 6, 1847. The president of the Committee decides in favor of Calvin Smith after he ties with Samuel Chambers. Folder 33

Dates: August 6, 1847

Chart showing original Cherokee allotments, mid-19th century - mid-20th century

 Item — Box 3, Folder: 91
Identifier: 5127.489
Description

Chart showing original Cherokee allotments which include Lowery, Smith, Hammer, Morris, Cobb, and Thomas. Folder 91

Dates: mid-19th century - mid-20th century

Cherokee Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MC.1954.39
Collection Overview The Cherokee Papers consist of a collection of materials such as personal letters and legal documents ranging from before, during, and after removal, including various correspondences from Colonel Return J. Meigs, Senator James Harlan, President Ulysses S. Grant, Colonel Stand Watie, and others. There are several documents pertaining to Cherokee land rights and negotiations, including the Old Settlers’ group with the Old Settlers' Council Proceedings (1838-1865) and a list of 119 Old...
Dates: 1799-1950

Columbian Centinel and Massachusetts Federalist, Volume XXXII, Whole Number 1630, Number 18, Boston, Massachusetts, November 2, 1799

 Item — Box 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: 4126.532
Description

Publication of a Treaty Between the United States of America and the Cherokee Indians. 4 pages. Folder 1

Dates: November 2, 1799

Hand-drawn map of New Echota, Georgia, mid-19th century - mid-20th century

 Item — Box 2, Folder: 71
Identifier: 3926.264
Description

Hand-drawn map of New Echota, Georgia, noting a Federal monument, council house, tribal cemetary, and Elias Boudinot's house where the Cherokee Phoenix was printed. Folder 71, larger version in Map 455

Dates: mid-19th century - mid-20th century

Handwritten Argument on the 9th Article of the Cherokee Treaty, mid-19th century - mid-20th century

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 68
Identifier: 4826.14
Description

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

Dates: mid-19th century - mid-20th century

Handwritten committee voting record for president and clerk, mid-19th century - mid-20th century

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 67
Identifier: 4026.5284
Description

Handwritten committee voting record for president and for clerk positions. Includes committee nomination members. Folder 67

Dates: mid-19th century - mid-20th century