claims

American

Letter to Colonel Benjamin Hawkins from Barbara McIntosh

Native American, Cherokee

Letter from William N. Bishop to Walter S. Adair regarding Cherokee land ownership

Printed Joint Resolution, S. R. 33, concerning Old Settler claims under the Treaty of 1846

Letter from H. T. Martin to John Drew concerning Old Settler claims and the killing of two Cherokees

Certified copy  of John Drew's last will and testament

Claim by Jesse McLain against Cherokee Nation when his keelboat was sunk by steamboat Victoria

Native Americans, Seminole

Bill of Sale by Sally Factor to Richard Fields of three Negro slaves

Deed by William Dutch of one Negro boy to John Drew

Manuscripts

1826 - 1850

Bound Volume

Native Americans

Cherokee

Muscogee Indians

Tahlequah, I.T.

Treaty of New Echota

New Echota

Cherokee Nation

Going Snake District

Jesse Bushyhead

Evan Jones

Manuscript Collection Records

post-Removal

Treaty of 1835

Cherokee Claims Record Manuscript Collection

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

<h2>Access Restrictions</h2>
<p>Available by appointment only at the Helmerich Center for American Research (HCAR) with the exception of materials with donor restrictions. Contact Library staff in advance to inquire if materials exist pertaining to your research interests.</p>
<h2>Use Restrictions</h2>
<p>Please contact the Rights and Reproduction Department for information on publishing or reproducing materials included in these records. Permission will be granted by the Gilcrease Museum as the owner of the physical materials, and does not imply permission from the copyright holder. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain all necessary permissions from the copyright holder.</p>
<h2>Provenance</h2>
<p>The Gilcrease Foundation acquired these materials before 1964 and is housed in the Helmerich Center for American Research (HCAR). The library currently receives most materials through community donation, board members, artists and the acquisition of manuscript collections.</p>
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<p>Staff, interns, and volunteers of the Thomas Gilcrease Library and Archive have contributed to the organization and maintenance of the files since the collection passed to the City of Tulsa in the 1950s.</p>


Manuscript Collection: Cherokee Claims Record

Nancy C. Russell

From Nancy C. Russell to Arthur H. Clark Company

J. L. Hargett

Act of National Council

Chief John Ross

Letter from Chief John Ross to Commissioner William Armstrong

Letter from Chief John Ross to Unknown

Letter from Chief John Ross to William Armstrong

Letter from Chief John Ross to General Winfield Scott

Copy of Letter from Chief John Ross to General Winfield Scott

Letter from Chief John Ross and Edward Gunter to Joel Roberts Poinsett

Affidavit relating to Spoliation losses of Old Field

Spoliation claims of James of Chuwee and Kaneda of Valley River

Note from Henry R. Wise to Chief John Ross