Ulysses S. Grant
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Agreement between Shawnee and Cherokee tribes regarding Shawnee settlement and incorporation, June 9, 1869
Printed government document of an agreement between the Shawnee and Cherokee tribes approved by President Ulysses S. Grant, allowing the Shawnee to settle on Cherokee land east of ninety-six degrees and to become Cherokee citizens. Sealed by Cherokee delegates H. D. Reese and Wm. P. Adair and Shawnee delegates Graham Rogers and Charles Tucker. Folder 40
Handwritten copy of letter from Cherokee Delegation to President U. S. Grant, May 29, 1871
Handwritten copy of letter from W. P. Adair and C. N. Vann of the Cherokee Delegation to President Ulysses S. Grant requesting a fair price for Cherokee lands west of ninety-six degrees and south of thirty-seven degrees. Folder 44
Handwritten copy of letter from Secretary of the Interior Columbus Delano to Cherokee Delegation, May 26, 1871
Handwritten copy of letter from Secretary of the Interior Columbus Delano in Washington, D.C., to W. P. Adair and C. N. Vann of the Cherokee Delegation concerning pricing of Cherokee lands. He states that if the concerned parties do not agree, the price should be fixed by the President of the United States. Folder 43