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1: Correspondence:
February 19, 1824 to September 26,
1847.
February 9, 1848 to November 29,
1857.
December 9, 1857 to October 21,
1863.
October 24, 1863 to July 29, 1888.
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Box 1:
Correspondence, Feb. 19, 1824 - Sept. 26, 1847.
Folder: Description of content:
1 From M. Mackey, agent. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Feb. 19, 1824. Re:
Choctaws and whiskey.
2 From John Pitchlynn. Dated Sept. 11, 1824. Re: last will and testament.
3 From Mingo Moshulatubbee. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Re: appointment of Pitchlynn as Captain of
the Lighthorsemen.
4 From John Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Sept. 29, 1824. Re: instructions for farm work while John
Pitchlynn travels to
5 From Uncle Mooshulatubbee (
6 From J.S. McDonald (
7 From John
8 From William Ward (Choctaw
Agency). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated January 10, 1825. Re: agent's talk with Capt. P.P. Pitchlynn.
9 From J.D. Hunter (
10 From Richard M. Johnson (
11 From John Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn (
12 From Oscar Willis. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated March 17, 1828. Re: sending an Indian ball-playing team to
the North, with an invitation for Pitchlynn to come.
Also: another document,
several pages in length, unidentified.
13 From President Lindsley of The
14 From J.S. McDonald (near
15 From J.C. Hastings (
16 From J.C. Hastings (
17 From R.D. Hallin, court clerk of
18 From Robert M. Jones (
19 From J.S. McDonald. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated December 13 and 17, 1830--there are tow
separate letters within this folder. Re:
the ancient art of story telling, and several Choctaw stories as well as
"The Spectre of the Hunter, A Legend of the Choctaws."
20 From Robert M. Jones (near
21 From J.S. McDonald (
22 From J.S. McDonald (
23 From Thomas Wall (Choctaw Agency). To Dr. Alexander McKee (
24 From Robert M. Jones. To Col. Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated June 25, 1831. Re:
congratulations regarding his election as Chief.
25 From
26 From Henry Vose (
27 From M. Foster, Jr. (
28 From
John Jolly and Black Coat, the Principal Chiefs of the Cherokee Nation (
29 From the Council on the Poteau
River--Joseph Pickens, Nituckachu, Ben Camp, Nat Folsom, Wash. Folsom, Thomas
Wall, John Riddle (Choctaw Nation). To
Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated April 8,
1832. Re: the issuing of rations, a
report on the behavior of Acting Chief Oghlanoah, who is presiding in
Pitchlynn's absence.
30 From
31 From John Pitchlynn (at home). To Col. Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Nov. 23, 1832. Re: his plans for moving West, reports that
white men are stealing property from the Indians remaining in
32 From Governor William Clark of
33 From John Doughtery, Indian Agent (
34 From Governor William Clark of
35 From John Pitchlynn. To Col. Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Feb. 21,
1833. Re: the theft of livestock, and
plans for moving to the new Choctaw Nation next fall.
36 From John Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated March 10, 1833. Re: inquiry as to whether the new Choctaw
Nation is good cotton country, as he has been told.
37 From J.H. Vose (
38 From David McClellan, sub. agent. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated June 21, 1833. Re: appointment of Pitchlynn as Captain of
the Light Horsemen.
39 From Samuel Garland (Chickasaw
Nation). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Nov. 28, 1833. Re: hopes for Pitchlynn's contentment in the
Red River Country, also selling of the Choctaw Purchase and
40 From John Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Jan. 30, 1834. Re: family news, his reasons for refusing to
move to the new Nation in the West, and a recent land sale.
41 From John Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated June 13, 1834. Re: illness in the family, mother intends to
visit P.P. Pitchlynn in the fall, why John Pitchlynn is staying in the east and
the refusal of many Choctaws to leave for the West.
42 From John Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Sept.
13, 1834. Re: illness in family,
Chickasaw settlement and John Pitchlynn's intent to buy land and die on it, and
his views on his old age and the life he lived.
43 From John Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Sept. 30, 1834. Re: illness of P.P. Pitchlynn's sister Rhoda,
Chickasaw plans to hold council meeting October 8, and the probability that
more land-buying whites will be in attendance than Indians.
44 From John Pitchlynn (Chickasaw
Nation). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated October 7, 1834. Re: plans to go to the Chickasaw National
Council to buy land.
45 From John Pitchlynn (Chickasaw
Nation). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated January 10, 1835. Re: bad treatment of Choctaws by Chickasaws and John's advice to
all his children to move to the West as Indians and whites don't mix, and
John's plans to move West as well after the settlement of all his business.
46 From John Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Jan. 30, 1835. Re:
selling of cotton and telling Peter P. to keep land open for his mother
and sisters when the Chickasaws begin arriving in the West.
47 From John Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated April 5, 1835. Re: wishes his children could have their own
Nation before he dies; distrusts whites and says Chickasaws sold all their land
and will be poor upon arrival in the West.
48 From Thomas Pitchlynn, brother. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated May 9, 1835. Re: bad health of John Pitchlynn.
49 From Peter Folsom and Wart Folsom (
50 From Loring J. Williams. Statement: denies he wanted to disturb
Choctaw meetings and that he did not "positively declare" that there
would be no schools unless on his terms.
Statement: offers his
daughter, Louisa, as school teacher and her terms.
51 From G.I. Pitchlynn, brother (
52 From William Armstrong, Choctaw Agent
(Choctaw Agency). To the General Council of the Choctaw Nation. Dated October 3, 1836. Re: claims of Joseph Boggy for losses
sustained by the Choctaws in 1807, warning Choctaws to keep their land unlike
the Chickasaw who sold everything, and warning that white men who couldn't get
along with each other might well cause disturbance inside the Choctaw Nation as
well.
53 From McKee Folsom and Chillater,
uncle. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated May 15, 1837. Re: going to the Choctaw Agency, his hogs
going wild; Chillater's request to Pitchlynn to buy him a new wife to replace
the one that ran away.
54 From Peter P. Pitchlynn (Low Blue,
Choctaw Nation). Dated Sept. 10,
1837. Re: his plans not to return for 3
months, details for upkeep of the home and farms, the education of the children,
and describes the Low Blue country.
55 From William Armstrong. To the Choctaw Council in current
session. Dated Oct. 1, 1838. Re: a solicitation of the Choctaws’ views
regarding the "A Bill to Provide for the Security and Protection of the Immigrant
and the Indians West of the States of Missouri and Arkansas" passed by the U.S. Senate, with a description
of the provisions within.
56 From John Gregg (Ban
57 From Pierre Juzan, John McKinney and
James Fletcher (General Council House).
To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Oct.
7, 1840. Re: approval of Pitchlynn's
appointment as teacher and superintendent of the
58 From John Pages. To Col. Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated 1841.
Re: monitors request more meat and utensils in the dining room (of the
Academy?)
59 From Richard M. Johnson (
60 From Richard M. Johnson (
61 From Richard M. Johnson (
62 From Thomas Wall (Choctaw Agency). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated April 1, 1841. Re: preparations for war on the Choctaws and
Cherokees by the Indians "on the Blue and the
63 From Amziah Robinson (Eagletown,
C.N.) To Col. Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated June 29, 1841. Re: advising Pitchlynn he has been appointed
Captain.
64 From Peter P. Pitchlynn. To Rhoda Pitchlynn. Dated Aug. 8, 1841. Re: asking her to be a good Christian and as
to the children.
65 From Rhoda Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Aug. 30, 1841. Re: death of Adam's son and illness in the
family.
66 From
67 From Rhoda Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Sept. 23. 1841. Re: illness of children, blacks, and neighbors.
68 From
69 From Jacob Folsom (Daniels). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Oct. 20, 1841. Re: General Council's decisions to close the
Kentucky School, to locate the school in the Choctaw Nation, to nominate
Pitchlynn as superintendent and as representative to Washington and the Council's
"deranging" of Sloan Love.
70 From Rhoda Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Oct. 26, 1841. Re: deaths caused by whooping cough.
71 From
72 From Lavinia Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Dec. 14, 1841. Re: plans of family to move back to
73 From Rhoda Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Dec. 29, 1841. Re: health of children.
74 From Rhoda Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Jan. 5, 1842. Re:
health of children and neighbors and requests for items to bring home.
75 From Rhoda Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Jan. 15, 1842. Re: missing him and wanting him to take care
of the children when she dies.
76 From
77 From Thomas Pitchlynn (
78 From David Folsom (Chahta Tamaha). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Jan. 26, 1842. Re: problems with Folsom's land claim, need
for Choctaw schools, Pitchlynn's possible appointment as head of school and the
need for the school to be run by Choctaws and not whites.
79 From Peter P. Pitchlynn (
80 From
81 From
82 From David Folsom (Doaksville,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Oct. 1, 1842. Re: list of suggestions about school and the
need to remove whites from the nation (10 in all) as well as to convince the
General Council to take strong measures.
