Cherokee Papers Manuscript Collection
Found in 96 Collections and/or Records:
Typed copy of resolutions by a Cherokee Nation committee concerning a conspiracy against the Principal Chief, January 16, 1841
Typed copy of a series of resolutions by a committee of the Cherokee Nation near Tahlequah concerning a report of conspiracy to assassinate the Principal Chief. They resolve measures for the immediate apprehension of any future attempts. Folder 27
Typed transcript of "The Trial of Calvin Coker" originally published in The Indian Journal, June 22, 1876
Typed transcript of "The Trial of Calvin Coker", as reported in the publication The Indian Journal, Muskogee, Oklahoma, edited by W. P. Ross and chartered by the Creek Council. Coker stood trial and was acquitted for the murder of Isaac Journeycake. Folder 46
Typescript of an act amended by the Cherokee National Council, mid-19th century - mid-20th century
Typescript of an act by the Cherokee National Council to amend an act titled "Tax on Stock grazing upon Cherokee Lands west of the 96° Meridian." Four pages. Folder 69
Typescript of biography of Joseph Roger's family, mid-19th century - mid-20th century
Typescript of biography of Jospeh Roger's family. Roger was one fourth Cherokee and the lives of his descendants are detaied. Eleven pages. Folder 92
Typescript of "Historical Sketches of the Cherokees; together with some of their Customs, Traditions and Superstitions", 1889
Typescript of "Historical Sketches of the Cherokees; together with some of their Customs, Traditions and Superstitions" by Wah-ne-nau-hi, a Cherokee woman formally known as Mrs. Lucy Keys. The text covers both pre and post-European contact history, including Sequoyah, George Lowery, and the Trail of Tears. There is also a family tree of the Oolootas of the Holly Clan. The original document is in the Smithsonian Institute. Folder 52
Typescript regarding conditions of the Hopewell Treaty of 1775 and the Holston Treaty of 1791, mid-19th century - mid-20th century
Typescript summarizing the conditions of the Hopewell Treaty of 1775 and the Holston Treaty of 1791. Folder 70