Lewis Cass Collection
Scope and Contents
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Army officer and statesman. Copies of letters from General Matthew Arbuckle, Montfort Stokes and Pierre Chouteau, written from various posts in the Indian Territory to U.S. Secretary of War Lewis Cass, concerning the attempt to gather the Plains tribes at Camp Mason on the Canadian River for a peace conference, along with other detailed observations on Indian affairs.
Dates
- Creation: 1825-1839
Restrictions on Access
On June 26, 2023, the Western History Collections began a preservation project that has made many of its collections unavailable for a period of time. This collection is among the materials temporarily unavailable. Please contact Western History Collections if you wish to be added to a contact list to be notified when this collection becomes available.
Available for public access.
Extent
.1 Cubic Feet (.1 ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Ownership and Custodial History
Gift of Frank Phillips.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Correspondence: Source of acquisition--Phillips, Frank. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1961.
Subject
- Arbuckle, Matthew, 1776-1851 (Person)
- Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866 (Person)
- Chouteau, Pierre, 1789-1865 (Person)
- Stokes, Montfort, 1762-1842 (Person)
- United States. Army. Cavalry (Organization)
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Western History Collections Repository
Monnet Hall, 3rd Floor
630 Parrington Oval
Norman Oklahoma 73019
405-325-2904
westernhistorycollections@ou.edu
