Creek Indians -- Census

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Court decisions, treasury warrants and related legal documents (1868-1900); correspondence (1873-1898); and typescripts of newspaper articles (1849-1943), all relating to land, institutions and the affairs of the Creek Nation, Indian Territory. Correspondents include Samuel Checote, Ward Coachman, Joseph M. Perryman and Isparecher.

Scope and Contents FULL FINDING AID (PDF)Subject collection. Letters, reports, publications, and manuscripts reflecting the history of Oklahoma and of its American Indian tribes and nations, including correspondence (1813–1839) from U.S. government officials concerning policy toward the Indians, especially in regard to the Indian removal, and correspondence (1862) from Confederate Army officer Albert Pike in regard to Confederate States of America policy toward the Indians. Also included in this collection is a group of French colonial documents (1682–1794), along with diaries and journals (1770–1877) of travelers on the American frontier. The collection contains material on a variety of topics; researchers are urged to consult the inventory to determine the full scope of the collection’s contents. Portions of Boxes 7 and 8 of this collection are available at the OU Libraries...

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Correspondence between various politicans and government officials in the Creek Nation, concerning tribal politics, tribal factionalism, the Green Peach War, sale of Creek lands in Alabama, removal, allotment of tribal lands, and other administrative matters. Correspondents include George W. Grayson, Washington Grayson, Pleasant Porter, Return J. Meigs, Samuel Checote, Dennis W. Bushyhead, and James R. Garfield.

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Typescripts of articles and poems written by the Creek Indian poet Alex Posey; also included are articles concerning Posey's activities while a member of the Dawes Commission, the opposition to allotment by the Snake Clan of Creek Indians, and Creek opposition to Oklahoma statehood. Mrs. Alfred Mitchell Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Tribal enrollment record (1902) of Thomas Pumpkin, or Tah Sa Co Fah Ahwee, a Euchee Creek Indian, with subsequent notes (1904-1909) that Pumpkin died 1899, three years before being enrolled by the Dawes Commission and ten years before final approval of his enrollment.