Robert A. McCabe letterbook 1829-1838.

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Robert A. McCabe letterbook 1829-1838.

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The letterbook (1829-1838) which forms this collection consists of loose signatures of a bound volume in the handwriting of Robert A. McCabe. A compilation of 67 laws to administer all areas of life within the Creek Nation is recorded and signed by Roley McIntosh and Fushhatche Micco. Creek Indians were known to be slave-holders and rules for slaves and owners are included. McCabe's letters begin on Nov. 20, 1834 and most are written to resolve his accounts with the U.S. Treasury. In a letter of Dec. 28, 1834, McCabe expresses his distress with conditions at the Fort Gibson location. He notes the failure of national government to meet treaty stipulations. McCabe had tried to acquire land for a permanent site from Roley McIntosh but had been refused. The letterbook concludes with an entry in September 1838 in which McCabe began a brief autobiographical sketch.

1 v. (100 p.)

Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library

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Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library

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