83 From George W. Harkins (Doaksville,
C.N.) To Peter P. Pitchlynn and Robert M. Jones. Dated Nov. 17, 1842. Re: his inability to attend the General
Council meeting and his request that it pass a law on finders' rights in the
mines during the current session of such Council.
84 From John McDonna. "Chief Fletcher's Ball Play
Song." 1842.
85 From Peter P. Pitchlynn. To James Fletcher. Dated Dec. 1842. Draft re: petition for blacks to be returned
to Pitchlynn from Elizabeth Perry since she did not fulfill the debts of his
deceased father's estate.
86 From John Gregg (
87 From Josiah Gregg (
88 From David Wall (Mayhew, C.N.). to Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Sept. 23, 1843. Re: report of two Cherokee gamblers in the
area--one of them visiting Pitchlynn's daughter.
89 From Noshoba Lakna (Doaksville,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Oct. 5, 1843. Re: uncertain.
90 From Peter P. Pitchlynn. To McKee Folsom. Dated Aug. 15, 1844. Re:
death of Aunt Elisja and attack on David Folsom by his son.
91 From Peter P. Pitchlynn. To the General Council of the Choctaw
Nation. Dated 1845. Re: request that the Council pay the Pitchlynns
some $500 for breach of contract fine.
92 From H.N. Barstow (Madison). To John B. Forester. Date Jan. 28, 1845. Re: letter of introduction for Peter P.
Pitchlynn.
93 From Robert Dale Owen (
94 From Ish-to-pa-to-pa, Shap-pow-wa and
William McGilverry. To Peter P.
Pitchlynn. Dated June 12, 1845. Re: asking Pitchlynn's attendance at the July
14, 1845 Chickasaw Council meeting.
95 From Alfred Wade. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated July 5,
1845. Re: progress of students at the
school and asks trustees to visit the school.
96 From Jacob Folsom (
97 From Henry O'Reilly (
98 From George S. Gaines (
99 From Thomas J. Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Dec. 28, 1845. Re: family news--mentions also 4,000 Choctaws
on the road traveling toward the far West.
100 From David
Folsom (Doaksville, C.N.). To Peter P.
Pitchlynn. Dated Jan. 16, 1846. Re: relations between the Choctaws and the
101 From Lycurgus
Pitchlynn (
102 From Thomas
J. Pitchlynn. To Peter P.
Pitchlynn. Dated Feb. 10, 1846. Re:
Mountain Fork revival meeting, health of family, coming election and the
white men killing his hogs.
103 From Joseph
Vann (Spring Creek, Saline District, Cherokee Nation). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Feb. 20, 1846. Re: request that Pitchlynn get his son in the
104 From Thomas
J. Pitchlynn. To Peter P.
Pitchlynn. Dated March 19, 1846. Re: rumors that Pitchlynn is selling the
Choctaw Nation; the coming elections, and T.J. Pitchlynn's indebtedness.
105 From Thomas
J. Pitchlynn. To Peter P.
Pitchlynn. Dated June 9, 1846. Re: health of family, coming election, and
troubles with Comanches in
106 From Gideon
Lincecum (
107 From David
Folsom (Doaksville, C.N.). To Peter P.
Pitchlynn. Dated June 27, 1846. Re: problems between whites and Choctaws and
willingness of Choctaws and Chickasaws with the
108 From Peter P.
Pitchlynn. To Lycurgus Pitchlynn. Dated Aug. 31, 1846. Re: the family, the school and reading
suggestions for Lycurgus.
109 From Peter P.
Pitchlynn. To "Dear Brother"
(Thomas J. Pitchlynn?). Dated Sept. 23,
1846. Re: visiting home land and recollections
of his father and Choctaw Wars.
110 From Peter P.
Pitchlynn. To Gideon Lincecum. Dated Nov. 12, 1846. Re: meeting of Indians on his travels,
description of the Indian dance in his honor, and his intent to continue to
work on the emigration.
111 Dated Dec.
17, 1846: "Articles of Agreement
Between A. Harris, Samuel Tafforany, P.P. Pitchlynn, John J. Smith, and James
Tate...of emigrating the Choctaw Indians, now in
112 From A.
Harris (
113 From A.
Harris (
114 From Peter P.
Pitchlynn. To A. Harris. Dated March 30, 1847. Re: loading of Indians on steamboat,
diseases, and the need to coordinate what is being told to the Indians by the
agents.
115 From
Folder:
1 From William H. Goode (
2 From
3 From Peter P. Pitchlynn. To Lycurgus Pitchlynn. Dated June 4, 1848. Re: family news and the murder of Alexander
Campbell.
4 From Peter P. Pitchlynn. To Lycurgus Pitchlynn. Dated June 29, 1848. Re: the need for Lycurgus to apply himself to
his studies and offering any help he needs; also family news.
5 From Robert M. Jones (Doaksville,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated July 13, 1848. Re: school, elections, and asks for Pitchlynn
to use his influence with Pitman to appropriate Chickasaw funds to education.
6 From Emuckpha (
7 From Peter P. Pitchlynn. To Lycurgus Pitchlynn. Dated Dec. 21, 1848. Re: begging him to reform his bad ways and to
act as a gentleman and not a fool--to remember his noble mother.
8 From Henry R. Schoolcraft (
9 From Peter P. Pitchlynn. To Lycurgus Pitchlynn. Dated April 21, 1849. Re:
death and illness in the family; the need for Lycurgus to improve his conduct;
the cotton crops and blacks; and downfall of
10 From Loring S.W. Folsom (Ziglzay). To Lycurgus Pitchlynn. Dated April 27, 1849. Re: need for Lycurgus to apply himself to his
studies and the return and condition of Peter P. Pitchlynn.
11 From Malvina Pitchlynn Folsom. To Lycurgus Pitchlynn. Dated May 20, 1849. Re: family news; her husband, Loring and
married life; the death of William and Lycurgus; need to be good.
12 From Loring S.W. Folsom (Ziggay). To Thomas Pitchlynn. Dated June 12, 1849 (and copied by Peter P.
Pitchlynn). Re: proclaiming his
innocence of the hanging of Dr. Ward; accuses the Pitchlynns of not paying his
expenses, pointing out that they were in a position to avoid the trap of being
accused of another man's crime.
13 From Peter P. Pitchlynn. To Lycurgus Pitchlynn. Dated June 25, 1849. Re: warning him that Loring S.W. Folsom is
trying to cheat the Pitchlynn family and to avoid contact; also of the terrible
life being led by the young.
14 From Peter P. Pitchlynn. To Lycurgus Pitchlynn. Dated July 8, 1849. Re:
illness and family news; Loring S.W. Folsom's intent to disgrace the
Pitchlynn family and warning to Lycurgus to beware of Folsom's friendship as he
intends to take their property. Also
stresses the importance of applying oneself to one's studies and of ignoring
rather than confronting one's enemies (Essentially, Peter P. Pitchlynn's
philosophy in life).
15 From Charles Fishback (
16 From Peter P. Pitchlynn. To Lycurgus Pitchlynn. Dated Aug. 17, 1849. Re: sickness among family and slaves; warning
him not to trust Loring S.W. Folsom and states he will not leave any money for
his daughter, Malvina, since she is married to the gambler.
17 From J. Wall. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Nov. 11, 1850. Re: invitation to join in a hunt and the
Chickasaws' secret council meeting and their plans to separate from the
Choctaws.
18 From Adrian Rouquette (
19 From Thomas J. Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated March 30, 1851. Re: the bill currently before Congress;
family news including the marriage of Daniel Folsom to a white woman; movements
of the Comanches; and hopes that the government will put a stop to the influx
of whites.
20 From George Folsom (Pushmataha District,
C.N.). To William Wilson, Choctaw
agent. Dated Jan. 23, 1852 (a
copy). Re: band of Indians and blacks
that have built a fort--requesting assistance.
21 From Thomas J. Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Dec. 22, 1852. Re: Chickasaws' intent to declare their
independence and set up their own nation.
22 From Joseph B. Folsom. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated April 13, 1853. Re:
his approval of Pitchlynn's old maids; his employment by
23 From Edmund McKinney. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated April 19, 1853. Re: the increased number of murders by the
Choctaws; the need for long term education for the Choctaw boys; and
conversation with Patison about Chickasaws.
24 From Thompson
25 "Session of 1853." Dated Nov. 9, 1853. Re: granting of Choctaw Nation citizenship to
various families.
26 General Council Resolution--passed Nov.
15, 1853. Re: request for Choctaw
delegate in
27 From Douglas H. Cooper. To Peter P. Pitchlynn, Samuel Garland and
28 From Nathan Green (
29 From Thompson McKenney. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Feb. 14, 1854. Re: extension of the Territorial Government
and the possibility of
30 From Eli T. Perry (
31 From David W. Haley (near
32 From Edmund McKinney. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated March 1, 1854. Re: Peter Folsom's intent to run for District
Chief's Office and northern tribes intent to join the Choctaw Nation.
