John W. Swain Manuscript Collection
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Susie E. Foreman in Park Hill to cousin Susi, March 29, 1857
Letter from Susie E. Foreman in Park Hill to cousin Susi (Pencil note - "I love this letter better than any I ever had."). Folder 1
License to prospect for coal and oil issued by Robert B. Ross to John Swain, April 1, 1891
License to prospect for coal and oil issued to John Swain by Robert B. Ross, Treasurer of Cherokee Nation (Marked Exhibit 1). Copy of mineral law on verso. Folder 7
Manuscript Collection: John W. Swain
Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: This collection of papers contains a declaration of citizenship to John W. Swain in the Cherokee Nation (1882), a letter signed by D.W. Bushyhead, Principal Chief of the Cherokees, a letter to Rebecca Swain from Senator Robert Owen, letters regarding family matters, a divorce decree, bills of sale, etc.
Receipt issued from J. Hastings Clerk for Delaware District Cherokee Nation to R. M. Swain, July 5, 1897
Receipt for $300 issued to R.M. Swain by J. (illegible) Hastings, Clerk Delaware District C.N. permitting A.J. Sweeps 6 months farming. Folder 8