Bushyhead, Dennis W. Papers 1879-1913

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Bushyhead, Dennis W. Papers 1879-1913

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Correspondence, minutes, legaldocuments, deeds, essays, photographs, a newspaper clipping, and a map of Kildare,Okalhoma, comprise the Dennis W. Bushyhead Papers, 1879-1913, which documentBushyhead’s career as a principal chief of the Cherokee Nation.

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Bushyhead, Dennis Wolfe, 1826-1898

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Tennessee born Dennis Wolfe Bushyhead (1826-1898), Cherokee chief and son of Reverend Jesse Bushyhead, studied at Princeton University for two years before moving to the Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory in 1839. Bushyhead left to participate in the gold rush in 1849, returning nearly twenty years later in 1868, and became treasurer for the Cherokee Nation by 1871. He served in this capacity until 1879 when he was elected as principal chief. While chief from 1879 until 1887, Brushyh...

Bushyhead, Dennis Wolfe, 1826-1898

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Tennessee born Dennis Wolfe Bushyhead (1826-1898), Cherokee chief and son of Reverend Jesse Bushyhead, studied at Princeton University for two years before moving to the Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory in 1839. Bushyhead left to participate in the gold rush in 1849, returning nearly twenty years later in 1868, and became treasurer for the Cherokee Nation by 1871. He served in this capacity until 1879 when he was elected as principal chief. While chief from 1879 until 1887, Brushyh...