Muskogee agreement and Dawes commission calls for fair treaty
The text argues against Curtic restrictions and urges an amicable Muskogee treaty with the Dawes commission. It proposes concrete terms including land appraisal, allotment value in money, fee simple titles, tax exemptions, and broad shared responsibility for costs, while urging women’s involvement and rejecting statehood provisions. The piece notes Judge Springer’s term ending next December and reports the Kansas delegation’s push for Judge Nignant’s appointment and word that the Dawes Cherokee treaty is dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enrror Curerrors
Congress
Dawes Men
Muskogee
Dawes Commission
Iairneas
Quaster
Springer
Kansas
Judgent
Reminiscences of Stan Watie’s Cherokee War Era
An 1808 journey recalls the Watie family’s Civil War role and fate. Charles Webber and Saladin Watie rise through Cherokee militias, seek vengeance, and meet tragic ends. Minnie Daniel and Jessie Watie die, and tomb markers for Stan Watie and Sail Watie mark late lives. The piece notes unmarked graves of Major Ridge and John Ridge near Southwest City, Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Werber
Saladin Waiie
Charles
Stan
Stan Waiie
America
Watie
Buzzard
Wilson Suagee
Charles Webber
Saladin Watie
Eiias C. Boudinat
Clement N. Vann
Minnie Daniel
Gen. Watie
John Daniel
Jessie
Jackolin
Grand River
Royal Arch Masons
Stan Watie
Sail Watie
Southwest City
Major
John Ridge
E. M.S
Salient Provisions of the Curtis Law for Indian Territory
The article outlines key Curtis Act sections affecting Cherokee control, state that tribal laws are not enforceable by U S courts, and detail royalty and land possession limits. It notes Secs 16 and 17 on royalties, rents, and allotment, Sec 15 establishing town commissions, and the Secretary of the Interior’s role in acreage limits and surveys in towns with two hundred or more people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springer
United States
Indian Territory
Secretary of the Interior
Treasury of the
Vinita
United States Court
Cherokee Nation Land Act Provisions on Improvements and Deposits
The article outlines appraisal and payment procedures for town lots and improved properties, including deposits to the United States treasury and per capita disbursements to tribal members after titles are perfected. It notes conditions for coal mine areas, limits on occupancy, and a Sequoyah statue fund appeal with signatures and pledges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Interior
United States Treasury
St. Louis
United States Court
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Nan
Curtis
Cobb & Vic Glasson
Soudan
Mohammed
Sequoyah
Tahlequah
J. Harris
R. B. Ross
R. F. Wyly
T. M. Buffington
Sequoyash
Arrow
B. Mack Laxprum
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