laws
Found in 80 Collections and/or Records:
Opinion of William Wirt on the Claims for Improvements by the State of Georgia on the Cherokee Nation, circa 1830
Opinion of William Wirt on the claims for improvements by the State of Georgia on the Cherokee Nation under the Treaties of 1817 and 1828. (Moulton Vol. I, p. 196). Eight folded papers and two sheets of paper. Folder 49A
Order 129 Signed by Captain Jas. Baker, July 13, 1843
Order 129 signed by Capt. Jas. Baker by order of Col. Davenport, Fort Gibson. I. Favors Cherokee laws regarding gambling and whites in Nation without authority. II. Prohibits professional gambling in Fort's vicinity; III. and IV. Deal with dragoon cantonment. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 888
Page 5 and 6 of letter from William Wirt to William H. Underwood, Esquire, 1797 - 1897
Pages 5 and 6 of letter from William Wirt to Willian H. Underwood, Esquire suggesting that while the Supreme Court had decided Cherokee Nation was not a foreign state, it might hold Georgia laws unconstitutional. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 57A
Permit for Blankenship and Reynolds to labor as farmers in the Canadian District of the Cherokee Nation, November 6, 1882
Permit granted to W. G. Robinson, A Cherokee citizen, to employ Blankenship and Reynolds, United States citizens, as farmers for the term of two months. Permit signed by H. J. Vann, Clerk of the Canadian District in the Cherokee Nation. Folder 483
Photostat of Cherokee Council Rules in syllabary, 1887
Photostat of Cherokee Council rules written in Cherokee syllabary. Folder 53
Resolution, August 1, 1838
Resolution adopted by Council at Aquokee Camp asserting that the sovereignty of the Cherokee Nation, its constitution, laws and usages shall continue in perpetuity, etc. There are fifteen signers. Folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 385
Resolution of Cherokee General Council to Chief John Ross, July 18, 1830
Resolution of Cherokee General Council instructing Chief John Ross to institute legal proceedings against Georgia, and authorizing him to engage and pay counsel. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 37
Resolution of Council, September 16, 1831
Resolution of Council concerning the punishment for the crime of rape. (OS). One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 61
Resolution of Council, September 19, 1831
Resolution of Council regarding the sale of "Ardent Spirits" within 5 miles of General Council in session. (OS). One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 62
Resolution of Council, September 24, 1831
Resolution of Council regarding cases in which District Judges are unable to form a decision. (OS) Document is dated September 10, 1831, but the Clerk's signature is dated September 24, 1831. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 63