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Lipe, DeWitt Clinton, 1840-1916

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1840-02-17 - 1916-12-06

Biography

Dewitt Clinton Lipe held the following offices in the Cherokee Nation: 1855: Cherokee Senate; 1866: Commisioner on Citizenship; 1868-70: Dist. Clerk ILL Dist.; 1872-74: Dist. and Circuit Clerk Cooweescoowee Dist.; 1874-77: Clerk of all courts in Cooweescoowee Dist.; 1877-79: Cherokee Nation Treasurer; 1893: Appointed to go to Washington DC to sell Cherokee Strip Bonds; 1895-99: Treasurer of the Cherokee Nation for 4 Years; 1907-10: First County Clerk for Rogers Co. DeWitt owned a gen. merchandise store in Oowala and was postmaster of the town. He helped establish the first school at Oowala providing the building and purchasing a bell.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Vann family archive, 1875-1975

 Collection
Identifier: 2006-011
Scope and Contents

Consists of correspondence, ledgers, photographs, much dealing with Herman Johnson Vann, and his immediate family and business.

Dates: 1875 - 1975; Majority of material found within 1875 - 1900

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  • Subject: Cherokee Indians -- History. X