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Fort Smith

 Subject
Subject Source: Gilcrease Places

Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:

Draft copy of letter from Chief John Ross to Sister Sarah Stapler, January 19, 1866

 Item — Folder 1297: [Barcode: 187.1297]
Identifier: 4026.1875-.1
Description

Draft copy of letter from Chief John Ross in Washington City to Sister Sarah Stapler commenting on Fort Smith Council. (Moulton). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 1297

Dates: January 19, 1866
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1954.185, Manuscript Collection: John Ross Papers

Empty envelope addressed to Colonel John Drew, late 19th century - early 20th century

 Item — Folder 612: [Barcode: 61.612]
Identifier: 4026.3550.4
Description

Folder 612

Dates: late 19th century - early 20th century
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1954.58, Manuscript Collection: John Drew

Gray's Atlas Map of Indian Territory, 1872

 Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 233.Unknown]
Identifier: 3926.744
Transcript (DCI) Entered according to Act of Congree in the year 1872 by G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.South eastern point of Pan HandleBoundary claimed by the State of TexasCeded to the United States by the Choctaws and Chikasaws by Treaty April 28th 1866Ceded to the United States by the Seminoles March 21st 1866Ceded to the United States by the Creeks June 14th 1867...
Dates: 1872
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.Maps, Gilcrease Museum Map Collection

Indian Territory with Part of the Adjoining State of Kansas, 1866

 Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 233.Unknown]
Identifier: 3926.660a-b
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: 1866
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.Maps, Gilcrease Museum Map Collection

Letter from Confederate Commissioner of Indian Affairs David Hubbard to Chief John Ross, June 12, 1861

 Item — Folder 1107: [Barcode: 187.1107]
Identifier: 4026.1274-.1
Description

Letter and copy from Confederate Commissioner of Indian Affairs David Hubbard at Fort Smith to Chief John Ross stating reasons why Cherokee should join the South. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 1107

Dates: June 12, 1861
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1954.185, Manuscript Collection: John Ross Papers

Letter from Confederate Commissioner of Indian Affairs David Hubbard to Chief John Ross, June 12, 1861

 Item — Folder 1107: [Barcode: 187.1107]
Identifier: 4026.1275-.1
Description

Letter and copy from Confederate Commissioner of Indian Affairs David Hubbard at Fort Smith to Chief John Ross stating reasons why Cherokee should join the South. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 1107

Dates: June 12, 1861
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1954.185, Manuscript Collection: John Ross Papers

Letter from Soup Watts to Captain John Kogan, April 14, 1845

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 30
Identifier: 3826.1283
Description

Letter from Soup Watts in Vian, Cherokee Nation, to Captain John Kogan in Fort Smith, Arkansas, listing the heads of families not included in a former schedule. They also agree to establish a depot on "Sallisaw at Richard Benge's, directly on the Whiskey Road." Folder 30

Dates: April 14, 1845
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1954.39, Cherokee Papers

Letter from W. H. Porter to Friend Eno, November 4, 1860

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 37
Identifier: 3826.1286
Description

Letter from W. H. Porter in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Friend Eno. He states that George Johnson killed Old Wiley, an enslaved man belonging to Judge Wheeler, and that a five hundred dollar reward is being offered. Porter also warns Eno not to let another enslaved person named Arch Stand escape. Folder 37

Dates: November 4, 1860
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1954.39, Cherokee Papers

Letter from William Potter Ross to Chief John Ross, November 27 & 28, 1863

 Item — Folder 1201: [Barcode: 187.1201]
Identifier: 4026.1400-.1
Description

Letter addressed 'Dear Sir' and signed in Cherokee Syllabary (by William Potter Ross) refers to meeting under Act of National Council in Fort Smith with General McNeil, and affairs of Cherokee Nation and the situation in Indian Territory. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 1201

Dates: November 27 & 28, 1863
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1954.185, Manuscript Collection: John Ross Papers

Letter to Henry Ross, from Lewis Ross, Fort Gibson, Cherokee Nation, describing raids on Wagon Trains from or to Fort Scott, December 7, 1864

 Item — Folder 29: [Barcode: 188.29]
Identifier: 4026.279-.1
Description

Folder 29

Dates: December 7, 1864
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1975.186, Manuscript Collection: Mary Jane Ross

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