An unpublished Trail of Tears related editorial letter defending both the War Department and a government contractor, Glasgow, Harrison & Co., a firm later found to have withheld or overcharged for provisions intended for the various migrating native peoples. In 1832 Congress created a commission to oversee the removal of.....
A fascinating document recording the sale of whiskey to the Wyandotte, bearing the name of Christopher Miller, who was captured by Native Americans as a child and lived among them for many years, then rejoined the white community and fought in the Northwest Indian War. This document reads in full.....
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A letter by a Kansas settler and militia member who distinguishes truth from falsehood in light of reports in eastern newspapers of Indian raids in Kansas. Morrison belonged to the Coldwater Militia, Company A, which was formed in Coldwater, Kansas to defend against a possible attack by hostile Cheyennes. As.....
A fascinating document issued by an army captain serving in the Northwest Territory who attempts here to procure a soldier’s back-rations after the formerly-captured soldier was released by Native Americans in a prisoner exchange. One “A. Prior” certifies here that one of his former soldiers, Thomas Stephenson, was a prisoner.....
A document signed by John Ross, reflecting his duties and educational legacy as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. This payment voucher, dated February 4th, 1857, is signed by John Ross and addressed to his brother Lewis in his capacity as the Cherokee National Treasurer. It orders a disbursement of.....