Peter Perkins Pitchlynn Collection
Scope and Contents
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Choctaw Chief. Correspondence of Pitchlynn with prominent citizens and family members in the Choctaw Nation; personal journals (1815) and diary (1828-1832) of Pitchlynn; official reports (1825-1841) of the Choctaw Academy in Kentucky; and Pitchlynn family records (1806-1867). Also includes a signed copy of the articles of surrender and peace negotiated between the Choctaw Nation and the United States at the close of the Civil War, and extensive correspondence reflecting the state of the Choctaw Nation just prior to and during the Civil War years, with special regard to slavery. Peter Pitchlynn Photograph Collection also in repository.
Dates
- Creation: 1815-1922
Creator
- Pitchlynn, Peter Perkins, 1806-1881 (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Restricted.
Extent
3 Cubic Feet (3 ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Source of acquisition--Unknown. Method of acquisition--Unknown; Date of acquisition--1984.
Alternate Form Available
Also available online. (http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/pitchlynn)
Subject
- Pushmataha, approximately 1764-1824 (Person)
- Blunt, James G. (James Gillpatrick), 1826-1881 (Person)
- Boggy, Joseph (Person)
- Byington, Cyrus, 1793-1868 (Person)
- Colbert, Winchester, 1810-1880 (Person)
- Cole, Coleman, approximately 1800-1885 (Person)
- Cooper, Douglas H., 1815-1879 (Person)
- Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 (Person)
- Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861 (Person)
- Folsom, David, 1791-1847 (Person)
- Folsom, George, 1807?-1887 (Person)
- Folsom, Israel, 1802-1870 (Person)
- Folsom, Peter, 1814?-1871 (Person)
- Gaines, George Strother, approximately 1784-1873 (Person)
- Garland, Samuel, 1803-1870 (Person)
- Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872 (Person)
- Harris, Cyrus, 1817-1888 (Person)
- Hudson, George, 1808-1865 (Person)
- Jackson, Jacob Battiest, 1845- (Person)
- Johnson, Richard M. (Richard Mentor), 1780-1850 (Person)
- Kingsbury, Cyrus, 1786-1870 (Person)
- Krebs, Nathaniel F. (Person)
- Lewis, Dixon W. (Person)
- LeFlore, Greenwood, 1800-1865 (Person)
- Manypenny, George Washington, 1808-1892 (Person)
- Matthews, Asa G. (Person)
- Maxey, S. B. (Samuel Bell), 1825-1895 (Person)
- McCurtain, Jackson F. (Jackson Frazier), 1830-1885 (Person)
- McKinney, Thompson, -1889 (Person)
- Nix, Charles E. (Person)
- Orr, Gustavus J., 1819-1887 (Person)
- Owen, Robert Dale, 1801-1877 (Person)
- Pages, John (Person)
- Pickens, Levi (Person)
- Pike, Albert, 1809-1891 (Person)
- Pitchlynn, John, approximately 1756-1835 (Person)
- Pitchlynn, Peter Perkins, 1806-1881 (Person)
- Pitchlynn, Sophia Folsom (Person)
- Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, 1793-1864 (Person)
- Kirby-Smith, Edmund, 1824-1893 (Person)
- Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief, 1768-1813 (Person)
- Turnbull, Turner B. (Person)
- Vann, Joseph (Person)
- Vose, Henry (Person)
- Watie, Stand, 1806-1871 (Person)
- Worcester, S. A. (Samuel Austin), 1798-1859 (Person)
- Wright, Allen, 1826-1885 (Person)
- Pitchlynn family (Family)
- Armstrong Academy (Okla.) (Organization)
- Confederate States of America. Army. Trans-Mississippi Department (Organization)
- Spencer Academy (Okla.) (Organization)
- University of Nashville (Organization)
- Ku Klux Klan (19th century) (Organization)
- Confederate States of America. Diplomatic and Consular Service (Organization)
- Confederate States of America. President (Organization)
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Choctaw Agency (Organization)
- Clark, William, 1770-1838 (Person)
- Confederate States of America. Army. Choctaw Battalion, 1st (Organization)
- Confederate States of America. Army. Choctaw Mounted Rifles, 1st (Organization)
- Confederate States of America. Army -- Indian troops (Organization)
- Confederate States of America. Army. District of Indian Territory (Organization)
- Mushalatubbee, Choctaw chief, -approximately 1836 (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Atoka (Okla.)
- Atoka (Okla.)
- Caddo (Okla.)
- Caddo (Okla.) -- History -- 19th century
- Chahta Tamaha (Indian Territory)
- Chahta Tamaha (Okla.)
- Choctaw Nation -- Boundaries
- Choctaw Nation -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Choctaw Nation -- Missionaries
- Delaware Indian Reservation (Indian Territory)
- Delaware Indian Reservation (Okla.)
- Doaksville (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma)
- Eagle County (Indian Territory)
- Eagle County (Okla.)
- Fort Arbuckle (Okla.)