33 From Thompson
34 From Allen Wright (Union Theological
Seminary). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated March 30, 1854. Re: studies at the seminary school, the plight of the
35 From Peter P. Pitchlynn, Jr. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated April 18, 1854. Re: fight in his school.
36 From Gustavus J. Orr (
37 From Thomas j. Pitchlynn (Blue, C.N.).
To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated May
5, 1854. Re; death of Jerry Leyer;
election for chief; Indians leaving for
38 From Samuel Corley. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated may 21, 1854. Re: need for Choctaw interpreter; his wish
for Pitchlynn to return; and that his poor health may cause him to retire from
preaching.
39 From Peter P. Pitchlynn, Jr. (
40 From Alexander Means (
41 From Peter P. Pitchlynn, Jr. (
42 From Peter P. Pitchlynn, Jr. (
43 From Rhoda Mary Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated July 1854. Re: coming commencement and her desires for
vacation.
44 From Gilbert C. Russell (
45 From Robert M. Jones (near Doaksville,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated July 21, 1854. Re: elections for chiefs; rumors among
missionaries that Pitchlynn and Israel Folsom are attempting breakdown the
missionaries; funding of schools and asking Pitchlynn to purchase a plantation
for Senator Brown of Mississippi.
46 From Lycurgus Pitchlynn (
47 From
48 From Lycurgus Pitchlynn (
49 From Lycurgus Pitchlynn (
50 From Robert M. Jones (Doaksville,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Nov. 6, 1854. Re: orphan roll, new district for the
Chickasaws and statehood for the territory.
51 From Cyrus Kingsbury and Sampson Folsom
(Doaksville, C.N.). To George W.
Manypenny. Dated Nov. 13, 1854. (Copy).
Re: the "Beam Family"
--a free black family that John Davis of
52 From Lycurgus Pitchlynn (
53 From Isaac Shook (
54 From John H. Eaton (
55 From Reuben H. Grant, General (
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 (
59 From Leonidas Pitchlynn (
60 From George S. Gaines (State Line
Station,
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 (
64 From R.P. Harwell (
65 From George W. Hawkins (Doaksville,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Oct. 19, 1855. Re: criticizing abolitionists and the
missionary schools; suggestion that the Choctaws should be sent to other states
so they can learn something and the Chickasaws' intent to put off government
treaty until they learn if the Choctaws will approve or not.
66 From A.G. Moffat (
67 From the Board of Trustees and the
Choctaw Council. To A.G. Moffat. Dated Nov. 20, 1855. Re: rejecting Moffat's revisions and
requesting that he turn over his post and the academy to the supervision of
Captain Robert Nail.
68 From Thomas J. Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Jan. 6, 1856. Re: his bad health.
69 From Thomas J. Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Jan. 18, 1856. Re: the pursuit of John who shot Mr. Love by
the Lighthorse Brigade, and treaty pending before the General Council.
70 From George W. Harkins (Doaksville,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Jan. 18, 1856. Re: advising him not to change the treaty and
to play up to the Senators, especially Cass, and local gossip.
71 From George W. Harkins (Doaksville,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Jan. 31, 1856. Re: intent of h.X. Coincorn to claim damages
for from the Choctaw Nation; intent of Chickasaws, Choctaws and whites to go to
Washington to oppose the treaty; and the need to keep one agent for both
Choctaws and Chickasaws. Urges Pitchlynn
to keep an eye on Congress for attempts to change the treaty.
72 From Samuel Worcester. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Feb. 8, 1856. Re; asking for the removal of his son from
73 From William P. Brown (
74 From George W. Harkins. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated March 18, 1856. Re: passage of treaty; need to keep General
Cooper in office; and also asks P.P. Pitchlynn to defend the treaty from
Sampson Folsom.
75 From Thomas J. Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Mar. 27, 1856. Re; talk of U.S. Marshal's coming to arrest
him; trial of John; and his intent to leave the Nation if necessary.
76 From Allen Wright (
77 From Nicholas Cochnaver (Pushmataha
District, C.N.). To Peter P.
Pitchlynn. Dated March 18, 1856. Re; death of his wife; ratifications of treaty;
new stealing law; and attempt of Baptists to try Rev. A. Moffat for adultery
with a mulatto.
78 From Harkins (Doaksville, C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated April 27, 1856. Re:
ratified treaty and the need for Pitchlynn to continue his work in the
Senate; possibility of
79 From Rhoda Mary Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated May 4, 1856. Re: the visits of Abe Harwell--she promises
not to run off to marry him or anyone else without her father's permission, and
tells of men asking Harwell to leave town.
80 From Samuel Garland. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated May 8, 1856. Re: illness of wife; steamboats on the
81 From Lycurgus Pitchlynn (Eagletown,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated May 22, 1856. Re: Leonidas and Lycurgus run in with the
sheriff for assault of a "vagabond," he asks for his father's advice
of whether or not he should turn himself in.
82 From Tandy Walker. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated June 1856. Re: death of Capt. Kincaid's wife and the
need for Pitchlynn to search the treaties with the
83 From
84 From Loring S.W. Folsom (Lukfata,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated June 19, 1856. Re: family fights; family illness; and
runaway slaves.
85 From Peter P. Pitchlynn. To Lycurgus Pitchlynn. Dated June 24, 1856. Re: family news; advising him that the
amnesty provision of the treaty won't help out regarding the charges against
him.
86 From Leonidas Pitchlynn (Eagletown,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated July 1856. Re: gathering of men to run off his
prosecutor and his hopes to get
87 From George W. Harkins (Doaksville,
C.N.). to Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Aug. 12, 1856. Re: General Council efforts to get money from
U.S. government; election results; actions of Israel Folsom; asks him to
inquire if doctors and merchants can bring in drinks that are alcohol; states
that war will result if whites continue to harass Choctaws; and the need for
“half breeds” not to overindulge their children.
88 From H.F. Thomason (
89 From Allen Wright (
90 From Lycurgus Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated April 28, 1857. Re: his attempt to control his bad temper,
drinking, and association with bad company; the loss of crops to rabbits and
weather; the accusation against Agent Cooper; his realization that his failures
are his own fault; his criticism of classes and education ant the possibility
he may be put up for attorney general.
91 From Lycurgus Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated May 7, 1857. Re: he will run for attorney unless he goes
to prison--but he reassures his father all will be well.
92 From William McKean (
93 From John B. Luce (
94 From Lycurgus Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated June 1857. Re: his need for bail money to avoid prison
and the betrayal by Walker and John B. Luce.
95 From Loring S.W. Folsom (Lukfata,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated June 2, 1857. Re: his attempts to raise money for Pitchlynn's
sons and list of candidates and their nominators for governor.
96 From Lycurgus Pitchlynn (
97 From Lycurgus Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated June 19, 1857. Re: his fear of prison and his request that
his father put up their bail money and/or come to Van Buren to work for their
pardon.
98 From Thompson McKenney. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated June 24, 1857. Re: his attempts to get a petition for the
pardon of Lycurgus and Leonidas Pitchlynn.
99 From Sampson Folsom and James Gamble (
100 From Lycurgus
Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated July 7, 1857. Re: urging him to get him out of jail by
September in order to prepare for the General Council meeting.
101 From William R.
Guy and Cyrus Harris. To James Bamble. Dated July 15, 1857. Re: the problems of farmers and crops; advice
on how to run Gamble's own farm; and the need to set up an independent and
efficient Chickasaw government.
102 From James
Patterson and Joseph D. Harris (
103 From James
Gamble (
104 From Peter P.
Pitchlynn. To Loring S.W. Folsom. Dated Aug. 23, 1857. Re: his broken spirits and health since the
jailing of his two sons; the release of his sons from jail and what Pitchlynn
considers the self-destruction of his people.
105 From Peter P.
Pitchlynn. To Green and Walker,
attorneys. Dated Oct. 1857. Copy.
Re: expressing gratitude for their help in the trial of his sons and the
loss of Indians' rights by prejudiced whites.
106 From Lycurgus
Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Nov. 1857. Re: Choctaw legislative session to set up
duties of officials; incompetence of Governor Wade; preaching the evils of
intemperate behavior; calling his daughter "Miss Buchanan" in honor
of President James Buchanan letting him out of jail; the hard economic times of
the nation.
107 From George
W. Harkins (Doaksville, C.N.). To Peter
P. Pitchlynn. Dated Nov. 16, 1857. Re: congratulations to Pitchlynn for his work
as delegate; describing the election for
governor; payment for Pitchlynn and Samuel Garland; complaints about white men
giving jobs over Indians; the arrest of John Pitchlynn.
108 From Lycurgus
Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Nov. 23, 1857. Re: family illness; his desire for money and
his intent to concentrate his efforts to improve the lot of his family and the
future; request from Gov. Wade to be his private secretary; and his intent to
clean up his life.
