Cherokee Papers Manuscript Collection
Found in 96 Collections and/or Records:
Promissory note and check processed by Guardian Trust Company, May 28, 1904; January 4, 1905
Promissory note for the sum of eight hundred dollars signed by Lucy Silk, Walter Rogers, and Charley Ratt May 28, 1904, alongside a check for five dollars signed by John L. London paid to Harper and Wilson January 5, 1906, both processed via the Guardian Trust Company in Tahlequah. Folder 57
Resolution of General Council of the Cherokee Nation for negotiating removal efforts, July 21, 1838
Resolution of the General Council of the Cherokee Nation that "the whole business of the emigration of our people shall be undertaken by the Nation" with the delegation negotiating arrangements. Signatures of the delegation include Richard Taylor, President; Going Snake, Speaker; Stephen Foreman, Clerk; and Elijah Hicks. A typed transcript is included. Folder 24
Resolution of General Council of the Cherokee Nation regarding land entitlement, August 1, 1838
Resolution of the General Council of the Cherokee Nation stating that the original title and ownership of indigenous lands are still vested in the Cherokee Nation, and that all losses resulting from the Treaty of New Echota are chargeable to the United States. Signatures include Richard Taylor, President; Going Snake, Speaker; and Stephen Foreman, Clerk. Folder 25
Resolution of General Council of the Cherokee Nation regarding right to self-govern, October 30, 1840
Resolution of the General Council of the Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah, signed by sixteen persons. It affirms the democratic rule of the majority and the ability of the Nation to self-govern. Typed transcript included. Folder 26
Sheet music for "The Celebrated Death Song of the Cherokee Indians", 1863
Three pieces of sheet music for "The Celebrated Death Song of the Cherokee Indians". The third sheet is titled "Alknomook". Lyrics are included with the music. Folder 38
Statement signed by five persons regarding John Browder and his services, March 9, 1810
A statement signed by five persons declaring that John Browder and his services to the Cherokee Nation are depended on, and that the decision to put him out should be left to the Council. Folder 9
Statement signed by six persons of the National Council at Willstown, May 5, 1811
A statement signed by six persons of the Native Council at Willstown stating that two enslaved persons, Will and his wife Hanah, shall be inherited by Peggy Scott, widow of James Vann. It specifies that Will, Hanah, and any children they may have will be the property of Peggy Scott and her heirs "for life." Written by administrators of the Vann estate. Includes photostat, photocopy, and typed transcript. Folder 11
Supply order from Archibald Harris to Henry Cunningham, March 24, 1844
Letter from Archibald Harris at Beatties Prairie to Henry Cunningham in Van Buren, Arkansas, placing an order for supplies. Photocopies included. Folder 29
The Removal of the Cherokee, circa 1927
Typescript of an essay titled "The Removal of the Cherokee" by John Madden. Describes how the comissioner J.F. Schermerhorn arranged the Treaty of 1835 in absence of Cherokee officers. By this treaty, the Cherokee Nation ceded to the U.S. all territory east of the Mississippi River. Includes history of the removal from June 1838 to March 1839. Folder 65