Report of the attorney for the Cherokee Nation at Washington, D.C., 1894 Dec 1.

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Report of the attorney for the Cherokee Nation at Washington, D.C., 1894 Dec 1.

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Report, typescript, signed, submitted to C. J. Harris, principal chief of the Cherokee Nation. Colby summarizes his services as an attorney representing the Cherokee Nation in Washington, D.C., mostly for cases brought in the Court of Claims of the United States under Indian depredation law. He also reports on his appearances before Congress concerning legislation affecting Indians. Appended is a list of cases brought against the Cherokee Nation concerning alleged depredations.

1 item (5 leaves) ; 33 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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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...

Harris, C. J., fl. 1893-1894.

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Colby, Leonard Wright, 1846-1925.

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Leonard Colby practiced law in Beatrice, Nebraska. In 1891 he was appointed assistant attorney general of the United States. During the 1890s Colby was employed as an attorney in Washington, D.C., representing the Creek, Cherokee, and Seminole tribes. From the description of Report of the attorney for the Cherokee Nation at Washington, D.C., 1894 Dec 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83209356 From the description of Report of the attorney for the Cherokee Nation at Washingto...