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Bound volume containing text of 374 claims filed under the 1835 Treaty of New Echota also some Muscogee Creek claims

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Bound volume containing text of 374 claims filed under the 1835 Treaty of New Echota. In addition to the claims, there are also supporting affidavits and evidence. The claims were filed before Jesse Bushyhead, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Cherokee Nation; Evan Jones, Clerk; David M. Foreman, Solicitor or Clerk for the Going Snake District (The Going Snake District was east of Tahlequah, near Westville). On page 122 and entry 336 there is a title that says Creek Claims. Folder 1

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Title(s): 
Bound volume containing text of 374 claims filed under the 1835 Treaty of New Echota also some Muscogee Creek claims
Culture: 
Native American, Cherokee
Date: 
March 1, 1842 - May 12, 1842
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper
Classification: 
Manuscripts
Object Type: 
Claims Record
Accession No: 
4026.3501
Previous Number(s): 
79706
Department: 
Archive
Collection: 
Cherokee Claims Record Manuscript Collection
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