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16 From J.C. Hastings (Rankin, Mississippi). To Capt. Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated June 13, 1830. Re: Hastings gives Pitchlynn political advice. 17 From R.D. Hallin, court clerk of Somides County, Mississippi. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated July 13, 1830. Re: notice that Pitchlynn has been nominated for the position of Justice of the Peace. 18 From Robert M. Jones (Jackson, Mississippi). To Capt. Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated August 6, 1830. Re: an encounter with an armed group of Chief Moshulatubbee's men. 19 From J.S. McDonald. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated December 13 and 17, 1830--there are tow separate letters within this folder. Re: the ancient art of story telling, and several Choctaw stories as well as "The Spectre of the Hunter, A Legend of the Choctaws." 20 From Robert M. Jones (near Jackson, Mississippi). To Col. P.P. Pitchlynn. dated March 26, 1831. Re: encouragement and advice on his political career. 21 From J.S. McDonald (Jackson, Mississippi). To Col. Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated March 18, 1831. Re: concern regarding Moshulatubbee's conduct. 22 From J.S. McDonald (Jackson, Mississippi). To Alexander H. McKee (Erie, Alabama). Dated March 30, 1831. Re: the political plans of McDonald to run for the legislature. 23 From Thomas Wall (Choctaw Agency). To Dr. Alexander McKee (Demopolis, Alabama). Dated April 28, 1831. Re: an invitation to McKee to attend a General Council, the purpose of which is to remove Chief Moshulatubbee and install Peter P. Pitchlynn in his place.
Object Description
Collection | Pitchlynn, Peter Perkins (1806-1881) |
Tribe | Choctaw |
Description | Indian chief. Correspondence (1824-1881) of Pitchlynn with prominent citizens and family members in the Choctaw Nation regarding events and troubles within the nation; Pitchlynn's personal journals (1815); Pitchlynn's diary (1828-1832); official reports (1825-1841) of the Choctaw Academy and Missionary Station in Kentucky; and Pitchlynn family records (1806-1867). The collection also includes a signed copy of the articles of surrender and peace negotiated between the Choctaw Nation and the United States at the close of the Civil War, and extensive correspondence reflecting the state of the Choctaw Nation just prior to, and during the Civil War years, with special regard to slavery. |
Date | 1815-1888 |
Is Part of | Native American Manuscripts Collection |
Special Collection | Western History Collections |
Rights | University of Oklahoma Libraries Western History Collections |
Language | English |
Type | Text |
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