Cherokee Nation record book, 1902-1903 1902-1903

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Cherokee Nation record book, 1902-1903 1902-1903

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This item is the record book of a mutual aid group ("gadugi"), with entries indicating who borrowed how much, collateral offered, etc.; all in syllabary. It would be useful for a study of local economy and genealogy.

1.0 Volume(s), 1 volume, 200 p.

American Philosophical Society

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Cherokee nation

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Although the Treaty of Hopewell (1785) defined the boundaries of the Cherokee Nation and the U.S., Congress during the Confederation period was unable to keep white squatters off Cherokee lands. With violence escalating between Cherokees and settlers, particularly those of the "State of Franklin" (now Tennessee), Congress in Sept. of 1788 issued a proclamation forbidding white intrustion on Cherokee land. From the description of A talk from the head men warriers of the Cherokey Natio...

Fogelson, Raymond

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