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4 From Lycurgus P. Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Dec. 11, 1857. Re: message from grandmother's about her blacks; the blacks and horses the fattest in the county; opposition to the new constitution disappearing. 5 From Lycurgus P. Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Dec. 27, 1857. Re: Mayor Skelton's dishonesty; strength of the Pitchlynn family. Note: this document incomplete--page(s) missing. 6 From Lycurgus P. Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated 1858. Re: total failure of the new constitution and the ordeal of the Nation; it more advanced than the Choctaws; his decision to write a new, original Choctaw Constitution to replace the new, and to be called "Pitchlynn's Code." 7 From Lycurgus P. Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Jan. 4, 1858. Re: squabble over the boundary line; his wish to live in intellectual society and to be appreciated; deranged state of national affairs; near death of Governor Wade and his loss of sound mind; the lack of law and peace in the Nation, the abundance of drunkenness. 8 From Leonidas H. Pitchlynn (Eagletown, C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Jan. 9, 1858. Re: Hope of better days for Indians in the future; an astounding fox chase; her baby a perfect Indian. On same document: To Uncle Peter. From Alice Pitchlynn. Re: her animals. 9 From A.H. Jones (Fort Smith, Arkansas). To Col. Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Jan. 10, 1858. Re: agreement between the Choctaws and the State of Arkansas; fine attributes of Mayor Rector. 10 From Edward J. Nail (Russellville, Kentucky). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Jan. 10, 1858. Re: lack of money damaging his chances of education; request for money.
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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