Cherokee Orphan Asylum
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Act of National Council to Ameliorate the Condition of Orphans, October 30, 1863
Act of National Council to ameliorate the condition of orphans; signed by James Vann and J. B. Jones, Tan-lah-lah and Allen Ross, and Acting Principle Chief Smith Christie. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 1193
Letter from H. Medill to James M. McKisick, October 7, 1847
Letter from H. Medill, Office of Indian Affairs, to James M. McKisick, Cherokee Agent. Tracing history of school and orphan fund problem and again requesting reports (Aug. 14, 1845); payments to Nation have been suspended. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 977
Letter from Jas. McKisick to Chief John Ross, December 13, 1847
Letter from Jas. McKisick, Cherokee Agent, to Chief John Ross, Park Hill. Reports reporting (and transmitting) letters about school and orphan fund. (Aug. 14, 1845 and Oct. 17, 1847). One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto. Folder 980
Letter from W. T. Adair in Vinita addressed to Uncle John concerning him living in Vinita and his reapplication for physician of the Cherokee Orphan Asylum, January 2, 1874
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
Letter from William P. Ross in Fort Gibson to Jno. T. Adair concerning land for industrial school for orphans, December 16, 1871
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
Personal letter written from Kate Drew at Cherokee Orphan Asylum addressed to Sister, December 4, 1875
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
Personal letter written from Kate Drew at Orphan Asylum addressed to My Dear Brother, December 17, 1875
Personal letter written from Kate Drew at the Orphan Asylum addressed to My Dear Sister, April 26, 1875
Personal letter written from Kate Drew at the Orphan Asylum addressed to Sister, April 6, 1875
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