Treaty of Fort Gibson (1833)
Subject
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Handwritten document addressed to the United States Congress regarding Western Cherokees after Treaty of 1833, mid-19th century
Item — Box 1, Folder: 63
Identifier: 4026.5290
Description
Handwritten complaint from the Western Cherokee tribe to the United States Senate and House of Representatives discussing the legislative treatment of the Eastern and Western Cherokee tribes in relation to Treaty of 1833 alongside the matter of forced removal and land costs. Discusses the Western Cherokee's land stolen by the Eastern Cherokee that was then sold to the U.S. government. Eighteen pages long. Folder 63
Dates:
mid-19th century
Two letters from Joel Roberts Poinsett to the Cherokee Delegation with envelope, 1797 - 1897
Item — Folder 349: [Barcode: 187.349]
Identifier: 4026.572
Description
Envelope for letter from Joel R. Poinsett, Secretary of War, to delegation in Washington City. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two sides. Folder 349
Dates:
1797 - 1897