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- Author/Creator:Hargett, J. L.
- Title:J. L. Hargett collection of Choctaw Nation papers, 1821-1917.
- Physical Description:3.13 linear ft. (7 boxes) + 2 portfolios and 2 broadside folders.
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- Notes:Gift and purchase from J. L. Hargett, 1983.
- Organization:Organized into three series: I. Correspondence, 1821-1909. II. Documents and Financial Papers, 1830-1908. III. Other Papers, 1870-1917.
- Access and use:Box 5 and Bsd folder 152: Restricted fragile material. For further information consult the appropriate curator.
- Biographical / Historical note:The Choctaw Indians signed the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek in 1830, which guaranteed them land in Indian Territory in exchange for their land in Mississippi. They formed the Choctaw Nation in 1834 and sent many delegations to Washington to resolve claims arising out of this treaty. Delegates included Forbis LeFlore, Thomson McKenney, and Peter Pitchlynn.
- Summary:Correspondence, documents, financial papers, printed materials and other papers relating to the Choctaw removal to lands in Indian Territory and claims made by the Choctaw Nation against the United States Government. Correspondence includes letters from David Folsom, Choctaw Chief, to missionaries Cyrus Byington and Cyrus Kingsbury while in Washington negotiating the treaty of 1825. He writes of the deaths of two chiefs on the trip, and of the illness of others who had overindulged in the entertainment offered by the United States Government. Letters to missionary Cyrus Kingsbury from Folsom convey his reaction to preliminary queries from the Government in 1818 and 1819 concerning Choctaw removal to the west. Letters from Thomson McKenney to Forbis LeFlore (1851-1853) concern their efforts as Choctaw delegates to Washington to settle claims arising from the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek. McKenney also writes to Peter Pitchlynn and receives letters from Pitchlynn (1848-1854) about his duties as a Choctaw delegate. The documents include many petitions, memorials, resolutions, and appointments of delegates for the settlement of the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek claims. There are also three drafts of the Choctaw Constitution, written presumably during the convention which drafted the compromise constitution of 1860.
- Format:Archives or Manuscripts
- Indexes/Finding aids:Finding aid available.
- Cite as:J. L. Hargett Collection of Choctaw Nation Papers. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
- Subjects:Byington, Cyrus, 1793-1868.
Folsom, David E.
Kingsbury, Cyrus, 1786-1870.
LeFlore, Forbis.
McKenney, Thomas L. (Thomas Loraine), 1785-1859.
Pitchlynn, Peter Perkins, 1806-1881.
Folsom family.
Leflore family.
Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek (1830)
Choctaw Indians--Treaties.
Choctaw Indians--Claims.
Choctaw Indians--Government relations.
Indians of North America--Treaties.
Indians of North America--Claims.
Indians of North America--Government relations.
Indians of North America--Legal status, laws, etc.
Choctaw Nation. - Genre/Form:Legal documents.
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