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56 From Mary H. Eastman. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated 1854. Re: asking him to relate the legend "The Sun Falls into the Water." 57 From Mary H. Eastman. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated 1854. Re: begging him to come see her. 58 From Lycurgus Pitchlynn (Memphis, Tennessee). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Jan. 6, 1855. Re: his leaving Lebanon to go to Texas to practice law. 59 From Leonidas Pitchlynn (Eagle Town, C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Jan. 12, 1855. Re: planting of crops, family news and the Indians killing each other off due to whiskey. 60 From George S. Gaines (State Line Station, Alabama.) To Peter P. Pitchlynn "and others." Dated Feb. 26, 1855. Re: claims Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek was an attempt to protect Indians from the State of Mississippi, but admits there were blunders in enforcing the provisions. 61 From Robert M. Jones (Doaksville, C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Jan. 26, 1855. Re: the Chickasaw annuity (?), requests to apply for a patent of a section of land granted Jones' wife; lawsuit over Molly McDonald's patent; and the need for publishing a newspaper in the Nation. 62 From Peter P. Pitchlynn. To "Dear John." Dated Aug. 2, 1855. Re: majority of Choctaws oppose Chickasaws' separate jurisdiction; his intent to defend the treaty to the Council and get it passed. 63 From Thomas J. Pitchlynn (Blue River, C.N.). to Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Sept. 22, 1855. Re: fight at ballgame; crops; wishing Peter P.'s success in finding a wife; and Thomas' intent to get married after the General Council meeting.
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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