109 From Lycurgus
Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Nov. 27, 1857. Re: failure of Superintendent Rector to draw
out Indian claims in Doaksville; Creek and Chickasaw petitions to remove
Rector; burning of Fort; and murder by David Harkins of a white man.
110 From Robert
M. Jones (Doaksville, C.N.). To Peter P.
Pitchlynn. Dated Nov. 29, 1857. Re: division of Delela's property; division
within the Choctaw Nation and between the Chickasaws and Choctaws and Jones'
fear of the territory becoming another
Folder:
1 From Sampson Folsom (
2 From Sampson Folsom (Doaksville,
C.N.). To Uni Oshi Ma (Peter P.
Pitchlynn). Dated Dec. 9, 1857. Re: eastern Choctaw-Chickasaw boundary line and
the Treaty of June 1855; the loss of Choctaw nationality; lack of allegiance to
the new constitution; election of a new governor; council dissention; Chief
Pushmataha; question of creating a new state or territory of the Indian Nations
and the fear that North-South disagreement would create another Kansas.
3 From Solomon. To Master (Peter P. Pitchlynn). Dated Dec. 11, 1857. Re: affairs on the farm fine in Peter P.
Pitchlynn's absence.
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 (
10 From Edward J. Nail (
11 From Jacob Folsom. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Jan. 19, 1858. Re: disagreement with an editorial stating
that the Choctaws are advancing in education and self-government, and the
reasons for disagreeing.
12 From Lycurgus P. Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Jan. 22, 1858. Re: murders of various people.
13 From Lycurgus P. Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Feb. 2, 1858. Re: their intense poverty, and a plea for a
coat.
14 From Peter P. Pitchlynn (
15 From George Hudson (
16 From Joseph Dukes. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated March 5, 1858. Re: the meeting of Towson County to try and
restore peace and order, the decision there to abide by the Constitution of
1850 until further legal action occurred; revival of the three-chief system;
majority opposition to the new constitution.
17 From Sampson Folsom (Doaksville,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated March 15, 1858. Re:
Chickasaw affairs.
18 From Lycurgus P. Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated March 22, 1858. Re:
tornado which struck; the impending constitutional convention, and the
support of the people for it; the distrust of “half-breeds by full-breeds,” the
rumor that the missionaries are at the head of the opposition to the new
constitution.
19 From Tandy Walker. To Pete Folsom. Dated March 29, 1858. Re:
continued opposition of Col. Harkins to the new constitution.
20 From Lycurgus P. Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated March 31, 1858. Re:
impending death of Mr. Byington; continued anarchy of murder and
drunkenness as a daily occurrence; the excellent condition of Peter P.'s farm.
21 From George W. Harkins (Doaksville,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated April 19, 1858. Re: wretched condition of the nation, and the
men responsible by name, the ills of the new constitution; the threat of
22 From Lycurgus P. Pitchlynn. To Peter P.
Pitchlynn. Dated April 27, 1858. Re:
the concern of Cyrus Byington about McLain the mail contractor and his
wish that Peter P. have him removed.
23 From Sampson Folsom (Doaksville,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated may 19, 1858. Re:
constitutional convention of May 5; the old Nanih Waiyah constitution
and the Skullyville Constitution and Doaksville Constitution; historical
origins of the Skullyville Constitution.
24 From Joseph and Nancy Dukes (
25 From Nathaniel Folsom (Russellville,
26 From Lycurgus P. Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated June 2, 1858. Re:
submitting of the abolition constitution.
27 From Peter P. Pitchlynn (
28 From Thomas J. Bond (Boggy Depot,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn.
Dated June 25, 1858. Re: the removal of an 8-pound tumor from a local
man; the proceeding of the Skullyville Constitution; the continued killing; the
Harkins party strategies.
29 From Lycurgus P. Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Aug. 6, 1858. Re:
grandmother near death and wanting to see him once more; Byington sick;
continued murders and anarchy.
30 From H.M.C. Brown (
31 From Peter p. Pitchlynn (
32 From Peter P. Pitchlynn and Sampson
Folsom (Washington, D.C.). To Charles E.
Nix. Dated Sept. 3, 1858. Re:
history of the constitutional crisis in the Choctaw Nation--its origins,
personalities, and causes.
33 From Thomas J. Bond (Boggy Depot,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Sept. 18, 1858. Re:
improving of roads and the bridging of streams; the start of daily
Overland Mail Service to Boggy Depot;
number of people killed weekly and the presence of alcohol.
34 From Lycurgus P. Pitchlynn (
35 From John F.H. Claiborne (Bay
36 From John McRae. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated after Dec. 26, 1858. Re:
book being written by John F.H. Claiborne.
37 From Lycurgus P. Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Dec.
31, 1858. Re: possible death of Richard Harkins.
38 From Loring S.W. Folsom. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Jan. 1859. Re: death
of Richard Harkins confirmed and the confession of the black murderer.
39 From Lycurgus P. Pitchlynn (Eagletown,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Jan. 3, 1859. Re: confirmation that Richard is dead with a
full account of his murder, and hopes that he would send his blacks to
40 From Lycurgus P. Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Jan. 4, 1859. Re:
Aunt Eliza's sudden death and grandmother's reaction.
41 From Tandy Walker (Governor's Office,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Jan. 8, 1859. Re:
orders to settle the dispute of
the eastern boundary; matters in the Nation becoming under control.
42 From Melvina Pitchlynn Folsom (Lukfata,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Jan. 10, 1859. Re: visit to Aunt Rhoda and Lavinia.
43 From Lycurgus P. Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Jan. 24, 1859. Re:
county offices occupied; grandmother's good health.
44 From Lycurgus P. Pitchlynn (
45 From Lycurgus P. Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Feb. 8, 1859. Re:
several deaths in the family there and in the plantation.
46 From Thomas J. Bond (Boggy Depot, C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated March 12, 1859. Re: inability to be paid for his medical
services due to no law in Boggy Depot; payments to him voted by the General
Council; Indian sickness.
47 From Sophia Folsom Pitchlynn. Dated April 23, 1859. Re:
last will and testament.
48 From Albert Pike (
49 From George W. Harkins (Doaksville,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Nov. 26, 1859. Re:
settlements of the claimants for the Choctaw Indians; Agent Cooper's
role in the settlement.
50 From Lycurgus P. Pitchlynn (
51 From Lycurgus P. Pitchlynn (
52 From
53 From John Conner (
54 From Martin Folsom (
55 From Joseph Dukes (
56 From Lycurgus P. Pitchlynn (
57 From Hiram R. Pitchlynn (
58 From George W. Harkins (Doaksville,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Feb. 10, 1860. Re: settlement of Choctaw claims in
Washington; U.S. Agent wanting Choctaw
lands sectioned; problem of renegade whites settling in Choctaw Nation; the new
constitution; Treaty of 1855; effects of the severe winter.
59 From Tandy Walker (Skullyville,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Feb. 10, 1860. Re: opinions on the new constitution; instructions to vote on it; possibility the
legislators are keeping things hidden from the public regarding the
constitution.
60 From Lycurgus P. Pitchlynn (
61 From Sampson Folsom (Horse Prairie,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Feb. 12, 1860. Re:
sickness among plantation blacks, deaths of Aunt Susan Jones and Uncle
Isaac Folsom and others; Choctaw
Constitutional Convention; blacks’ territorial rights in Kansas and elsewhere
and the South's stake in the matter;
sentiments for Stephen Douglas as President; opinions regarding slavery
and of free and slave states; the LeCompton and Skullyville Constitutions
regarding slavery; the U.S. House of
Representatives and "Niggerism."
62 From Solomon and Peter P. Pitchlynn,
Jr. (
63 From Tandy Walker (Skullyville,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated March 18, 1860. Re;
sectionalizing the Nation; displeasure with the new constitution; status
of the claims proceedings in
64 From
65 From Lycurgus P. Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated March 28, 1860. Re:
plantation affairs; grandmother's
various activities; the boarding of a little white orphan girl at
grandmother's; many Indians starving; livestock dying.
66 From Lycurgus P. Pitchlynn (
67 From James Gamble (Boggy Depot,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated June 26, 1860. Re:
Harkins case in court; murders of Wall Folsom and Cyrus Folsom and role of
the Lighthorsemen.
68 From Edmund Pickens (
69 From Lycurgus P. Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated July 11, 1860. Re:
death of Lorenzo Harris at the hand of Peter Pitchlynn; Peter's whereabouts and the community's
attitude.
70 From Lycurgus P. Pitchlynn (
71 From Caroline V. (Webb) Pitchlynn (
72 From Peter P. Pitchlynn, Jr. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated July 13, 1860. Re:
his condition; his location; plea for advice and money.
73 From Malvina (Pitchlynn) Folsom. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated July 15, 1860. Re;
Peter at her house; his condition.
74 From Sampson Folsom (Doaksville,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated July 16, 1860. Re;
the death of his brother Wall; the problem of drunks in the Nation; probability that Dukes will be elected as
Principal Chief.
