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John Drew Manuscript Collection

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

Found in 1431 Collections and/or Records:

List of Winnebago Delegation, April 17, 1859

 Item — Folder 241: [Barcode: 61.241]
Identifier: 4026.3538

List of writs received of W. G. Robinson, Deputy Sheriff of the Canadian District in Cherokee Nation, November 15, 1883

 Item — Folder 512: [Barcode: 61.512]
Identifier: 4026.2094
Description

List signed by S. W. Gray. Folder 512

Dates: November 15, 1883

List with heading "Dr. Derdenne Saline" with names and amounts, mid-19th century

 Item — Folder 597: [Barcode: 61.597]
Identifier: 4026.3266
Description

The list included 89 separate entries. Notable names included: I. G. Vore, Mrs. C. G. Drew, Col. D. N. McIntosh, Stand Watie, Snake Girty, and J. M. Hildebrand. These names were of prominent figures in Cherokee Nation and appear throughout the John Drew Manuscript Collection. Folder 597

Dates: mid-19th century

Lock of Drew's hair, late 19th century - early 20th century

 Item — Folder 614: [Barcode: 61.614]
Identifier: 5326.313
Description

Folder 614

Dates: late 19th century - early 20th century

Manuscript certified that David aided in search for Van McIntosh, 1812 - 1916

 Item — Folder 136: [Barcode: 61.136]
Identifier: 4026.3531
Description

Manuscript certified that David aided in searching for Van McIntosh who was charged with the murder of Henry Vickery. Note written over the top states that no register in office and was signed by G. W. Gunter. Folder 136

Dates: 1812 - 1916

Manuscript Collection: John Drew

 Collection
Identifier: MC.1954.58
Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: A miscellaneous collection reflecting a long and busy life of John Drew (c. 1800-1865), a leading Cherokee, both at the time of removal and later as a representative of the tribe in Washington. Drew served as a Confederate soldier and officer; he was also a banker, a lawyer of sorts, and a storekeeper. Much of the collection consists of business papers of all sorts, many reflecting various aspects of the traffic in slaves, and...
Dates: 1812-1916

Memo for John Drew listing proofs necessary to establish a reservation by Wiley Tuton, May 25, 1878

 Item — Folder 439: [Barcode: 61.439]
Identifier: 4026.2026
Description

Memo for John Drew, signed by John F. Gillespy, listing proof necessary to establish a reservation by Wiley Suton (deceased) and his daughter with respect to land opposite the Seven Islands in the Tennessee River. Folder 439

Dates: May 25, 1878

Memo for Mr. Drew relating answers to questions and other directions, mid-19th century

 Item — Folder 598: [Barcode: 61.598]
Identifier: 4026.3099
Description

Memorandum concerning heirs, power of attorney, and a form of acknowledgement. Folder 598

Dates: mid-19th century

Memo of account with Jesse Lankford and Alonzo Pearson, mid-19th century

 Item — Folder 596: [Barcode: 61.596]
Identifier: 4026.3230
Description

$253.00 owed. Folder 596

Dates: mid-19th century

Memo of corn delivered to Capt. E. B. (last name illegible) at Fort Smith, 1860s

 Item — Folder 590: [Barcode: 61.590]
Identifier: 4026.3223.19
Description

List of corn delivered from John Drew, contractor. 312 ΒΌ bushels of corn were delivered. Folder 590

Dates: 1860s