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Letter starts out with W. T. Adair informing his Uncle John that he has relocated to Vinita. The letter details the new "little" town. The letter then continues and Adair informed his uncle that he was resubmitting his application for the situation of physician at the Cherokee Orphan Asylum. The board of trustees decided to hire a medical man for the asylum and the selection would be made at the next meeting in January. Folder 399

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William P. Ross informed Jno. T. Adair that the council at its late session authorized the establishment of an industrial school for orphan children in the Cherokee Nation. Ross tells Adair that he was confirmed to be on the Board of Trustees. Ross told Adair that he would be willing to dispose of the land he owned near Grand Saline so it could be used for the industrial school. Orphan Asylum is written across the top of the letter in pencil. Folder 366

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Kate told her sister that she had written Suggy [sic] but had not heard from him. She told her sister how much she missed her and home. Kate would be going into the kitchen the next week but she found it fun. She urged her sister to come up at Christmas and asked if she was going to come and stay with Cousin Sue that winter. Letter is signed Kate Drew and she would have been 13 when she wrote the letter. The bottom of the page says, "bring me what you said you was dont forget". Folder 413

Description Kate stated that she received her brother's letter last week and she is very satisfied. Cousin Sue Adair went to visit her and she would come get her for Christmas. Kate said that the new board of trustee met at the orphan asylum last Wednesday. She told her brother that when he comes to visit her in February he should come prepared to take her home. She asked her brother to come visit before February and to send her a birthday present. The letter concluded with her asking her brother to...

Description Kate told her sister that even though she had not written in awhile she had not forgotten her and she felt sad when she thought of her sister being at home alone. She thought her sister would be lonely because Suggie [sic] had gone off to school. Kate had received one letter from "johny" since he started teaching school near Fort Smith. Kate told her sister that there have been many sick kids but she is in good health and wished her sister good health. Letter is signed Kate and she would...

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Kate stated that she was writing because she had a chance to send a letter by Mr. Boudinot. Kate told her sister she wished Sugie [sic] could have come to school there and she was getting on well. She told her sister how she longed to see her and that she would write to others when she got more paper. Letter is signed Kate. Kate addressed the letter on recto to Miss Emma Vann. Kate would have been 13 when she wrote the letter. Folder 413