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Subject Source: Gilcrease Culture Terms

Found in 6473 Collections and/or Records:

Resolution of Council, December 3, 1833

 Item — Folder 87: [Barcode: 187.87]
Identifier: 4026.123
Description

Resolution of council prohibiting slaves from owning property, gambling, or drinking ardent spirits. (OS). One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 87

Dates: December 3, 1833

Resolution of Council, December 3, 1833

 Item — Folder 88: [Barcode: 187.88]
Identifier: 4026.124
Description

Resolution of Council prohibiting issue of due bills on National Funds. (OS). One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 88

Dates: December 3, 1833

Resolution of Council, December 3, 1833

 Item — Folder 89: [Barcode: 187.89]
Identifier: 4026.125
Description

Resolution of Council entitling Administrators to one-third of the increase on cattle and horses held by an estate, and acquiring sale of hogs for benefit of heirs. (OS). One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 89

Dates: December 3, 1833

Resolution of Council authorizing John Ross to engage a person to prosecute treaty claims of Eastern Cherokees, October 9, 1872

 Item — Folder 20: [Barcode: 38.20]
Identifier: 4026.5447-.4
Description

Resolution of Council authorizing John Ross to engage a person to prosecute treaty claims of Eastern Cherokees and approved by John Ross, Principal Chief, whose name is signed in English and in Cherokee. Folder 20

Dates: October 9, 1872

Resolution of Easter Cherokee Committee and Council, June 19, 1839

 Item — Folder 559: [Barcode: 187.559]
Identifier: 4026.752-.1
Description

Resolution of Eastern Cherokee committee and council rejecting Western Cherokee position that the two people have already been united and asserting separate existence under declaration of Aug. 1, 1838 at Aquokee Camps. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 559

Dates: June 19, 1839

Resolution of General Council Appointing Committee to Make Settlement with John Martin, September 30, 1836

 Item — Folder 201: [Barcode: 187.201]
Identifier: 4026.420
Description

Resolution of General Council appointing committee to make settlement with John Martin, Treasurer at expiration of his term, placing money in hands of Committee of the General Council, and naming Richard Taylor, Disbursing Agent. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto. Folder 201

Dates: September 30, 1836

Resolution of General Council Fixing Pay and Expenses of the Delegation, September 29, 1836

 Item — Folder 200: [Barcode: 187.200]
Identifier: 4026.419
Description

Resolution of General Council fixing pay and expenses of the delegation. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 200

Dates: September 29, 1836

Resolution of General Council of Cherokees granting S.A. Worcester permission to erect printing press, October 29, 1835

 Item — Folder 9: [Barcode: 228.9]
Identifier: 4026.8431-.1
Description

Erection of printing press establisment near the fork of the Illinois River was not accomplished, work was done at Union Mission and Park Hill instead. Source: T.L. Ballenger. Folder 9

Dates: October 29, 1835

Resolution of General Council of the Cherokee Nation for negotiating removal efforts, July 21, 1838

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 24
Identifier: 5126.476
Description

Resolution of the General Council of the Cherokee Nation that "the whole business of the emigration of our people shall be undertaken by the Nation" with the delegation negotiating arrangements. Signatures of the delegation include Richard Taylor, President; Going Snake, Speaker; Stephen Foreman, Clerk; and Elijah Hicks. A typed transcript is included. Folder 24

Dates: July 21, 1838

Resolution of General Council of the Cherokee Nation regarding land entitlement, August 1, 1838

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 25
Identifier: 5126.477
Description

Resolution of the General Council of the Cherokee Nation stating that the original title and ownership of indigenous lands are still vested in the Cherokee Nation, and that all losses resulting from the Treaty of New Echota are chargeable to the United States. Signatures include Richard Taylor, President; Going Snake, Speaker; and Stephen Foreman, Clerk. Folder 25

Dates: August 1, 1838