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Subject Source: Gilcrease Culture Terms

Found in 15973 Collections and/or Records:

Copy of Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Owen A. Bassett to Colonel William Gallahen, May 30, 1864

 Item — Folder 1226: [Barcode: 187.1226]
Identifier: 4026.1439
Description

Copy of letter from Lieutenant Colonel Owen A. Bassett at Fort Smith to Colonel William Gallahen authorizing Martha Vann to take charge of her stock. General Blunt's Order Number 7 to be complied with. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto. Folder 1226

Dates: May 30, 1864

Copy of letter from M. St. Clair Clarke to Thomas Hartley Crawford, July 23, 1840

 Item — Folder 736: [Barcode: 187.736]
Identifier: 4026.905
Description

Copy (certified by T. C. Hindman) of letter from Clarke to Thos. Hartley Crawford, Comm. of Indian Affairs. Asking him to send Clarke's request for papers of Capt. John Page and Agents, relating to subsistence of Cherokees before and after removal, to Maj. Lewis, 2nd Auditor. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 736



Inscription(s)

Inscribed in ink on recto, "Copy"

Dates: July 23, 1840

Copy of Letter from Sec. Poinsett to Cherokee Delegation, January 4, 1840

 Item — Folder 689: [Barcode: 187.689]
Identifier: 4026.882
Description

Letter from Secretary of State Joel Roberts Poinsett to Cherokee delegation. Reiterating banning of Chief John Ross and indicating willingness to do business with remaining portion of delegation; names of accusers to evidence which will be produced in progress of investigation (original and 2 copies). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on one page. Folder 689

Dates: January 4, 1840

Copy of Letter from Secretary of State Joel Roberts of Poinsett to Cherokee Delegation, January 4, 1840

 Item — Folder 689: [Barcode: 187.689]
Identifier: 4026.881
Description

Letter from Secretary of State Joel Roberts Poinsett to Cherokee delegation. Reiterating banning of Chief John Ross and indicating willingness to do business with remaining portion of delegation; names of accusers to evidence which will be produced in progress of investigation (original and 2 copies). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on one page. Folder 689

Dates: January 4, 1840

Copy of Letter from Secretary of the Interior J. P. Usher to Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, August 15, 1864

 Item — Folder 1250: [Barcode: 187.1250]
Identifier: 4026.1460-.1
Description

Copy of letter from Secretary of the Interior J. P. Usher to Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton requesting order from the Secretary of War as petitioned in letter of Charles E. Mix. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 1250



Inscription(s)

Inscribed in ink on recto, "Copy"

Dates: August 15, 1864

Copy of letter from Secretary of War J. H. Eaton to Colonel Ward, August 2, 1830

 Item — Folder 40: [Barcode: 187.40]
Identifier: 4026.77-.9
Description

Copy of letter from Secretary of War J. H. Eaton to Colonel Ward transmitting a copy of his July 29th letter to Colonel Montgomery, Cherokee Agent, setting forth the President's views on Indian removal. Five folded sheets of paper with handwritten text in ink on 19 pages. Folder 40



Inscription(s)

Inscribed in ink on recto, "Copy"

Dates: August 2, 1830

Copy of Letter from Superintendent C. W. Dean to George Butler, September 3, 1856

 Item — Folder 1032: [Barcode: 187.1032]
Identifier: 4026.1205
Description

Copy of letter from C. W. Dean, Superintendent of Indian Affairs, Fort Smith, to George Butler, Cherokee Agent. Regarding extradition rights under Treaty of 1846. (Ross requested extradition of certain Cherokees from Arkansas in his letter of Aug. 16 - see Moulton). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 1032



Inscription(s)

Inscribed in ink on recto, "Copy"

Dates: September 3, 1856

Copy of Letter from Superintendent of Indian Affairs to Commissioner of Indian Affairs William P. Dole, January 23, 1865

 Item — Folder 1267: [Barcode: 187.1267]
Identifier: 4027.1505-.1
Description

Copy of letter from Superintendent of Indian Affairs W. G. Coffin to Commissioner of Indian Affairs W. P. Dole enclosing petition from Acting Principal Chief Lewis Downing and Judge Harlan. (December 12 & 20, 1864). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 1267



Inscription(s)

Inscribed in ink on recto, "Copy"

Dates: January 23, 1865

Copy of Letter from the Superintendent of Indian Affairs W. G. Coffin to Commissioner of Indian Affairs W. P. Dole, August 8, 1864

 Item — Folder 1248: [Barcode: 187.1248]
Identifier: 4026.1458
Description

Copy of letter from the Superintendent of Indian Affairs W. G. Coffin at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas to Commissioner of Indian Affairs W. P. Dole enclosing Harlan's letter of July 30, 1864, and endorsing this request. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 1248



Inscription(s)

Inscribed in ink on recto, "Copy"

Dates: August 8, 1864

Copy of Linderman Letter Loaned by Ed Borein, May 12, 1909

 Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 255.Unknown]
Identifier: TU2009.39.369
Description

Copy of letter loaned to Nancy C. Russell by E. Borein, whose copy has been returned on May 25, 1928. The letter is dated May 12, 1909 and speaks of knowledge of Indians. Handwritten on the bottom: 'Hope to get illustrated original - N.C.R.'

Dates: May 12, 1909