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through the country and the need to unite the Choctaw, Chickasaws, Cherokees and Creeks under the general government. 25 "Session of 1853." Dated Nov. 9, 1853. Re: granting of Choctaw Nation citizenship to various families. 26 General Council Resolution--passed Nov. 15, 1853. Re: request for Choctaw delegate in Washington to represent the interests of the Nation. 27 From Douglas H. Cooper. To Peter P. Pitchlynn, Samuel Garland and Dixon W. Lewis. Dated Jan. 20, 1854. Re: United States government's intent to move the Indians even farther west and the possibility of large profits by letting other tribes settle in their area; other tribes including Chickasaws would become districts and could pass laws as long as it wasn't in conflict with Choctaw law, and government agents would become subagents to the Choctaw Nation. 28 From Nathan Green (Lebanon Lennapu). To David Lowry. Dated Feb. 10, 1854. Re: fights of Lycurgus Pitchlynn at law school. 29 From Thompson McKenney. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Feb. 14, 1854. Re: extension of the Territorial Government and the possibility of Shawnee and Delaware tribes settling in the Nation. 30 From Eli T. Perry (Fort Washita, C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Feb. 19, 1854. Re: application to go to school. 31 From David W. Haley (near Jackson, Mississippi). To the Choctaw delegates. Dated Feb. 26, 1854. Re: his role in the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek and the violations of the treaty; the defense of Andrew Jackson's role and the fairness of President Franklin Pierce.
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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