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Letter, Samuel Mitchell, Chickasaw Agency, to Governor Claiborne, regarding disappointment in the regulation framed by a conference of the Four Nations in regard to horse stealing by Indians, the Indians' attachment to private traders versus the government monopoly at factories, the Indians' disavowal of the treaty of Hopewell, disputes between tribes over ownership of land, pressure from Indians for delivery of promised articles and mechanics and blame placed on Mitchell for their not having been received, the Governor's approval of George Colbert, the education of Levi Colbert's son, and need for an English school.
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  • Doc Number: 168
  • Administration: William C. Claiborne
  • Date(s): 1803-06-24
  • Description: Letter, Samuel Mitchell, Chickasaw Agency, to Governor Claiborne, regarding disappointment in the regulation framed by a conference of the Four Nations in regard to horse stealing by Indians, the Indians' attachment to private traders versus the government monopoly at factories, the Indians' disavowal of the treaty of Hopewell, disputes between tribes over ownership of land, pressure from Indians for delivery of promised articles and mechanics and blame placed on Mitchell for their not having been received, the Governor's approval of George Colbert, the education of Levi Colbert's son, and need for an English school.
  • Call Number: Series 0488
  • Filename: 488-0168-03.tif