75 From James Gamble (
76 From
77 From Lycurgus P. Pitchlynn (
78 From John Howell (
79
80 From Lycurgus P. Pitchlynn (
81 From Joseph Dukes (
82 From Jubal B. Hancock (
83 From Peter P. Howell (Agri College,
Maryland (?)). To Peter P.
Pitchlynn. Dated Oct. 1860. Re:
the extreme fear in the Nation of a black insurrection; of a former
slave on the plantation caught elsewhere as an insurrectionist; confusion over
the death of John Pitchlynn; suspicion
that the missionaries are behind the slave insurrections.
84 From Sampson Folsom (Doaksville,
C.N.). to Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Oct. 8, 1860. Re:
starvation in the nation; no law of justice and near anarchy; Harkins murder trial.
85 From Lycurgus P. Pitchlynn (Doaksville,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Oct. 8, 1860. Re: the Pitchlynn family and plantation
nearly starving; national affairs
distressing.
86 From Leonidas Pitchlynn (
87 From George W. Harkins (
88 From Sampson Folsom (
89 From George W. Harkins (
90 From Peter P. Pitchlynn. To John.
Dated 1861. Re: the capture of female prisoners--treatment
and care; Peter P. going on the warpath.
91 From Lycurgus P. Pitchlynn. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated 1861.
Re; slave insurgency and the disarming of blacks in the Choctaw Nation.
92 From Jacob Folsom. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Jan. 9, 1861. Re;
memories of the autumn of 1834;
Jacob's settlement in the C.N.; a joke about Abe Lincoln; the Southern
states; secession; his view on the whole matter.
93 From Peter Folsom. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Jan. 19, 1861. Re:
dissolution of the Union; the necessity of attending to the Choctaw
bonds and securities in U.S. government holdings so as not to lose them if the
government goes defunct; the delegation to Washington should be empowered to
act with full authority for the C.N. as circumstances develop; the need for the
C.N. to be silent and observe events
transpiring regarding the United States; plans to depart for Washington
immediately.
94 From Sampson Folsom (Doaksville,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated May 14, 1861. Re:
the invasion of the Choctaw Nation by Texans at war with
95 From Sampson Folsom (Doaksville,
C.N.). To Albert Pike. Dated Sept. 5, 1861. Re:
the creation of a Choctaw army to serve the Confederate States of
96 From Peter P. Pitchlynn (Doaksville,
C.N.). To Peter P. Howell. Dated Oct. 21, 1861. Re;
the War Dance and preparation of troops; killing and scalping Yankees.
97 From General Albert Pike, C.S.A. (
98 From Peter P. Pitchlynn (
99 From Albert Pike, C.S.A. (
100 From Albert
Pike, C.S.A. (
101 From Mary
Rhoda Pitchlynn. To the Hon. George
Durant. Dated March 4, 1862. Re: annulment
petition for her marriage to John Arnold.
102 From Peter P.
Pitchlynn, Jr. (
103 From Sampson
Folsom (Doaksville, C.N.). To Peter P.
Pitchlynn. Dated June 19, 1862. Re:
Albert Pike's wishes that slaves work in the new fortification to be
called Fort McCollough; the people of Texas not responding to their patriotic
call; the defense of Boggy Depot; clamor against Pike's plans for the fort;
appeal to the ladies of the C.N. for clothing for next winter.
104 From Leonidas
Pitchlynn (Camp Clear Creek). To Peter
P. Pitchlynn. Dated Aug. 8, 1862. Re:
trip to
105 From William
K. McKean. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Dec. 18, 1862. Re: his company and its numerical strength. The rest is unreadable.
106 From Turner
B. Turnbull (Boggy Depot, C.N.). To
Samuel Garland. Dated Dec. 22,
1862. Re; the return of slaves to the
proper owners.
107 From Trimble
and Martin (
108 From Samuel
Garland (Locust Hill, C.N.). to Peter P.
Pitchlynn. Dated May 13, 1863. Re: the Cherokees and the Lincoln (U.S.)
government.
109 From Samuel
Garland (Locust Hill, C.N.). To Peter P.
Pitchlynn. Dated may 20, 1863. Re: intentions of carrying out the duties of
office and the Choctaw Constitution; profession of ignorance regarding military
regulations and militias.
110 From James
Penney. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated June 6, 1863. Re: flag made by local ladies to be presented
to a regiment by same.
111 From John T. Chesnut
and John T. Fears. To Peter P.
Pitchlynn. Dated June 26, 1863. Re: presentation of Confederate flag to
Choctaw Regiment.
112 From Robert
M. Jones (
113 From Alfred
Wade. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Sept. 4, 1863. Re: reports of engagements between Gen.
Cooper and the federals at Perryville, Cooper's Station and Honey Springs;
assistance rendered locals by Gen. Thompson; locals hiding livestock in the
mountains; cry to rally to the aid of a commander at Poteau; federal infantry
marching on Skullyville and the surrounding plantations; Col. Cooper's regiment
from Texas advancing on Fort Gibson; report of near-fight at Poteau.
114 From Samuel
Garland. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Sept. 5, 1863. Re: Col. Hunter given permission to raise
regiment but under certain conditions; half of militia without guns.
115 From Alfred
Wade. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Sept. 10, 1863. Re:
Col. Cabble's retreat from Fort Smith; Cooper at Middle Boggy; the
federals treating the Indians much better than expected; the Pins' attempt to
destroy the Choctaws.
116 From Alfred
Wade. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Sept. 27, 1863. Re: scouting expedition toward Skullyville and
the strong federal guard there; 500 deserted from Gen. Price; federals taking
food from the locals, who have no clothes to wear and go naked.
117 From Alfred
Wade (
118 From Alfred
Wade (
119 Newspaper
clipping: Dated Oct. 21, 1863. Re: in
defense of Peter P. Pitchlynn and a statement of his Southern Loyalties; by
P.P. Pitchlynn himself. From the "
Folder:
1 From Albert Pike, C.S.A. (
2 From E. Kirby Smith (Headquarters,
Department of the Trans-Mississippi;
3 From Samuel Garland. To
4 From E. Cunningham (Headquarters,
Department of the Trans-Mississippi;
5 From Peter P. Pitchlynn (
6 From Albert Pike, C.S.A. (Peach
Orchard Springs). To Peter P.
Pitchlynn. Dated Nov. 23, 1863. Re: sorry upon hearing there are slanderous
reports regarding Pitchlynn; the loss of Arkansas to the North; his worries as
to the Indians' future and his declaration that he had done all in his power
for them; bad remarks about Confederate President Davis.
7 From Alfred Wade (
8 From Albert Pike, C.S.A. (Peach
Orchard Springs). To Peter P.
Pitchlynn. Dated Dec. 9, 1863. Re: advice about jayhawkers. Note:
see back side of document.
9 From Albert Pike, C.S.A. (Walnut
Springs). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Jan. 21, 1864. Re:
request that Pitchlynn join he and the Chief in a meeting which could
save the Choctaw people.
10 From Albert Pike, C.S.A. (
11 From Brig. Gen. D.H. Cooper
(Headquarters,
12 Document: Resolution of the General Council of the
Choctaw Nation. Dated Oct. 10,
1864. Re: honors given the Choctaw
warriors who fought in the War.
13 From Joseph P. Folsom (
14 From Brig. Gen. Douglas H. Cooper
(Headquarters, Indian Division, Boggy Depot, C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Dec. 28, 1864. Re:
Pitchlynn's Inaugural Address and call for defense of Southern liberty
and independence; the myth that the Confederates desire all able bodied men to
fight; treaty requirements that the Indian Nations give a number of men.
15 From Samuel B. Maxey (Headquarters,
Dist.
16 From Samuel B. Maxey (Headquarters,
Dist.
17 From Douglas H. Cooper. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated March 18, 1865. Re:
filling the vacant post of Indian agent with Capt. Thornton Heiston.
18 From Douglas H. Cooper. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Apr. 25, 1865. Re;
able to supply only half of the corn needed by the Choctaws; removal of
remaining troops from Shawneetown to the front lines.
19 From Peter P. Pitchlynn (Executive
Office, Choctaw Nation). To
20 From Douglas H. Cooper. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated June 3, 1865. Re:
agreement of peace between the pro-Confederate Indian Nations and the
pro-Union Plains tribes reached.
21 From Francis C.J. Herron (Headquarters
Northern Division
22 From Asa G. Mathews and W. H. Vance (Doaksville,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated June
16, 1865. Re: invitation to meet them
in Doaksville to reestablish relations between the Indian Nations and the
23 From Peter P. Pitchlynn (Executive
Office, Choctaw Nation). To Jeremiah
Ward. Dated June 18, 1865. Re:
peace between the
24 Document: Articles of Surrender: treaty stipulations between United States
Commissioners Asa G. Matthews and W.H. Vance and Peter P. Pitchlynn, Governor
and Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation.
Dated June 19, 1865. Three
pages. NOTE: what appears to be "article II" on
page one is actually old script for "article I."