- Fort Arbuckle (Okla.) -- History -- 19th century
- Fort McCullough (Indian Territory)
- Fort McCullough (Okla.)
- Fort Towson (Okla.)
- Fort Towson (Okla.) -- History -- 19th century
- Fort Washita (Indian Territory)
- Fort Washita (Okla.)
- Goodland (Okla.)
- Goodland (Okla.) -- History -- 19th century
- Jack's Fork County (Indian Territory)
- Kiamichi County (Indian Territory)
- McAlester (Okla.)
- McAlester (Okla.) -- History -- 19th century
- McCurtain County (Okla.)
- Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Mississippi
- New Hope (Indian Territory)
- New Hope (Okla.)
- Oklahoma -- Boundaries -- Texas
- Oklahoma -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Paris (Ky.)
- Perryville (Indian Territory)
- Perryville (Okla.)
- Perryville, Battle of, Perryville, Ky., 1862
- Pontotoc County (Okla.)
- Red River County (Tex.)
- Rose Hill (Indian Territory)
- Rose Hill (Okla.)
- Skullyville (Okla.)
- Skullyville (Okla.) -- History -- 19th century
- Skullyville County (Indian Territory)
- Texas -- Boundaries -- Choctaw Nation
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories
- United States -- History -- War of 1812
- United States. -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Indian troops
- Wade County (Indian Territory)
- Washita (Indian Territory)
Topical
- Abolitionists -- Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Abolitionists -- Indian Territory
- Abolitionists -- Oklahoma
- African Americans -- Relations with Indians
- Alcoholism -- Choctaw Nation
- Alcoholism -- Indian Territory
- Alcoholism -- Oklahoma
- Cherokee Indians
- Chickasaw Indians -- Government relations -- 1789-1869
- Chickasaw Indians -- History
- Chickasaw Indians -- Land titles
- Chickasaw Indians -- Land transfers
- Chickasaw Indians -- Language
- Chickasaw Indians -- Property
- Chickasaw Indians -- Treaties
- Choctaw Indians -- Agriculture
- Choctaw Indians -- Crime
- Choctaw Indians -- Education
- Choctaw Indians -- Folklore
- Choctaw Indians -- Games
- Choctaw Indians -- Government relations
- Choctaw Indians -- Health and hygeine
- Choctaw Indians -- Land tenure
- Choctaw Indians -- Languages
- Choctaw Indians -- Liquor problem
- Choctaw Indians -- Mass media
- Choctaw Indians -- Oklahoma
- Choctaw Indians -- Politics and government
- Choctaw Indians -- Property
- Choctaw Indians -- Relations with Afro-Americans
- Choctaw Indians -- Religion
- Choctaw Indians -- Removal
- Choctaw Indians -- Slaves, Ownership of
- Choctaw Indians -- Social life and customs
- Choctaw Indians -- Sports
- Choctaw Indians -- Treaties
- Choctaw Indians -- Tribal government
- Choctaw Indians -- Wars -- 1815-1875
- Choctaw dance
- Constitutions -- Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Constitutions -- Oklahoma -- Doaksville (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma)
- Constitutions -- Oklahoma -- Skullyville
- Cooper's Station, Battle of, 1863
- Dakota Indians -- Education
- Honey Springs, Battle of, Okla., 1863
- Indians of North America -- Agriculture
- Indians of North America -- Education
- Indians of North America -- Folklore
- Indians of North America -- Games
- Indians of North America -- Languages
- Indians of North America -- Politics and government
- Indians of North America -- Relations with Afro-Americans
- Indians of North America -- Slaves, Ownership of
- Indians of North America -- Social life and customs
- Indians of North America -- Sports
- Land settlement -- Choctaw Nation
- Land settlement -- Indian Territory
- Land settlement -- Oklahoma
- Medical care -- Choctaw Nation
- Medical care -- Indian Territory
- Medical care -- Oklahoma
- Missionaries -- Choctaw Nation
- Missions -- Choctaw Nation
- Missions -- Indian Territory
- Missions -- Oklahoma
- Omaha Indians -- Education
- Plantations -- Choctaw Nation
- Plantations -- Indian Territory
- Plantations -- Oklahoma
- Political parties -- Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Postal service -- Choctaw Nation
- Postal service -- Indian Territory
- Postal service -- Oklahoma
- Railroads -- Choctaw Nation
- Railroads -- Indian Territory
- Railroads -- Oklahoma
- Slavery -- Indian Territory
- Slavery -- Oklahoma
- Slavery and the church -- Baptist Church
- Slavery and the church -- Methodist Church
- Slavery and the church -- Presbyterian Church
- Slavery in the Bible
- Slaves -- Choctaw Nation
- Slaves -- Indian Territory
- Slaves -- Oklahoma
- Statehood (American politics)
- Temperance
- United States marshals
Uniform Title
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Western History Collections Repository
630 Parrington Oval
Room 300
Norman Oklahoma 73019 United States
westernhistorycollections@ou.edu