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2 From Israel Folsom (Mineral Bayou, C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Feb. 23, 1848. Re: abolitionists and Methodists; his "warfare" with abolitionists; his desire not to join church associated with abolitionists; his belief the Bible justifies slavery, and the need to get abolitionists out of the Choctaw Nation. 3 From Peter P. Pitchlynn. To Lycurgus Pitchlynn. Dated June 4, 1848. Re: family news and the murder of Alexander Campbell. 4 From Peter P. Pitchlynn. To Lycurgus Pitchlynn. Dated June 29, 1848. Re: the need for Lycurgus to apply himself to his studies and offering any help he needs; also family news. 5 From Robert M. Jones (Doaksville, C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated July 13, 1848. Re: school, elections, and asks for Pitchlynn to use his influence with Pitman to appropriate Chickasaw funds to education. 6 From Emuckpha (Fort Towson, C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Nov. 20, 1848. Re: relating the letter written by Gabriel Long which accused Pitchlynn of being a drunken, loafing scoundrel. 7 From Peter P. Pitchlynn. To Lycurgus Pitchlynn. Dated Dec. 21, 1848. Re: begging him to reform his bad ways and to act as a gentleman and not a fool--to remember his noble mother. 8 From Henry R. Schoolcraft (Washington, D.C.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Feb. 28, 1849. Re: the similarities of the Chickasaw and Choctaw languages. 9 From Peter P. Pitchlynn. To Lycurgus Pitchlynn. Dated April 21, 1849. Re: death and illness in the family; the need for Lycurgus to improve his conduct; the cotton crops and blacks; and downfall of Spencer Academy due to conditions there.
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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