Indians
Found in 158 Collections and/or Records:
Resolution of National Committee and Council , October 31, 1831
Resolution of National Committee and Council authorizing Elias Boudinot to travel in U.S. to raise money for the Cherokee Phoenix. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 65
Resolution of National Committee and Council , October 10, 1832
Resolution of National Committee and Council regarding the date of annual council. Repeals act requiring General Council meeting to be held first Monday in September and sets meeting date to first Monday in October. (OS). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on one page. Folder 75
Sheet music for "The Celebrated Death Song of the Cherokee Indians", 1863
Three pieces of sheet music for "The Celebrated Death Song of the Cherokee Indians". The third sheet is titled "Alknomook". Lyrics are included with the music. Folder 38
Statement signed by five persons regarding John Browder and his services, March 9, 1810
A statement signed by five persons declaring that John Browder and his services to the Cherokee Nation are depended on, and that the decision to put him out should be left to the Council. Folder 9
Statement signed by six persons of the National Council at Willstown, May 5, 1811
A statement signed by six persons of the Native Council at Willstown stating that two enslaved persons, Will and his wife Hanah, shall be inherited by Peggy Scott, widow of James Vann. It specifies that Will, Hanah, and any children they may have will be the property of Peggy Scott and her heirs "for life." Written by administrators of the Vann estate. Includes photostat, photocopy, and typed transcript. Folder 11
Supply order from Archibald Harris to Henry Cunningham, March 24, 1844
Letter from Archibald Harris at Beatties Prairie to Henry Cunningham in Van Buren, Arkansas, placing an order for supplies. Photocopies included. Folder 29
The Poet Laureate Writes from His Green Verdugo Hills, 20th century
The Removal of the Cherokee, circa 1927
Typescript of an essay titled "The Removal of the Cherokee" by John Madden. Describes how the comissioner J.F. Schermerhorn arranged the Treaty of 1835 in absence of Cherokee officers. By this treaty, the Cherokee Nation ceded to the U.S. all territory east of the Mississippi River. Includes history of the removal from June 1838 to March 1839. Folder 65
Two documents regarding Cherokee National Council orders for paid provisions, December 7, 1903 and January 5, 1904; December 2, 1903 and December 4, 1903
Two letters from Joel Roberts Poinsett to the Cherokee Delegation with envelope, 1797 - 1897
Envelope for letter from Joel R. Poinsett, Secretary of War, to delegation in Washington City. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two sides. Folder 349