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Collection Reference Number GLC07562.03.01
From Archive Folder Native American manuscripts regarding Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Choctaw Indians 
Title W Lovely to Return J. Meigs recommending Samuel Adams
Date 10 July 1802
Author Lovely, W. (fl.1802-1806)  
Recipient Meigs, Return J  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Recommends Samuel Adams who has 'been of considerable service'
Subjects American Indian History  Letter of Introduction or Recommendation  
People Lovely, W. (fl.1802-1806)  Meigs, Return J. (1782-1851)  
Place written Lookout Mountain
Theme Native Americans
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Additional Information This archive folder consists largely of correspondence and legal documents pertaining to Native Americans, particularly the Cherokee Nation. Topics include despoiled property (#9, 17, and 18); compensation (#6, 7, 8, and 21); the Treaty of 1805 (#11); and slaves (#2 and 3). Individuals who figure prominently into these papers include Return J. Meigs, A. (Andrew?) Jackson, John Riley, and Native Americans, such as Bird Doublehead, Leaf Doublehead, and Black Fox.
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859