Cherokee materials, Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection
Culture:
Date: February 15, 1799; October 10, 1855; November 15, 1904; Undated
Contributor: Coodey, William Shorey, 1806-1849 | Butler, Elizur, 1794-1857 | Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824 | Henry, James W.
Subject: Government relations | Land transfers
Type: Text
Genre: Correspondence
Extent: 4 items
Description: Relavent materials can be found in the finding aid under the specific dates listed. Coodey sends to Peter S. Du Ponceau a book in Cherokee syllabary, translated by Samuel A. Worcester and Elias Boudinot. Butler's "Address to the Cherokee Nation," given at the Female Seminary, Cherokee Nation. Henry and Hodgdon to John Harris regarding War Department authorization to purchase a United States flag for the use of the Cherokee Nation. The Cherokee Nation's "Act providing for a commission to negotiate a supplemental agreement with U.S. for a final and complete settlement of the affairs of the Cherokee nation." Undated list circa 1930s of Frank Speck's recordings cataloged in Mss.Rec.49.
Collection: Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection Mss.Ms.Coll.200