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National Anthropological Archives
MS 4406 Copies of letters and papers concerning the Osage
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4406
- Creators:
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Duncan, Matthew, -1844Brown, Orlando, 1801-1867Harvey, HenryMorrow, W. I. I. (1802-1876)Sanfurd, H. C.Gibson, Isaac T. (1831-1915)Che wah tePa-ne-no-pashee
- Dates:
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1836-1879
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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9 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Contains photocopies of the following documents: 1. Duncan, Captain M., Commanding Officer. Fort Leavenworth. May 21, 1836. Testimonal recognizing Ne-shu-mo-ne, or Walk in the Rain, as chief. Manuscript document signed. 1 page. 2. Brown, Orlando, Com. of Indian Affairs. Washington, D. C. November 23, 1849. Testimonial and presentation of medal to War-sha-wa-ta-ga. Manuscript Document Signed. 1 page. envelope cover. 3. Harvey, Henry. Osage Sub-Agency. March 22, 1850. Testimonial to Waw-shaw-wah. Autograph Document Signed. 1 page. 4. Morrow, W. I. I., U. S. Indian Agent. Neosho Agency. Testimonial to Wah-sha-wa-te-ga. July 20, 1852. Autograph Document Signed. 1 page. 5. H. C. Sanfurd, Chairman. Notice of a meeting of Montgomery Co., Kansas electors to be held May 20, 1870. to determine whether the county should subscribe to 200,000 dollars worth of stock in the Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston Railroad Co. Manuscript Document Signed. 1 page. 6. Gibson, Issac T., U. S. Indian Agent. Parker, Kansas. October 19, 1872. Testimonial to Toby Mongrain. Autograph Document Signed. 1 page. envelope cover addressed to "Che wah te, Little Osage." 7. Pa-ne-no-pashee, Joseph, and seven other Osages. Letter to the Secretary of the Interior. Muscogee, Indian Territory. October 2, 1879.
Administration
Custodial History
Originals loaned to Bureau of American Ethnology in March, 1952, by Henry Lookout of Pawhuska, Oklahoma, son of Fred Lookout, last principal chief of the Osage. Returned to Lookout's descendants during a a ceremony in the Director's office of the National Museum of Natural History on September 27, 1990.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 4406, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Other Archival Materials
Other Archival Materials
NAA Photo Lot 93-9 contains photographs documenting presentation of Henry Lookout's manuscripts to his descendants.
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 4406
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Osage | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Great Plains | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Neshumone (Osage) | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| War-sha-wa-ta-ga | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Waw-shaw-wah | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Wah-sha-wa-te-ga | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Mongrain, Toby | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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