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Cherokee

 Subject
Subject Source: Gilcrease Culture Terms

Found in 3726 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from Fisher Brothers & Co., cotton merchants, to Jno T. Drew, October 29, 1874

 Item — Folder 406: [Barcode: 61.406]
Identifier: 4026.1996
Description

Fisher Brothers & Co. were located in St. Louis at 206 and 208 North Commercial Street. Letter was composed with detail of the company and services they could offer. Letterhead contained a picture of an African American sitting by bales of cotton. Folder 406

Dates: October 29, 1874

Letter from Florence M. F. Buchanan to J. L. McCorkle concerning an item Buchanan received from McCorkle, April 26, 1891

 Item — Folder 550: [Barcode: 61.550]
Identifier: 4026.3069
Description

Letter on Springfield F. & M. Insurance Company in Chicago. Red Text on letterhead reads, "Jas. C. Buchanan, Soliciting Agent, Webbers Falls, Indian Territory". The letter opens with the salutation "Please accept this as a token of esteem by one who remembers where turkeys and honey came from". Buchanan stated that the item received was not as white as Buchanan would have liked. Buchanan would have given a nicer one. Folder 550

Dates: April 26, 1891

Letter from Frank Armstrong to Col. Instructing him to concentrate his regiment and move to directed location, October 13, 1861

 Item — Folder 288: [Barcode: 61.288]
Identifier: 4026.1816
Description

Frank Armstrong was from Adjutant General Division, Headquarters Division, Camp Jackson in Arkansas. Armstrong wrote to Colonel John Drew who was commanding the Cherokee Regiment in Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation. The letter instructed Drew to concentrate his regiment as soon as he could and march to southern line of Kansas and take position on the Neosho River. Folder 288

Dates: October 13, 1861

Letter from G. H. Cheney, Le Roy, III to Chief John Ross, November 17, 1858

 Item — Folder 1051: [Barcode: 187.1051]
Identifier: 4026.1223
Description

Letter from G. H. Cheney, Le Roy, III to Chief John Ross. He wants to buy 200 three and four year old cattle. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 1051

Dates: November 17, 1858

Letter from Gabriel Zunwalt to John Drew, June 18, 1853

 Item — Folder 189: [Barcode: 61.189]
Identifier: 4026.1724
Description

Letter from Gabriel Zunwalt in Petersburg, Texas to John Drew in Fort Gibson, Arkansas. Gabriel Zunwalt was looking for a man named Peter Harper. Folder 189

Dates: June 18, 1853

Letter from General John E. Wool to the Cherokee, March 22, 1837

 Item — Folder 217: [Barcode: 187.217]
Identifier: 4026.443a-.1
Description

Longhand copy, two printed copies, and one Photostat of letter from Brigadier General John E. Wool to the Cherokee urging them to follow terms of the Treaty of New Echota. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 217

Dates: March 22, 1837

Letter from General John E. Wool to the Cherokee, March 22, 1837

 Item — Folder 217: [Barcode: 187.217]
Identifier: 4026.443b-.1
Description

Longhand copy, two printed copies, and one Photostat of letter from Brigadier General John E. Wool to the Cherokee urging them to follow terms of the Treaty of New Echota. Folder 217.

Dates: March 22, 1837

Letter from General John E. Wool to the Cherokee, March 22, 1837

 Item — Folder 217: [Barcode: 187.217]
Identifier: 4026.443c-.1
Description

Longhand copy, two printed copies, and one Photostat of letter from Brigadier General John E. Wool to the Cherokee urging them to follow terms of the Treaty of New Echota. Folder 217.

Dates: March 22, 1837

Letter from General Matthew Arbuckle to Chief John Ross, July 10, 1839

 Item — Folder 582: [Barcode: 187.582]
Identifier: 4026.774-.1
Description

Letter from General Matthew Arbuckle to Chief John Ross and others. Protesting continuation of Late Emigrant Convention. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 582

Dates: July 10, 1839

Letter from General Matthew Arbuckle to Chief John Ross, July 14, 1839

 Item — Folder 585: [Barcode: 187.585]
Identifier: 4026.777-.1
Description

Letter from General Matthew Arbuckle to Chief John Ross and others. Regarding expression of 'regret' in Chief John Ross' July 10 letter, the position of the Army in the crisis, and objections to actions of convention against signers of the Ridge Treaty with provision for amnesty to all who pledge peaceful intent within eight days. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 585

Dates: July 14, 1839