Page 23 |
Previous | 23 of 79 | Next |
|
small (250x250 max)
medium (500x500 max)
large ( > 500x500)
Full Resolution
All (PDF)
|
This page
All
|
40 From Alexander Means (Oxford, Georgia). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated May 23, 1854. Re: Peter P., Jr.'s dismissal from school and his intemperance. 41 From Peter P. Pitchlynn, Jr. (Oxford, Georgia). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated May 27, 1854. Not legible. 42 From Peter P. Pitchlynn, Jr. (Oxford, Georgia). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated June 18, 1854. Re: new teacher arriving so he will start school again. 43 From Rhoda Mary Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated July 1854. Re: coming commencement and her desires for vacation. 44 From Gilbert C. Russell (Washington, D.C.). Statement of 1854 re; War of 1812, Tecumseh, rise of Choctaw, move to Alabama, and John Pitchlynn. 45 From Robert M. Jones (near Doaksville, C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated July 21, 1854. Re: elections for chiefs; rumors among missionaries that Pitchlynn and Israel Folsom are attempting breakdown the missionaries; funding of schools and asking Pitchlynn to purchase a plantation for Senator Brown of Mississippi. 46 From Lycurgus Pitchlynn (Oxford, Georgia). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated July 24, 1854. Re: comparison of Tennessee and Georgia; his dislike for Georgians who are after "the almighty dollar." 47 From Israel Folsom (Good Spring, nr. Blue). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated July 24, 1854. Re: meeting of Chickasaw secret Council; blames whites' for Indian troubles; the rumors regarding Pitchlynn and Folsom's attempt to displace the missionaries; district chief elections; and Folsom's discouragement in being on the General Council.
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 |
Format |
Description
Tags
Comments
Post a Comment for Page 23