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Cherokee

 Subject
Subject Source: Gilcrease Culture Terms

Found in 3726 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from Son of William Wirt to Chief John Ross, 1797 - 1897

 Item — Folder 716: [Barcode: 187.716]
Identifier: 4026.1911.1
Description

Letter from son of William Wirt to Chief John Ross. Regarding claim for services rendered to the Cherokee Nation prior to his death in 1834. Two folded sheets of paper with handwritten text in ink on eight pages. Folder 716

Dates: 1797 - 1897
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1954.185, Manuscript Collection: John Ross Papers

Letter from son to father concerning horses at the Muskogee Fair, September 26, 1891

 Item — Folder 556: [Barcode: 61.556]
Identifier: 4026.3532
Description

Son wrote from Muskogee to Father describing the training of the horses for the races at the Muskogee Fair. Folder 556

Dates: September 26, 1891
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1954.58, Manuscript Collection: John Drew

Letter from Soup Watts to Captain John Kogan, April 14, 1845

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 30
Identifier: 3826.1283
Description

Letter from Soup Watts in Vian, Cherokee Nation, to Captain John Kogan in Fort Smith, Arkansas, listing the heads of families not included in a former schedule. They also agree to establish a depot on "Sallisaw at Richard Benge's, directly on the Whiskey Road." Folder 30

Dates: April 14, 1845
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1954.39, Cherokee Papers

Letter from Spencer Jarnagin to John Ross, November 17, 1825

 Item — Folder 18: [Barcode: 187.18]
Identifier: 4026.32
Description

Letter from Spencer Jarnagin. to Chief John Ross concerning Peggy Shorry claim. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 18

Dates: November 17, 1825
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1954.185, Manuscript Collection: John Ross Papers

Letter from Spencer Jarnagint (?) to Chief John Ross, February 20, 1839

 Item — Folder 516: [Barcode: 187.516]
Identifier: 3826.7553-.1
Description

Letter from Spencer Jarnagint (?), Athens, Tenn. to Ross, Fort Gibson. Concerning "reservations on the unceded Territory" (refers to Treaties of 1817 and 1819). Folded sheet with handwritten text in ink on two sides. Folder 516.

Dates: February 20, 1839
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1954.185, Manuscript Collection: John Ross Papers

Letter from Stand Watie at Camp McIntosh to Lieutenant Farnsworth, December 10, 1893

 Item — Folder 2: [Barcode: 216.2]
Identifier: 4026.5674
Description

Letter from Stand Watie at Camp McIntosh to Lieutenant Farnsworth authorizing him to issue clothing. Folder 2

Dates: December 10, 1893
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1970.214, Manuscript Collection: Stand Watie

Letter from Stephen Foreman to Chief John Ross, September 26, 1838

 Item — Folder 445: [Barcode: 187.445]
Identifier: 4026.655
Description

Letter from Stephen Foreman to Chief John Ross concerning replacement for H. Conrad. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto. Folder 445

Dates: September 26, 1838
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1954.185, Manuscript Collection: John Ross Papers

Letter from Stone in "Naked City, USA" to Krakel regarding opening in September, July 31, 1963

 Item — Folder 76: [Barcode: 201.76]
Identifier: 3827.7995
Description

Folder 76

Dates: July 31, 1963
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1970.199, Manuscript Collection: Willard Stone

Letter from Stone, Locust Grove, to James T. Forrest, Gilcrease Director, June 16, 1959

 Item — Folder 56: [Barcode: 201.56]
Identifier: 3827.3351
Description

Folder 56

Dates: June 16, 1959
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1970.199, Manuscript Collection: Willard Stone

Letter from Stone to Dean Krakel, Director, regarding various sale opportunities, mentions Philbrook exhibit, October 9, 1961

 Item — Folder 63: [Barcode: 201.63]
Identifier: 3827.3362
Description

Folder 63

Dates: October 9, 1961
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1970.199, Manuscript Collection: Willard Stone

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