25 Typescript of the preceding document,
"articles of surrender," in folder 24.
26 From Peter P. Pitchlynn (Executive
Office, Choctaw Nation). To Commissioner
of Indian Affairs. Dated June 20,
1865. Re: reasons the Choctaw sided with the
Confederates and public opinion regarding them; peace with the other tribes
with the
27 From Peter P. Pitchlynn (Executive
Office, Choctaw Nation). To
28 From William T. Stephens (
29 From A.J. Stanton (
30 From Jeremiah Ward (
31 From Peter P. Pitchlynn (Executive
Office, Choctaw Nation). To Cyrus
Bussey. Dated July 1865. Re: letter
to the Chickasaw Governor; the arranging for delegates to go to
32 From Asa G. Matthews (
33 From Cyrus Bussey (Headquarters, 3rd
Division of the 7th Army Corps--
34 From
35 From Peter P. Pitchlynn (Executive
Office, Choctaw Nation). To Cyrus
Bussey. Dated Aug. 9, 1865. Re:
reasons why the meeting place for the Grand Council cannot be moved.
36 From Peter P. Pitchlynn (Executive
Office, Choctaw Nation). To
37 From J.T. Cochrane (
38 From
39 From Cyrus Bussey (3rd Division of the
Army Corps--
40 From James G. Blunt (
41 From
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 (
44 From Lycurgus P. Pitchlynn (
45 From Samuel Garland. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Jan. 24, 1866. Re:
Pitchlynn's former slaves continuing at the plantation; hopes for a good
treaty with the federal.
46 From Allen Wright (Boggy Depot,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated March 1, 1867. Re:
death of Peter P. Pitchlynn's son, Lycurgus; Comanche raids on horses;
procurement of a Great Seal for the Choctaw Nation.
47 From
48 From Loring S.W. Folsom (Chahta
Tamaha). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Aug. 29, 1870. Re:
49 From Mary Rhoda Pitchlynn. To Charles G. Lombardi. Dated Oct. 27, 1870. Re:
the blacks and sectionalizing land.
50 From Loring S.W. Folsom (
51 From Horace Greely, Editor,
52 From Peter P. Pitchlynn (
53 From Loring S.W. Folsom (
54 From Loring S.W. Folsom (
55 From Robert M. Jones (Goodland,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated July 17, 1872. Re:
the interrogation of Jones regarding his knowledge of the Treaty of
Dancing Rabbit Creek and other matters and treaties.
56 From Robert M. Jones (Goodland,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated July 24, 1872. Re: the problem of getting the U.S.
Government to pay the Indians what it owes them; Cooperite claims.
57 From Robert M. Jones (Goodland,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Aug. 14, 1872. Re:
Allen Wright publishing bad things about Jones and Pitchlynn.
58 From Robert M. Jones (Rose Hill,
C.N.). to Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Aug. 17, 1872. Re:
election returns from the four counties of Pushmataha District.
59 From Robert M. Jones (
60 From Robert M. Jones (
61 From John T. Howell (
62 From Loring S.W. Folsom (Chahta Tamaha,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Jan. 19, 1874. Re: Council in progress; territorial bill
opposition; settlement of the eastern boundary.
63 From Loring S.W. Folsom (Chahta Tamaha,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Mar. 1, 1874. Re: Gov. LeFlore's son marries a black woman.
64 From Peter P. Pitchlynn (
65 From Loring S.W. Folsom (Chahta Tamaha,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Nov. 22, 1874. Re:
unreadable.
66 From Loring S.W. Folsom (Chahta Tamaha,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Sept. 18, 1875. Re: election
returns from the C.N.; the marriage of Rhoda.
67 From Loring S.W. Folsom (Chahta Tamaha, C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Mar. 8, 1876. Re: Memorial passed by the council with Peter
P. Pitchlynn's name on it (to PPP?).
68 From Loring S.W. Folsom (Chahta Tamaha,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Mar. 9, 1876. Re:
passage of a bill regarding Peter P. Pitchlynn (?).
69 From Loring S.W. Folsom (Chahta Tamaha,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Mar. 9, 1876. Re:
passage of the memorial bill through council; moving the capital to
Atoka.
70 From Loring S.W. Folsom (Chahta Tamaha,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Nov. 1, 1876. Re: Council's adjournment, what was attended
to.
71 From John M. Hodges (Lukfata,
C.N.). To Loring S.W. Folsom. Dated April 15, 1877. Re:
improvements to
From Loring S.W.
Folsom. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated April 20, 1877. Re:
the enclosed letter of John M. Hodges and Rhoda's death.
72 From Malvina (Pitchlynn) Folsom
(Lukfata, C.N.). To Peter P.
Pitchlynn. Dated May 2, 1877. Re: death of Rhoda and Malvina's trip there
and naming the baby after Peter P. Pitchlynn; Kannedy refuses to let Malvina
take the babies; Pitchlynn's farm in ruins.
73 From D.L. Kannedy (
74 From Malvina (Pitchlynn) Folsom (Caddo
Hill, C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated July 12, 1877. Re:
the disastrous Mr. Kannedy; the sad shape of the farm; inquiry as to who
is in charge of the farm.
75 From Malvina (Pitchlynn) Folsom. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated July 12, 1877. Re:
D.L. Kannedy and his motherless babies; the state of the farm;
suggestion that Pitchlynn take the farm from Kennedy and give it to her;
charges and accusations against Kannedy by Malvina.
76 From Malvina (Pitchlynn) Folsom. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Aug. 7, 1877. Re: drought weather; election returns;
Kannedy a bad man, and she determined to get his children; death of General
Cooper.
77 From Zach Bottom. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Aug. 22, 1877. Re:
legal problems concerning his residency in the Choctaw Nation.
78 From Peter P. Pitchlynn. To Caroline V. (Lombardi?) Pitchlynn. Dated Oct. 12, 1877. Re: impending death of Kannedy; Malvina going
for the children; resolutions of impeachment regarding Cole; Pitchlynn's
support in both houses of the legislature.
79 From Loring S.W. Folsom (Caddo,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Nov. 11, 1877. Re:
Malvina in charge at the farm and reviving it from financial ruin; poor
state of Rhoda's children.
80 From Loring S.W. Folsom (Caddo,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Nov. 18, 1877. Re:
Malvina and the farm; state of
Loring's estate.
81 From Malvina (Pitchlynn) Folsom (Caddo,
C.N.). To Loring S.W. Folsom. Dated Jan. 23, 1878. Re:
the death of little Peter.
From Loring S.W.
Folsom. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Jan. 24, 1878. Re:
enclosed letter by Malvina.
82 From Loring S.W. Folsom (Caddo,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Jan. 24, 1878. Re: unreadable.
From Malvina (Pitchlynn)
Folsom. To Loring S.W. Folsom. Dated Jan. 19, 1878. Re:
condition of little Peter.
83 From Malvina (Pitchlynn) Folsom. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated March 12, 1878. Re:
death of little Peter; conditions at the farm.
84 From Loring S.W. Folsom (Caddo, C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated April 29, 1878. Re: local affairs.
85 From Loring S.W. Folsom (Caddo, C.N.).
To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated April 30,
1878. Re; Chief Cole calling up the Lighthorsemen to
protect McKee King and Mushulatubbee in delivering their speeches; McCurtain
Party; the possible lynching of David Harkins; several arrests by the marshals.
86 From Mollie Folsom (Caddo Station,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated may 1, 1878. Re: affairs.
87 From Malvina (Pitchlynn) Folsom. to Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Aug. 19, 1878. Re;
gunfight and murder in Caddo involving David; affairs at the farm well.
88 From Edward Morris (Caddo, C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Feb. 13, 1879. Re:
inquiry regarding the extensive tree-cutting for railroad ties occurring
throughout the C.N..
89 From Calvin Robinson (Caddo Station,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated April 29, 1879. Re: gospel meeting on the
90 From Loring S.W. Folsom (Caddo,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated May 27, 1879. Re:
death of Calvin Robinson's wife.
91 From Loring S.W. Folsom (Chiselhurst,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated July 28, 1879. Re:
crops.
From Loring S.W.
Folsom. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated July 28, 1879. Re:
refusal of
92 From Peter Folsom. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Aug. 15, 1879. Re: Congress' recent action regarding Indian
claims.
93 From Loring S.W. Folsom (Caddo,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Nov. 16, 1879. Re:
the imprisonment of the man who killed Kannedy; William Pitchlynn; death
of Chief Cole and nomination prospects of Garvin.
94 From Loring S.W. Folsom (Chiselhurst,
Blue Co., C.N.). To Peter P.
Pitchlynn. Dated Jan. 1, 1880. Re; health; troublesome white men.
95 From Loring S.W. Folsom (Caddo,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Jan. 29, 1880. Re:
David's success; blacks multiplying in number.
