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Cherokee Treaty , 1804
Confederate Cherokee Relations Papers, 1861-1864
Four documents relating to the relationship between the Confederacy and the Cherokee Nation. The oldest dated 9 February 1861, Richmond, predates the Secession of Virginia. These papers are not in any order, and may just be transcriptions and translations of other documents. Articles 54 and 55 concern amnesty for Cherokees who committed crimes against the Confederacy. Authorizes payment to North Carolina Cherokees.
David Farmer and Rennard Strickland papers of John Rollin Ridge, 1850-1980
This collection, which was compiled by David Farmer and Rennard Strickland, principally consists of photocopied research materials concerning John Rollin Ridge used in their book, A Trumpet of Our Own, published in 1981.
DeWitt Clinton Lipe - Cherokee Strip papers, 1870-1913
Dr. William Fyffe Letters, 1752-1773
Eastern Cherokees in North Carolina letter from the Secretary of the Interior in response to resolution of the House of February 25, 1882, relative to the lands and funds of the Eastern Band of North Carolina Cherokees.
Report prepared in the office of H. Price, Commissioner of Indian Affairs. "May 11, 1882.--Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed." This copy is imperfect: pages 20-54 and maps lacking; pages have been separated and pasted onto sheets of legal-size writing paper with extensive handwritten notes throughout.
Galen Gritts collection of Cherokee Nation-related correspondence, 1919-1922
Over 80 documents relating to the Cherokee Nation, including letters and telegrams between agents of the Eastern Immigrant & Western Cherokee Association, a lobbyist in DC and other parties. Also included are a newspaper clippings and US Congressional House Bills.
George W. Benge Collection, 1885-1919
Cherokee Indian, judge of the Circuit Court (Tribal) at Tahlequah, Indian Territory, and delegate to the Sequoyah National Convention, 1905. Correspondence, Legal Papers, and accounts. Some letters are in the Cherokee language.
History of the western Cherokees
A history of the Cherokee people from before 1835 to the CHerokee Claims against the Government. A thesis submitted to the graduate faculty of the University of Oklahoma Department of History as a partial rfulfillment of the dregree of Master of Arts.