George W. Fields Manuscript Collection
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Draft minutes of meeting of Texas Cherokees and Associate Bands regarding action to reclaim lands ceded in treaty of 1836, February 14, 1920
Notes on a meeting of the General Council of the Texas Cherokees and Associate Bands for the purpose of empowering George W. Fields to bring action to reclaim lands ceded to Texas Cherokees and associated bands in treaty of 1836. Folder 3
Letter from J.T. Cross to George W. Fields regarding possible claim of heirs of Dan Helton, January 2, 1925
Letter from J.T. Cross to George W. Fields regarding possible claim of heirs of Dan Helton (or Hilton) to Arkansas or Texas land. Folder 7
Manuscript Collection: George W. Fields
Opinion rendered by G.W. Terrell, Attorney General concerning the Texas-Cherokees versus the State of Texas, March 15, 1920
Opinion rendered by G.W. Terrell, Attorney General. Printed notice and motion for leave to file original bill, Bill of Complaint and Memorandum. All in support thereof in case of The Texas Cherokees and Associate Bands vs. The State of Texas in the Supreme Court of the United States. Folder 6
Proceedings of a General Council of the Texas Cherokees and the Associate Bands, February 14, 1920
Proceedings of a General Council of the Texas Cherokees and the Associate Bands held to reclaim Texas land or seek compensation. Folder 4
Signed resolution approving George W. Fields' conduct in the case, October 3, 1925
Resolution approved by the Executive Committee approving Fields' conduct of the case. Folder 9
Signed resolution condemning the acts of James A. Norman trying to divest attorney, George W. Fields, September 15, 1925
Resolution by a committee of heirs condemning the acts of James A. Norman trying to divest attorney, George W. Fields. Folder 8
Signed resolution retaining George W. Fields as attorney to represent the Texas-Cherokees and Associate Bands, February 14, 1920
Original Resolution retaining George W. Fields as attorney, authorizing suit, etc. (original and typed copy). Signed resolution retaining George W. Fields as attorney to represent the Texas-Cherokees and Associate Bands. Folder 5
Two typescript copies titled 'Texas Cherokees 1820-1839', 1920
Two typescript copies titled 'Texas Cherokees 1820-1839' describing the Cherokee who left Running Water Tennessee in 1794 with Chief John Bowles emigrating first to Missouri, then to Arkansas in 1811-1812. The story continue to tell of the 60 families who moved north of Nacogdoches, Spanish Territory in 1819-1820 and relates the events after Mexican revolution. This typescript is 90 pages. Folder 1
Typescript titled "The Texas-Cherokee Case" by William Sulzer, early 20th century
Typescript titled "The Texas-Cherokee Case" by William Sulzer Folder 10