96 From Nathanial F. Krebs (
97 From Malvina (Pitchlynn) Folsom. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Feb. 1880. Re:
the murder of her son David Folsom.
98 Document: of the Grand Jury of Blue
County, held at Chahta Tamaha, C.N.
Dated March 1880. Re: inquiry as
to the murder of David Folsom.
99 From Loring S.W. Folsom (Caddo,
C.N.). To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated Mar. 7, 1880. Re:
the murder of David Folsom and the grand jury of
100 From Joseph
P. Folsom (Caddo, C.N.). To Peter P.
Pitchlynn. Dated Mar. 20, 1880. Re:
his official role of interpreter for the Grand Jury of Blue
County--statement of the case.
101 From Adam
Burris (Pitchlynn's former slave) (
102 From Mary
(Pitchlynn)
103 From William
P. Pitchlynn (
104 From Jacob B.
Jackson (Jack's
105 From Peter
Folsom (
106 From Loring
S.W. Folsom (Caddo, C.N.). To Peter P.
Pitchlynn. Dated April 20, 1883. Re:
the probable abandonment of all mines in the Choctaw Nation (coal);
Loring's failing health; state of affairs since the death of Malvina; his
marriage to Mrs. Frazier and his subsequent divorce; Emmet's education.
107 From Loring
S.W. Folsom (Caddo, C.N.). To Caroline
V. (Lombardi?) Pitchlynn. Dated July 29,
1888. Re; status of the money owed him;
his son Emmet Kannedy; reports of family members; complaints of
Folder:
1 Typed copies of original
documents--documents not identified.
2 Typescript of original document--diary
of Peter P. Pitchlynn.
3 Report and student listing of the
4 First Quarterly Report of
5 Report of the
6 Third Quarterly Report of the
7 Report of the
8 Student listing of the Choctaw school at
Blue Springs, Scott County, Kentucky as of Sept. 29, 1826.
9 Quarterly Report of the
10 List of boys: October 1826.
11 Report of the
12 Quarterly Report of the
13
14 Report of the
15 Quarterly Report of the
16 Quarterly Report of the
17 Quarterly Report for the
18 Quarterly Report of the
19 Quarterly Report of the
20 Quarterly Report of the
21 From Thomas Henderson, Superintendent,
22 Quarterly Report of the
23 Quarterly Reports of the
24 Quarterly Report of the
25 Quarterly Report of the
26 Quarterly Report of the
27 Quarterly Report of the
28 Quarterly Report of the
29 Quarterly Report of the
30 Quarterly Report of the
31 Quarterly Report of the
32 Quarterly Report of the
33 Quarterly Report of the
34 Quarterly Report of the
35 Quarterly Report of the
36 Quarterly Report of the
37 List of students at the
38 From M. Stokes,
39 List showing boys who left the
40 "Tabular Statement relative to the
41 Quarterly Report of the Choctaw Academy as
of Dec. 31, 1837.
42 Quarterly Report of the Choctaw Academy
as of Apr. 1, 1838.
43 Quarterly Report of the Choctaw Academy
as of Sept. 30, 1838.
44 Quarterly Report of the Choctaw Academy
as of Sept. 30, 1838.
45 Quarterly Report of the Choctaw Academy
as of Jan. 1, 1839.
46 Quarterly Report of the Choctaw Academy
as of Jan. 1, 1839.
47 List of students received on Jan. 18,
1839.
48 Quarterly Report of the Choctaw Academy
as of Apr. 1, 1839.
49 Quarterly Report of the Choctaw Academy as
of July 1, 1839.
50 Report of the Subcommittee of the
Choctaw Academy to the Trustees. Dated
Sept. 4, 1839.
51 Quarterly Report of the Choctaw Academy
as of Oct. 1, 1839.
52 Committee Report. Dated Nov. 1839.
53 Quarterly Report of the Choctaw Academy
as of Jan. 1, 1840.
54 Quarterly Report of the Choctaw Academy
as of Apr. 1, 1840.
55 Quarterly Report of the Choctaw Academy
as of Oct. 1, 1840.
56 List of students received on Oct. 24,
1840.
57 Report of the Board of Inspectors. Dated Sept. 29, 1841.
58 List of students received. Undated.
59 List of all students at the Choctaw
Academy on Jan. 1, 1841.
60 From J. Hartley Crawford, Office of
Indian Affairs. To Peter P.
Pitchlynn. Dated March 13, 1841. Re: Pitchlynn's
appointment as superintendent of the Choctaw Academy.
61 Quarterly Report of the Choctaw Academy
as of Apr. 1841.
62 List of students received on May 27,
1841.
63 List of all students at the Choctaw
Academy on Aug. 29, 1841.
64 From the Department of War. To the Choctaw Academy. Re: expenses of the various students for part
of 1841.
65 Original manuscript: the diary of Peter P. Pitchlynn--segment one.
66 Original manuscript: the diary of Peter
P. Pitchlynn--segment two.
67 Original manuscript: the diary of Peter
P. Pitchlynn--segment three.
68 Original manuscript: the diary of Peter
P. Pitchlynn--segment four.
69 Pitchlynn family records--genealogical
(birth and death) records.
Box 6:
Folder:
1 Personal journal of Peter P.
Pitchlynn. Written from Choctaw Agency
in 1815.
2 Personal journal of Peter P.
Pitchlynn. Re: military planning and an exploratory
expedition out West.
3 Personal journal of Peter P.
Pitchlynn. No date.
4 Personal journal of Peter P.
Pitchlynn. No date.
5 Magazine, The Atlantic Monthly. April 1870 issue. See article, "Peter Pitchlynn, Chief of
the Choctaws" on p. 486.
6 Typescript of speech: "The Inaugural Address of Gov.
Pitchlynn."
7 Typescript of newspaper article: "Letter of Peter P. Pitchlynn to Hon.
Jas. Barbour." Dated Nov. 5, 1825.
8 Typescript of manuscript: "Address of Peter P.
Pitchlynn." Dated July 12, 1866.
9 Typescript of newspaper article: "An Address of P.P. Pitchlynn and
Winchester Colbert." Dated Aug. 27,
1873.
10 Typescript of newspaper article: "Letter of Henry G. Rind to Editors
Vindicator." Dated May 25, 1875.
11 Typescript of newspaper article: "Synopsis of the Governor's
Message." Dated Oct. 13, 1875.
12 Typescript of newspaper article:
"News Item of P. Pitchlynn."
Dated Feb. 10, 1877.
13 Typescript of newspaper article: "Biographical Sketch of Peter
Pitchlynn." Dated Feb. 28, 1877.
14 Typescript of newspaper article: "Letters of P.P. Pitchlynn." Dated July 5, 1877.
15 Typescript of newspaper article: "Editorial on P.P. Pitchlynn." Dated Oct. 20, 1877.
16 Typescript of article: "Peter Pitchlynn." Dated June 1928.
17 Typescript of article: "Peter Pitchlynn." Dated December 1928.
18 Typescript of article: "Peter Pitchlynn." Dated June 1929.
19 Typescript of article: "Peter P. Pitchlynn."
20 Typescript of article: "Peter P. Pitchlynn."
21 Typescript of article: "Peter Perkins Pitchlynn."
Box 7:
Folder:
1 Miscellaneous papers and
correspondence (1).
Two letters from William
Pitchlynn Poland, Ardmore, Oklahoma to his cousin, Sophia Pitchlynn,
Washington, D.C. re. Folsom family and Pitchlynn family genealogies.
Dec. 15, 1914 & July
1, 1916
"CHAHTA OKLA HAT
PIT." 1878.
List
of Choctaw personal names (heading: ki isht kostini). n.d.
List of female names
among the Choctaw, also note re. the killing of Capt. Jack Downing. n.d.
Letter from Thomson
McKenney, Choctaw Agency, re. Choctaw politics, work of the Senate, and
repudiation of the contract and pay of the Delegation. May 12, 1857.
Petition to the U.S.
Congress re. delivery of mail between two towns in Arkansas. July 1, 1856.
2 Miscellaneous papers and
correspondence (2).
Letter from R. Forrest
to Thomas Turner, attorney at law, re. settlement of salary dispute and
petitioning Congress. Sep. 11, 1922.
Letter from Robert
Crittenden, Little rock, to Mr. N. Philbrook re. the "depredations of the
Osage Tribe of Indians on our frontiers during this winter..." and
requests that Philbrook "explain to them the indignation and resentment of
their great Father at the Cawlip (?) murders they have committed." March 1824.
Land agreement entered
into by D.G. Harris, Elizabeth Harris, W.R. Harris, and Eliza Harris. Jan. 1, 1844.
Personal letter from
N.G. Mapy to cousin Needham Mapy. April
22, 1852.
"In the Circuit
Court of Eagle County, Choctaw Nation, "dissolution of the marriage
between Mary R. Pitchlynn and John Arnold.
March 4, 1862.
Two letters. One is addressed to Major Lewis and both are
addressed in Paris. They mention
Jefferson, Madison, governmental affairs, etc..
