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48 From Lycurgus Pitchlynn (Oxford, Georgia). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Aug. 23, 1854. Re: criticism of state of Georgia and Oxford School; recommends that Peter, Jr. be transferred. 49 From Lycurgus Pitchlynn (Oxford, Georgia). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Aug. 25, 1856. Re: the need for Peter, Jr. to be at home and not at school; Rhoda Mary's embarrassment of Peter, Jr., and Lycurgus' desire to leave for Lebanon to go to law school. 50 From Robert M. Jones (Doaksville, C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Nov. 6, 1854. Re: orphan roll, new district for the Chickasaws and statehood for the territory. 51 From Cyrus Kingsbury and Sampson Folsom (Doaksville, C.N.). To George W. Manypenny. Dated Nov. 13, 1854. (Copy). Re: the "Beam Family" --a free black family that John Davis of Mississippi claimed as being slaves. The state reports their plight and requests the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to pay their legal fees. 52 From Lycurgus Pitchlynn (Lebanon). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Nov. 22, 1854. Re: temperance lecture against "King Alcohol." 53 From Isaac Shook (Lebanon, Tennessee). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Dec. 11, 1854. Re: report of apprenticeship of Choctaw boys in care of the mission. 54 From John H. Eaton (Washington, D.C.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn " and Others." Dated Dec. 19, 1854. Re: provisions of the treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek and the government's intentions in making the treaty. 55 From Reuben H. Grant, General (Washington, D.C.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn "and others." Dated Dec. 21, 1854. Re: signing of Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek--believes the Choctaws signed under fear, coercion and duress.
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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