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John Charles Casey Collection, 1825-1859

 Collection
Identifier: MC-1964-34

Scope and Contents

Army officer and special agent to the Seminole Indians at the agency on the banks of the Caloosahatchee River, Fla. Personal and official correspondence, limitary orders, a Muskogee phrase book, notes by Casey in a scrapbook of newspaper clippings of the 1850s, and book (1850-1853) of IOndian Agency affairs including council notes, lists of Seminoles, and maps. The letters relate to the removal of the Indians, delegations from Arkansas, and the “Blake episode.”

Dates

  • Creation: 1825 - 1859

Creator

Access

Access requires an appointment

Extent

160 items

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

In part, microfilm (negative) of linguistic notebook.

General

NUCMC MS 67-121

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Helmerich Center for American Research at Gilcrease Museum Repository

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