Headquarters records of Fort Gibson, Indian Territory 1830-1857

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Microfilm of records at the National Archives, Washington, D.C.

"The letters sent relate to such matters as relations between soldiers and Indians and between military officers and Indian agents, conflicts between tribes, violations of trading and liquor laws and other crimes committed by whites and Indians, white children taken prisoner, and black slaves and free blacks residing among the Indians. Letters sent and received relating to Indian Affairs relate to the sale and manumission of Indian slaves, the status of Seminole blacks captured in Florida, requests from whites and free blacks to work and reside among the Cherokee, the expulsion of unauthorized persons from the Indian country, and other subjects, copies of receipts and agreements for the sale of slaves, passes allowing entry and residence in Indian country, and freedom papers for Seminole blacks. The letters received concern relations with neighboring Indian tribes. Among the subjects dealt with are the administration of Indian affairs by superintendents and agents and the resulting friction with army officers engaged in the same activities; procurement of rations and supplies for the tribes; attempts to prevent the illegal introduction of liquor among the Indians; intertribal and intratribal conflicts, especially conflicts within the various factions of the Cherokee Tribe; intertribal and.

intratribal councils and meetings, such as the council held in June, 1839, to unite the Cherokee who had recently immigrated from the East with those Cherokee who had been living in Indian Territory for some time; intrusions of Indians and white settlers on Indian lands; crimes committed by and against Indians; requests for military aid in making arrests; the status of slaves belonging to whites and Indians; and elections and other political activities among the Cherokee"--Introduction. Other correspondence relates to military matters.

Contains correspondence and records concerning Osage, Cherokee, Creek, and Seminole Indians.

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