Last Choctaw Tribal Council, 1905

Title supplied by cataloguer.

Photographer unknown.

Written in black ink on verso: "Gov. Green McCurtain (15) was the last of five sons of Cornelius McCurtain, and the last of three that had been govenors of the Choctaws after the Civil War. Jackson the oldest was a Captain in the Confederate Army; [was] in the inter-tribal battle with the Creeks, between Tulsa & Skiatook. Edmund was elected twice as govenor in the '80's. Green was first elected in 1896, again in 1902 and served by Presidential appointment until his oath in January 1910. They all served as other elected officers in the Choctaw government. In this picture Pres Lester (13) was the only white man. His wife Alice Pitchlyn, granddaughter of Peter P. Pitchlyn one of the noted Indians of one hundred years ago. Lester was McCurtain's private sec'y. [Hannubee] (32) was the only other [non] member of the National Council. Geo. Choate of McAlester was President of the senate (14). Simon Colbert (33) was speaker of the House. Edgar Moore (24) of Spiro served in the House from Love county in the first Oklahoma State Legislature. Two other McCurtains, David C. was killed by a negro Brown, in March 1874, Robert the youngest was killed by Henderson Walker, son of Col. Tandy Walker, on the old Choctaw agency porch at Skullyville Aug. 10th 1874. Brown and Walker were both killed by Green and Edmund. Mrs. David McCurtain gave birth to a daughter, named for her deceased father, David Corneali Aug. 11th 1874 at Col. Walker's in the Choctaw agency. His second wife at the time being an older sister of Mrs. D.C. McCurtain. David Cornelia McCurtain married Dr. Geo E. Hartshorne Jan 8th 1896- my parents. Mrs. Eben L. Taylor, nee Hartshorne."