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Papers of the Robertson and Worcester families, 1815-1932
An act to define the status of freedmen and their descendants now resident in the Cherokee Nation and who were slaves in the country at the commencement of the rebellion, approximately 1881
Annie Heloise Abel Manuscripts, approximately 1910
Manuscript of The Slaveholding Indians, which includes The American Indian as Slaveholder and Seccessionist; The American Indian as Participant in the Civil War; and The American Indian Under Reconstruction. Includes preliminary pages, footnotes, bibliography, maps, and printer's proofs of photographic illustrations.
C. T. Wells diary, 1878-1879
This is an account of a fifteen day trip by horse and wagon from Mulberry, Franklin County, Arkansas, to Arkansas City Kansas by C. T. Wells and companions. There is a mention of George Perryman, a few places recorded, and some brief descriptions of various Indian agencies and the appearance of the country, forests and prairies; for example it does indicate the appearance of the prairie around Muskogee had not changed much between the 1830s’ and 1878.
Captain John Stuart Letter, 1836-06-18
This eleven page letter, written on June 18, 1836, to Adj. Gen. R. Jones, from Fort Coffee, discusses the situation of the troops in Arkansas Territory.
John M. Oskison manuscript of Unconquerable:
Unconquerable: The story of John Ross, Chief of the Cherokees. Typed manuscript with handwritten corrections of John Oskison's unpublished biography of John Ross, Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1828 to 1866. Together with the manuscript is a check for 25 dollars from J.B. Milam to John Oskison dated 1943, presumably in payment for the manuscript.
Robert W. DeMoss manuscripts, Undated
The papers consist of the typescripts for "Angie Debo: Link to the Battle of Round Mountain" and "Location of Round Mountain and Caving Banks".
Samuel Austin Worcester papers, 1831-1868
Unidentified Historical Research Notes, Undated
Notes on cards and sheets of paper on various topics including Tulsa history, Ozark superstitions, Native American dance and culture, and other topics. This may have been in preparation of the researcher writing a fictional novel.