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17 From J. Wall. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Nov. 11, 1850. Re: invitation to join in a hunt and the Chickasaws' secret council meeting and their plans to separate from the Choctaws. 18 From Adrian Rouquette (Louisiana). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated 1850. Re: asking for elementary Choctaw books and dictionary to learn the language and better save their souls. 19 From Thomas J. Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated March 30, 1851. Re: the bill currently before Congress; family news including the marriage of Daniel Folsom to a white woman; movements of the Comanches; and hopes that the government will put a stop to the influx of whites. 20 From George Folsom (Pushmataha District, C.N.). To William Wilson, Choctaw agent. Dated Jan. 23, 1852 (a copy). Re: band of Indians and blacks that have built a fort--requesting assistance. 21 From Thomas J. Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Dec. 22, 1852. Re: Chickasaws' intent to declare their independence and set up their own nation. 22 From Joseph B. Folsom. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated April 13, 1853. Re: his approval of Pitchlynn's old maids; his employment by U.S. government in a mission in California; description of mission Indians physically and culturally; and the hanging of William Turner. 23 From Edmund McKinney. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated April 19, 1853. Re: the increased number of murders by the Choctaws; the need for long term education for the Choctaw boys; and conversation with Patison about Chickasaws. 24 From Thompson McKinney. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Aug. 31, 1853. Re: the need to do something for the future of the Choctaw Nation; the composition of the Council with uneducated men; the need to support the passage of the railroad
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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