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 Subject
Subject Source: Gilcrease Places
Scope Note: Authorities\Attributes\Geography\World\North and Central America\

Found in 88 Collections and/or Records:

Draft copy of letter from Chief John Ross to Secretary of War Joel R. Poinsett, May 4, 1837

 Item — Folder 220: [Barcode: 187.220]
Identifier: 4026.445-.1
Description

Draft copy of letter from Chief John Ross to Secretary of War Joel R. Poinsett citing acts of oppression by Georgia Guard and United States Army ; Brigadier General John E. Wool to be replaced by Colonel William Lindsay. (Moulton) Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 220



Inscription(s)

Inscribed in ink on recto, "A Copy"

Dates: May 4, 1837
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1954.185, Manuscript Collection: John Ross Papers

Draft of Plea to U. S. for "Justice and Humanity", 1797 - 1897

 Item — Folder 1383: [Barcode: 187.1383]
Identifier: 4026.1901
Description

Draft of plea to U. S. for "justice and humanity" more than a half century after Confederation. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 1383

Dates: 1797 - 1897
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1954.185, Manuscript Collection: John Ross Papers

Florida Occidental, 1830

 Item — Folder 93: [Barcode: 234.93]
Identifier: 3926.253
Description

Map of West Florida, District of La Bahia de San Luis (present day Bay St. Louis). Folder 93



Translated Title

Western Florida

Dates: 1830
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1965.95, Manuscript Collection: Ethan Allen Hitchcock

From Charles M. Russell to Judge C. Mehard, late 19th century - early 20th century

 Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 255.Unknown]
Identifier: TU2009.39.355
Description

Typed letter from Charles M. Russell to 'Friend Mehard' (not dated) speaks of a recent trip to Arizona and Pittsburg.

Dates: late 19th century - early 20th century
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / ZZ.018, Charles M. Russell Research Collection (Britzman)

General map of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, 1794

 Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 233.Unknown]
Identifier: 3976.655
Collection Overview From the Collection: Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: The Gilcrease Cartographic Collection was initially created as a storage designation for maps found in the manuscript collections and for the few original maps purchased during the life of Thomas Gilcrease. From the collections initial humble beginnings, it has continued to grow into am official map collection through additional gifts and purchases. The collection includes atlases, hand drawn maps from the manuscript...
Dates: 1794
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.Maps, Gilcrease Museum Map Collection

Great Northern Express Company Receipt, December 16, 1901

 Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 255.Unknown]
Identifier: TU2009.39.7999
Description

A receipt for Mrs. Charles M. Russell from the Great Northern Express Company for either eighty or eight dollars.

Dates: December 16, 1901
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / ZZ.018, Charles M. Russell Research Collection (Britzman)

Hand-drawn map of Richmond-Norfolk, Virginia area, July 11, 1862

 Item — Folder 33: [Barcode: 136.33]
Identifier: 3926.221
Description

Hand-drawn map of the Richmond-Norfolk, Virginia area presented to Mrs. S. B. Maxey by her husband Brigadier General S. B. Maxey. Folder 33

Dates: July 11, 1862
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1964.134, Manuscript Collection: Samuel Bell Maxey

Indian Territory, 1869

 Item — Drawer MC-9, Folder: Map 465
Identifier: 39.365
Collection Overview From the Collection: Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Peter Perkins Pitchlynn, Chief of the Choctaws, (1806-1881) was one of the persons selected by the Choctaws in 1828 to survey the southeast section of Indian Territory, the land they had chosen for their home when they were forced to leave Mississippi. Peter Pitchlynn's father was John Pitchlynn, a white man and interpreter for the United States Government, who had married a Choctaw woman of the famous Folsom family. Peter...
Dates: 1869
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1948.175, Manuscript Collection: Peter Pitchlynn

Instructions to Delegation to Negotiate with the United States., November 3,4,11, 1859

 Item — Folder 1062: [Barcode: 187.1062]
Identifier: 4026.1233-.1
Description

Instructions to delegation to negotiate with the United States. (See April 2, 1860) (Moulton). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 1062

Dates: November 3,4,11, 1859
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1954.185, Manuscript Collection: John Ross Papers

Letter from Chief John Ross to Gov. N. Stokes, United States Agent, June 21, 1839

 Item — Folder 563: [Barcode: 187.563]
Identifier: 4026.755
Description

Draft of letter signed by Chief John Ross and 14 others to Gov. N. Stokes, U. S. Agent. Asking that he make no disbursements, except on their authority until the reunion is affected. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 563

Dates: June 21, 1839
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1954.185, Manuscript Collection: John Ross Papers

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