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Cherokee

 Subject
Subject Source: Gilcrease Culture Terms

Found in 3726 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from J. W. Brimage to J. L. McCorkle requesting information about Sam and Dave Fortner, July 20, 1888

 Item — Folder 542: [Barcode: 61.542]
Identifier: 4026.3019
Description

J. W. Brimage was a private detective in Blaine, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory. Brimage asked for J. L. McCorkle to see Jim Kyle and acquire information about Sam and Dave Fortner. Jim knew these men in Joplin, Missouri. Brimage thought the men were of bad character and had dirt somewhere. Letter signed J. W. Brimage. Folder 542

Dates: July 20, 1888

Letter from J. W. Johnson in Caney to J. T. Drew, November 9, 1868

 Item — Folder 347: [Barcode: 61.347]
Identifier: 8026.1871
Description

Letter was written from Caney, Ouachita County, Arkansas. Johnson was a school teacher who roomed with John T. Drew at college. Folder 347

Dates: November 9, 1868

Letter from J. W. Maxfield to Richard Drew concerning his unpaid debt, October 1, 1853

 Item — Folder 195: [Barcode: 61.195]
Identifier: 4026.1730
Description

Letter was written in Sallisaw, Oklahoma. Folder 195

Dates: October 1, 1853

Letter from J. W. Wood addressed to Dear Friend Willie, November 25, 1880

 Item — Folder 461: [Barcode: 61.461]
Identifier: 4026.2046
Description

Letter was written from Huntsville, Arkansas and is almost illegible. Folder 461

Dates: November 25, 1880

Letter from J. W. Wood addressed to Dear Friend Willie , January 23, 1881

 Item — Folder 462: [Barcode: 61.462]
Identifier: 4026.2047

Letter from Jacob Peck to Chief John Ross, June 4, 1837

 Item — Folder 223: [Barcode: 187.223]
Identifier: 4026.448
Description

Letter from Jacob Peck to Chief John Ross regarding claims for 'Lost Reserves.' Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 223

Dates: June 4, 1837

Letter from James and Minerva Orr to Miss Lavinia Washburn, December 9, 1834

 Item — Folder 5: [Barcode: 163.5]
Identifier: 3826.1937

Letter from James Barbour to Creek Nation, 1797 - 1897

 Item — Folder 18A: [Barcode: 187.18A]
Identifier: 4026.3045
Description

Article between James Barbour, Secretary of War, and the Creek Nation declaring the Creek Treaty of Indian Springs null and void (in fragment of letter discussing the same). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 18A

Dates: 1797 - 1897