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Subject Source: Gilcrease Culture Terms

Found in 6473 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to Principal Chiefs and warriors of the Choctaw Nation from delegation about a trip taken with the Chickasaws, 1828

 Item — Folder 66B: [Barcode: 177.66B]
Identifier: 4026.8112
Description

Letter to Principal Chiefs and warriors of the Choctaw Nation from delegation about a trip taken with the Chickasaws. The letter mentions Pitchlynn's encounter with Tecumseh's brother Tenskwatawa, who is referred to as "the Prophet". Folder 66B

Dates: 1828

Letter to Richard Taylor and Robert Daniel, November 16, 1847

 Item — Folder 979: [Barcode: 187.979]
Identifier: 4026.1137
Description

Unsigned draft copy of letter to Rich Taylor and Robert Daniel appointing them delegates to urge U. S. officers to speedily adjust claims under Treaties of 1835 and 1846, notably amounts improperly paid out of five million dollars (Moulton). One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto. Folder 979

Dates: November 16, 1847

Letter to the editor quoting an article from The Cherokee Phoenix, October 14, 1829, 1939

 Item — Folder 57: [Barcode: 228.57]
Identifier: 3826.2872
Description

This letter concerns Cherokee lands as related to Grand River Dam Project. Black Fox was the pen name of Herbert Hicks. Folder 57

Dates: 1939

Letter to Wm. West concerning an intruder named Geo White, June 5, 1881

 Item — Folder 466: [Barcode: 61.466]
Identifier: 4026.2051
Description

William West was the Sheriff of the Canadian District of the Cherokee Nation in Webbers Falls, Indian Territory. Chief Bushyhead reported an intruder, Geo White, and knowledge of his whereabouts was requested. Signature is illegible. Folder 466

Dates: June 5, 1881

Letter with envelope from J. T. Drew, Boonsboro, Washington County, Arkansas, to his mother, Mrs. C. G. Drew in Webbers Falls, Cherokee Nation, September 25, 1818

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4026.3515
Description

Letter with envelope from J. T. Drew, Boonsboro, Washington County, Arkansas, to his mother, Mrs. C. G. Drew in Webbers Falls, Cherokee Nation, about his school studies. Folder 2

Dates: September 25, 1818