July 1, 1842 & Oct. 28, 1842.
Letter to P.P. Pitchlynn
from Thomas Stul (?) re. court case concerning the marriage of Mary Pitchlynn
and John Arnold. Jan. 9, 1862.
Confederate States
purchase order for 820 bushels of corn, signed by Captain Pitchlynn of the
Choctaw Battalion. March 10 to May 17,
1862.
Letter to Col. B.P.
Pitchlynn from Sampson Folsom re. John King and the Haskins case. Dec. 5, 1860.
3 Papers relating to the controversy
between the Choctaws and Chickasaws - dispute over the eastern boundary of the
Chickasaw District and financial matters.
Letter to Col. Wm.
Wilson, Choctaw Agent, from his brother, George Folsom, Chief of Pusha District
re. whether the Choctaws should abide by the fourth article of the treaty
between the Choctaws and Chickasaws or whether they should appoint new commissioners. Nov. 1851.
Memorial approved by the
Chickasaw Council and sent to the General Council of the Choctaw Nation from
Jas. N. McLish, President re. violations of the Compact of 1837. Oct. 2, 1852.
Letter to the Chiefs of
the Choctaw Nation from Winchester Colbert, Davis Iames, Sampson Folsom, and
Jackson Frazier, re. proposal to amend the portion of the Treaty of 1837
concluded between the Choctaws and Chickasaws.
Nov. 10, 1857.
Motion to appoint four
Commissioners on the part of the Choctaw Nation to meet the Chickasaw
Commissioners re. the boundary line dispute.
Nov. 12, 1857.
Eleven (11) letters
between the Choctaw Commissioners and the Chickasaw Commissioners re. an
amendment to the 2nd article of the Treaty of 1837 which would have altered the
eastern boundary of the Chickasaw District taking in a portion of the
Pushmataha District. Another issue
discussed was the financial difficulties of the Chickasaw District. The letter of November 18, 1857 indicates
that the Choctaw Commissioners stated that they had no right to amend the
Treaty of 1837 or change the eastern boundary.
They did propose a national fund for the purpose of supporting the
government of the Choctaw Nation. Nov.
13, 1857-Nov. 18, 1857.
4 Papers relating to Choctaws' education
and the Armstrong Academy.
Letter to the Trustees
of the Armstrong Academy from Jos. Waller of the Domestic mission of the
Southern Baptist Convention re. the Armstrong Academy's passing from under the
control of the Baptist denomination by an act of the Choctaw National
Council. Dec. 17, 1855.
Articles of agreement
between the board of School Trustees for the Choctaw Nation and the Domestic
Board of the Southern Baptist convention re. certain conditions necessary for
the Domestic Board of the Southern Baptist Convention to assume the control and
management of Armstrong Academy. Nov.
15, 1855.
Letter to Robt. Nail
stating that Rev. A.G. Moffat had rejected the 3rd and 6th conditions of the
articles of agreement placing Armstrong Academy under the control of the
Domestic Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. "We have, therefore, accordingly come to
the conclusion to take charge of the institution, and have appointed Allen
Wright to teach the school for the remainder of the present session." Nov. 20, 1855.
Letter to col. P. P.
Pitchlynn from Samuel Worcester, Substitute Clerk of the Pushmataha District,
re. register of the names of Choctaw Children, and their parents provided for
by a provision in the Choctaw Treaty of 1830.
Includes a list of orphans. n.d.
Letter to Col. P.P.
Pitchlynn from Robert Nail concerning the conduct of the Baptist board in
regards to Armstrong Academy. Also,
includes a proposition from the Trustees of Public Schools for the districts of
Apukshenobe and Pushmataha. Jan. 12,
1855.
Letter to Hon. P.P.
Pitchlynn from Alfred Wright re. specific conditions in the placing of the
Wheelock Female Boarding School under his superintendence as a missionary of
the American Board. April 26, 1868.
A Bill (School Act of
1853) enacted by the Choctaw Nation to amend various acts in relation to
education and for other purposes. Nov
16, 1853.
Act by the General
council of the Choctaw nation re. the funds granted under the Treaty of Dancing
Rabbit Creek (1830) for the education of forty youths. Several other provisions in this act. Nov. 10, 1852.
Joint Resolution re.
clause in contracts providing for dissolution of connection between Board of
Missions and the Choctaw Nation. Nov.
16, 1853.
Act by the General
Council of the Choctaw Nation re. the interest accrued from the provisions of
the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek. Nov.
14 and 16, 1853.
Letter to the Trustees
of the Public School in the Choctaw Nation accompanying the annual report of
the Armstrong Academy re. financial matters.
Nov. 6, 1855.
5 Choctaw manuscript materials (1).
"In General Council
of the Chahtas, August 5th, 1826." This ten (10) page document contains
laws of the Choctaw passed before 1830.
Aug. 5, 1826, June 12, 1827, Aug. 26, 1828.
"Chahta Nation N E
District, August 28th 1828, Be it resolved that if any person cuts off, bites
off or takes off in any way whatever the ear of a person, he or she so
offending, shall pay a fine of ten dollars; if not, receive on the bare back
ten stripes..." This twelve (12)
page document also contains eleven other resolution adopted by the District
Committee and Council. Aug. 27, 1828,
Aug. 28, 1828, Aug. 29, 1828.
Letter to the Chiefs,
Captains and Warriors of the Choctaw Nation from Eaton and Coffee re.
"differences and disturbances" among the Choctaw, and urging passage
of the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek.
Also includes articles of the treaty proposal. Sep. 18, 1830.
6 Choctaw manuscript materials (2).
Letters to Messrs.
Cunningham & Henry from Wm. R. Guy re. the purchase of a set of saw-mill
irons, saws, etc. together with gristmill irons. March 18, 1844.
Register of P.P.
Pitchlynn's Company by order of Major William Armstrong. Register includes name and numerical totals
for the following headings: men, women,
male children, and female children. Aug.
12, 1845.
"Sect. 1. Be it enacted by the General council of the
Choctaw Nation assembled that the sum of four thousand and five hundred
dollars..." Section 1 through 40 of
a bill (11 pages) approved by Chiefs Peter Folsom and Thomas LeFlore. Oct. 8 - Oct. 12, 1849.
Letter to the Senate and
House of Representatives of the General Council from Tandy Walker providing an
assessment of the state of the government and such measures as deemed
expedient. Oct. 1858.
7 Choctaw manuscript materials (3).
"Acts and
Resolutions passed at the called Session of the General Council of the Choctaw
Nation, in June 1861." This
document (18 pages) contains numerous acts and resolutions. June 11, 1861 - Oct. 18, 1862.
"Fellow Citizens of
the Senate and the House of Representatives..." Address by P.P. Pitchlynn re. the Confederate
cause and the effects of the Civil War on the Choctaw Nation, government, Armstrong
Academy, etc.. Jan. 9, 1865.
"Fellow Citizens of
the Senate and of the House of Representatives..." Address by P.P. Pitchlynn to Extra Session
re. the cessation of existence of the Government of the Confederate States. June 15, 1865.
"No. 5 Chahta
Tamaha C.N. June 15th 1865. Indian
Council. Resolutions of Grand Indian
Council held at Chahta Tamaha, C.N.."
Resolutions of the Cherokee, Choctaws, Creeks, Chickasaws, Seminoles,
Comanches, Caddos, Osages, Cheyennes, Kiowas, Arapahoes, Sipans, northern
Caddos, and Annada kos that hostilities among the Indians should cease, that
the integrity of the Indian Territory as the present and future home of these
Indian tribes should be maintained, and that commissioners be appointed to
represent the tribes in their dealings in Washington, D.C.. Approved June 16, 1865.
"No. 6 Doaksville
"Executive
Department, Choctaw Nation September 1st, 1865.
To the Honorable the Grand Council of the Confederated
Nations..." Proclamation by P. P.
Pitchlynn re. change in meeting of the Grand Council from
8 Miscellaneous papers and
correspondence.
Letters to and from
Ellis Freeny, W. David Baird, and Dan G. Poland re: a letter written by P.P. Pitchlynn, Jan. 12,
1835. The recipient of the letter is
unknown, and a copy is included. The
letter relates the background and names of Pitchlynn's parents, grandparents,
siblings, and children. 1835, 1976-1997.
Photocopies of
typescript correspondence at the
§
Calvin H. Howel to
Col. P. P. Pitchlynn, May 23, 1833, regarding
§
C. H. Howell to Col.
P. P. Pitchlynn, Aug. 21, 1835, regarding illness and family news.
OUTSIZED
Payroll of Capt. Louis
Durant's Company of Choctaw Warriors, $1349.32.
Includes names, ranks, dates of commencement and ending of pay, times
paid for, pay per months, amount received, signers' names, and witnesses. Jan. 29, 1815 and April 3, 1815.
List of boys, book by
band (?). Includes boy's names, father's
names, what district, and remarks.
October 27, 1826.
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