Cherokee Indians -- Southern States.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Diary of a Disbursing Agent
Collection
Identifier: MS-3879
Abstract
A handwritten diary, written between 1834 and 1838, by a Disbursing Agent for the removal of the Cherokee Indians from the southeastern United States. The diary follows the author's travels through the southeast in the time leading up to the removal and documents their work and interactions with the Cherokee people.
Dates:
1834-1838
J. J. G. Smith Letter
Collection
Identifier: MS-2385
Abstract
J. J. G. Smith's letter to his brother (January 2, 1838) discusses his upcoming travels as a river boat captain. He also considers the benefits of taking a job on shore or continuing to work on the river.
Dates:
1838 January 2
John Sevier Letter
Collection
Identifier: MS-3231
Abstract
This collection houses a single handwritten letter from John Sevier to an Honorable [M] Smith in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1792 regarding the region's escalating hostilities with the Creek and Cherokee nations.
Dates:
1792 October 30
Peter H. Prince Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-2921
Abstract
The bulk of this collection is composed of photographs, newspaper clippings, computer printouts, xerox copies, floppy disks, correspondence, and reference publications documenting Peter Hayden Pete Prince's research into the history of his family and of the Great Smoky Mountains both before and after the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was formed. Other materials document Prince's personal life (including his two fiancees, his work with cerebral palsy patients, his struggle to find...
Dates:
1770-2006