Western or Old Settler Cherokees

Handwritten affidavits of John M. Miller and Martha A. Miller as to their Cherokee lineage. Includes typed transcripts from the Eastern Emigrant and Western Cherokee Indian Records, 1808-1920, listing the Miller lineage.

Carbon copy typed motion by Eastern Emigrant and Western Cherokees, Inc. in protest against Frank J. Boudinot acting or appearing as attorney for them.

Items remaining unpaid at close of Old Settler payment, Union Agency, Indian Territory. Includes names, roll numbers, and addresses of Cherokee

Carbon copy typed meeting minutes of Eastern Emigrant and Western Cherokee Council (31 Jan. 1921). Reviews various resolutions and discusses Resolution of the Keetowah Society.

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.

Carbon copy typed and signed letter from John M. Taylor (Attorney, Eastern Emigrant and Western Cherokees) to President, Secretary of the Interior, and the Attorney General regarding the U.S. Government's wrongfully taking possession of Cherokee lands. Bears the official seal of the Eastern Emigrant and Western Cherokees.

Certified typed copy with handwritten notes of a Memorandum of Agreement. John M. Taylor, Jr., attorney representing the Eastern Emigrant and Western Cherokees, Inc., before the Interior Department, appoints Harry H. Jennings, Attorney at Law, to assist him.

Typed and signed document pertaining to Resolution of Eastern Emigrant and Western Cherokees to appoint J. Riley Copeland, W.W. Breedlove, and E.B. Hunt to finance committee.

Consists of correspondence, ledgers, photographs, much dealing with Herman Johnson Vann, and his immediate family and business.

Typed letter from W.W. Breedlove to James Hilderbrand discussing meeting minutes. Attached to 1975.006.1.Cherokee.086a