Cherokee Claims Documents, 1845-01 - 1845-04
Scope and Contents
Photostatic copies of documents pertaining to claims filed at Fort Gibson and Tahlequah offices of the Commissioner to the Cherokee (Indian Territory) regarding reservation, pre-emption, improvement, spoliation, and other such claims. Claims were filed between January and April 1845 when the commissioner was instructed to close the offices and return to Washington. The offices were established to examine claims of the Cherokee Nation against the United States under the treaty of 1835-6.
Dates
- Creation: 1845-01 - 1845-04
Access
This material is open for research use by any registered reader.
Use and Copyright
This material is owned by the University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections. Unpublished manuscripts are under copyright. Therefore, permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from both the repository and the copyright holder.
Extent
1 item : [116] leaves ; 27 x 29 cm
Language of Materials
English
Call Number
E99.C5 D63 1845 Milam Oversize
Physical Description
Some typed transcriptions exist.
Source
- Milam, Jesse Bartley, 1884-1949 (Person)
Subject
- Washington, G. C. (Signer, Person)
- Tellason, John (Signer, Person)
- Title
- Cherokee Claims Documents, 1845-01 - 1845-04
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- I. Marc Carlson
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives Repository
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University of Tulsa
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