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11. Tulsa Review -- July 27, 1894: "The Dawes Commission", reporting on the arrival of the Dawes Commission. 12. The Telephone -- August 16, 1894: "Letter of C.J. Harris to Messrs. Kidd and McKennan" admonishing the U.S. Government for its coercion in dealing with the small Cherokee Nation and the advantage taken regarding settlement. 13. Cherokee Advocate -- September 5, 1894: "C.J. Harris Reply to the Dawes Commission". 14. Claremore Progress -- September 15, 1894: "Letter from C.J. Harris" to the Secretary of the Interior re: appraisement of improvements made by intruders in the Cherokee Nation proceed at once. Also a proclamation that no crops be planted or things be removed. 15. Arrow-Telephone -- September 19, 1894: "Letter of C.J. Harris to Hon. Hoke Smith", Secretary of the Interior re: appraisement of improvements made by intruders and the necessity of starting without delay. 16. Indian Journal -- September 21, 1894: "Letter of C.J. Harris" to the Interior Department re: the work of the Intruder Commission. 17. Claremore Progress -- October 27, 1894: "Interview of C.J. Harris" on his trip to Washington, DC in regards to the Intruders to the Cherokee Nation. 18. Letter of C.J. Harris to the National Council, submitting a communication from Messrs. Kidd and McKennon of the "Commission of the Five Civilized Tribes" and asking for early action, November 9, 1894. 19. Indian Chieftain -- November 15, 1894: "Message of C.J. Harris". Harris' "State of the Union" address, pertaining to all aspects of the Cherokee government. 20. Afton News -- November 16, 1894: "Notice of C.J. Harris" re: A.J. Blackwell, who is acting contrary to the behavior of a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. 21. Cherokee Advocate -- November 21, 1894: "Reward by C.J. Harris" offered for the arrest and capture of Bill Cook, wanted for the murder of Sequoyah Houston. 22. Cherokee Advocate -- November 21, 1894: "Proclamation of C.J. Harris" designating November 29, 1894 as a "day of national thanksgiving". 23. Afton News -- November 30, 1894: "A Proposition Addressed to the Cherokee National Council" by Maxwell and Chase of Washington, DC asking for a contingent fee in Freedmen case. Since the sale of the Outlet, the Freedmen claim pro rata ("in proportion") share in funds and other common property. The government decided in favor of the Delawares and the Shawnees in the Outlet claim.
Object Description
Collection | Harris, C. Johnson (1856-ca. 1922) |
Tribe | Cherokee |
Description | Indian chief. Typescripts of newspaper articles (1892-1922) on Cherokee Nation governmental issues such as allotment, the Dawes Commission, land transfers, and tribal politics during Harris's tenure as chief of the Cherokees and his service in the Cherokee senate. |
Date | 1892-1922 |
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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