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Collection: Cherokee Papers Manuscript Collection

97 Items

Handwritten notice from Return J. Meigs, War Department in Tennessee to John Browder

Columbian Centinel and Massachusetts Federalist, Volume XXXII, Whole Number 1630, Number 18, Boston, Massachusetts

Letter from H. Price, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, to Chief D.W. Bushyhead

April 10, 1864 | ink on paper

Letter in Cherokee syllabary from Lewis Downing to Cooweescoowee (John Ross)

mid-19th century - mid-20th century | ink on paper

Document in Cherokee language

April 9, 1804 | ink on paper

Handwritten copy of document of National Council of the Cherokees

May 5, 1811 | ink on paper

Statement signed by six persons of the National Council at Willstown

May 28 1904 | ink on paper

Power of Attorney for Father or Mother for Child's Property for Lucy Silk

June 5, 1913 | ink on paper

Photostat of list of property transferred from Cherokee Capital to Carnegie Library

mid-20th century | ink on paper

Blank application forms for Kee-Too-Wah Society

circa 1927 | ink on paper

The Removal of the Cherokee

mid-19th century - mid-20th century | ink on paper

Handwritten Argument on the 9th Article of the Cherokee Treaty

mid-19th century - mid-20th century | ink on paper

Letter written in Cherokee syllabary with translated copy

December 2, 1835 | ink on paper

Letter from William N. Bishop to Walter S. Adair regarding Mr. Morrow's land

July 14, 1865 | ink on paper

Official copy of resolution signed by Acting Chief Lewis Downing and Secretary G. W. Ross

December 7, 1903 | ink on paper

Two documents regarding Cherokee National Council orders for paid provisions

mid-19th century - mid-20th century | ink on paper

Handwritten document in Cherokee syllabary

1904 | ink on paper

Promissory note and check processed by Guardian Trust Company

February 4, 1837 | ink on paper

Letter from G.M. Lavender to Elias Boudinot

June 9, 1869 | ink on paper

Agreement between Shawnee and Cherokee tribes regarding Shawnee settlement and incorporation