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Milam, Jesse Bartley, 1884-1949

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1884 - 1949

Biography

First Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation appointed by a U.S. President since tribal government had been dissolved before Oklahoma Statehood in 1907.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

John M. Oskison manuscript of Unconquerable:

 Item
Identifier: E99.C5-O85 1936 Ovrsz
Scope and Contents

Unconquerable: The story of John Ross, Chief of the Cherokees. Typed manuscript with handwritten corrections of John Oskison's unpublished biography of John Ross, Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1828 to 1866. Together with the manuscript is a check for 25 dollars from J.B. Milam to John Oskison dated 1943, presumably in payment for the manuscript.

Dates: 1936

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  • Subject: Cherokee Indians -- Biography. X