Settlers
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Act Regulating Settlements on Public Domain, September 24, 1839
Act regulating settlements on Public Domain; (Same signers as September 19, 1839, 4026.824). One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 644
Boomer's Camp, 1889
Black and white photograph of a Boomers camp. Wagons full of Boomers waiting at camp to cross Salt Fork to Run of 1889.
Inscription(s)
Inscribed, "Boomers Camp" in center on recto
Sooners passing through Cherokee Outlet, circa 1890s
Sepia-colored photograph of Sooners passing through Cherokee Outlet waiting to cross swollen Salt Fork River Railroad Bridge seen at right.
The Removal of the Cherokee, circa 1927
Typescript of an essay titled "The Removal of the Cherokee" by John Madden. Describes how the comissioner J.F. Schermerhorn arranged the Treaty of 1835 in absence of Cherokee officers. By this treaty, the Cherokee Nation ceded to the U.S. all territory east of the Mississippi River. Includes history of the removal from June 1838 to March 1839. Folder 65
Wagon Train Settlers Meeting Native Americans, late 19th century - early 20th century
Wagon train settlers meeting Native Americans. Negative of D.5.1985.
Where Wagon Trails are Dim', 1941
"Where Wagon Trails are Dim", photographed in frame. Painting done 1919. Wagon train traveling across plains. Stamped and handwriting on the back.