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advice that they submit; the reason the U.S. withdrew troops from the Indian Territory and what the Indians' reaction should have been. NOTE: Incomplete--pages missing. 38 From Winchester Colbert, Governor of the Chickasaw Nation (Tishomingo, Chickasaw Nation). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Aug. 24, 1865. Re: Transferring the site of the Grand Council to Ft. Smith; irritation that the Choctaws have yet to appoint their delegates. NOTE: incomplete--pages missing. 39 From Cyrus Bussey (3rd Division of the Army Corps--Ft. Smith, Arkansas). To peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Aug. 25, 1865. Re: federal authorities to appear at Armstrong Academy to invite the Indians to adjourn at Ft. Smith. 40 From James G. Blunt (Ft. Smith, Arkansas). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Sept. 23, 1865. Re: railroad interests represented at Grand Council; possibility of railroads dissecting Indian Territory. 41 From Winchester Colbert (Executive Office, Chickasaw Nation--Tishomingo, Chickasaw Nation). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Oct. 12, 1865. Re: the Chickasaw National Legislature's move to ratify the treaty of peace with the U.S.; its moves regarding slavery. 42 From J.P. Kingsbury (Boggy Depot, C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Nov. 28, 1865. Re; the Indians misjudged for their role in joining the Confederacy; request to remember the missionaries if forced to cede land. 43 From Albert Pike (Memphis, Tennessee). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Dec. 7, 1865. Re: impending Choctaw trip to Washington; no one better able to serve the Choctaws than Pike; his wish to organize a company with Pitchlynn's help; request to settle in the Choctaw Nation.
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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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