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Cherokee

 Subject
Subject Source: Gilcrease Culture Terms

Found in 3726 Collections and/or Records:

List of transactions listing names and amounts paid for public work at Convention Ground, 1797 - 1897

 Item — Folder 1391: [Barcode: 187.1391]
Identifier: 4026.1919
Description List of names (some in Cherokee) and amounts paid at least some for public work at Convention Ground. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 1391 Transcription/Transliteration This Cherokee Syllabary in this document has been transliterated into Romanized Cherokee Phonetics, and the Anglicised Cherokee Phonetic names and English have been transcribed. [First Column] Johu one of the...
Dates: 1797 - 1897

List of Valuation Claims Due Cherokees, 1797 - 1897

 Item — Folder 1381: [Barcode: 187.1381]
Identifier: 4026.1961
Description

List of valuation claims due Cherokees to be investigated by Drew. (John Drew was delegate in 1849.) Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and pencil on verso. Folder 1381

Dates: 1797 - 1897

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

Listing of names in Cherokee and English, 1889

 Item — Folder 8: [Barcode: 17.8]
Identifier: 4026.5460
Description

Listing of names in Cherokee and English Folder 8

Dates: 1889

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

Longhand text of Article from National Intelligencer citing Commissioners action barring Chief John Ross., September 26, 1865

 Item — Folder 1287: [Barcode: 187.1287]
Identifier: 4027.1523-.1
Description

Longhand text of Article from National Intelligencer citing Commissioners action barring Chief John Ross. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 1287

Dates: September 26, 1865

Lord's Prayer in Cherokee syllabary with Cherokee phonetic and English translation, 20th century

 Item — Folder 5: [Barcode: 196.5]
Identifier: 5316.451
Description

The Lord's Prayer in Cherokee syllabary with Cherokee phonetic pronunciation and English translation. Folder 5

Dates: 20th century

Louis Downing, Cherokee Chief, 1850 - 1900

 Item — Folder Cherokee.14: [Barcode: 3.Cherokee.14]
Identifier: 4326.3679
Description

Sepia-colored portrait photograph of Louis Downing, Cherokee chief. Man seated in studio setting wear Anglo-style suit with jacket, button-down shirt, vest, and neckerchief. Man identified on reverse. Folder 14



Inscription(s)

Inscribed, "Louis Downing, Cherokee Chief" on verso

Dates: 1850 - 1900