The convention of duly enrolled Cherokees by blood in Oklahoma, Tahlequah, Oklahoma typescript 1948 July 30.

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The convention of duly enrolled Cherokees by blood in Oklahoma, Tahlequah, Oklahoma typescript 1948 July 30.

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Carbon copy transcript of the proceedings of The Convention of Duly Enrolled Cherokee Indians by blood in Oklahoma held on July 30, 1948 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The convention was opened by the chairman Jesse Bartley Milam, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. A list of registrants with roll numbers and city of residence is given at the end. Forms part of the J. Bartley Milam papers.

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The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library

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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...

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