Cherokee Nation reports of the High Sheriff
Overview
Reports of the High Sheriff of the Cherokee Nation for the quarter ending December 31, 1875, together with the reports of the sheriffs of the Tahlequah, Going Snake, Sequoyah, Delaware, Canadian, Flint, and Illinois districts for the same period, and the districts reports for the second quarter commencing January 1, 1876 and ending March 31, 1876, including Saline district. Reports typically include columns for names, service (often listed as "guard"), number of days served, monetary amount, and remarks. Some reports have more or less information than this; some are not in columnar form.
Dates
- Creation: December 31, 1875; January 1, 1876 and ending March 31, 1876
Creator
- Cherokee Nation (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Extent
1 volume : 45 pages, handwritten ; Volume measures 31.5 cm tall.
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents
The various reports, which often have brief, handwritten letters of transmittal certifying that they are accurate, include lists of people summoned by the sheriff for jury duty, and a summary of the total-expenditures in the investigation, apprehension, detection and prosecution of felons and petty criminals. In most instances, specific cases are identified with the attendant expenses in prosecution. Cases mostly include theft, murder, and involving the search for whiskey. Reports appear to have been submitted to an auditor for inspection.
Physical Location
RH MS E59
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift. J. E. Griffin, Jr, December, 1965.
Subject
- Sixkiller, Sam, 1842-1886 (Person)
- Barnes, Henry C. (Person)
- Wright, John L., active 1875-1876 (Person)
- Gunter, John E., active 1875-1876 (Person)
- Meigs, John, active 1875-1876 (Person)
- Rodgers, Lovby (Person)
- Wickliffe, John (Person)
- Lynch, C. L. (Person)
- Tincup, James (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Cherokee Nation High Sheriff Collection
- Subtitle
- Cherokee Nation reports of the High Sheriff
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by lgg, 1973. Finding aid encoded by mg, 2004. Finding aid revised by mwh, 2023.
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/3003412986
- Preferred citation
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Cherokee Nation collection, RH MS E59, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository