Taylor, John M.

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Carbon copy typed signed Cherokee Nation vs. U.S. in the Court of Claims, Case No. 34,449. Regarding a dispute over Frank J. Boudinot's authority or lack thereof to act as representative of the Cherokee Nation in this or any other suit in the Court of Claims. Signed by John M. Taylor (Attorney of Record, Eastern Emigrant and Western Cherokees).

Scope and Contents Image of the council of the Eastern Emigrant and Western Cherokee Association at the house of George A. Gritts in Vian, Oklahoma. Includes James Hilderbrand, chairman on the the Eastern Emigrant and Western Cherokee Association, Anderson W. Gritts, father of George Gritts and grandfather of artist Franklin Gritts, John M. Taylor, representative of the eastern band of North Carolina Cherokees, and Nancy Coleman. A group of people stand behind a table outside. An elderly woman sits in a chair...

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Over 80 documents relating to the Cherokee Nation, including letters and telegrams between agents of the Eastern Immigrant & Western Cherokee Association, a lobbyist in DC and other parties. Also included are a newspaper clippings and US Congressional House Bills.

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Handwritten and signed document from John M. Taylor (Attorney for Cherokee Indian Petitions) to Moses Teehee (Clerk, Vian Local No. 2). Update on current petitions and cases pending, identifies current interpreter, location of rolls and records, etc.

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Carbon copy typed and signed letter from John M. Taylor (Attorney, Eastern Emigrant and Western Cherokees) to President, Secretary of the Interior, and the Attorney General regarding the U.S. Government's wrongfully taking possession of Cherokee lands. Bears the official seal of the Eastern Emigrant and Western Cherokees.

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Certified typed copy with handwritten notes of a Memorandum of Agreement. John M. Taylor, Jr., attorney representing the Eastern Emigrant and Western Cherokees, Inc., before the Interior Department, appoints Harry H. Jennings, Attorney at Law, to assist him.

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Telegram from John M. Tyler to Gritts about current US Court of claims proceedings and the investigation into Bouidinott’s withdrawal of 21,000 dollars from the Cherokee school fund as well as a request form expense money.