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This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Myra Gormley myravg@prodigy.net ==================================================================== Intruders and Non-Citizens in the Creek Nation 1875-1895 The following records [see note below] were abstracted by Sharron Standifer Ashton, and graciously supplied by her, from the Index of Creek National Records from Office of Superintendent of Five Civilized Tribes, Muskogee, Oklahoma, an inventory in the custody of the Archives and Manuscripts Division of the Oklahoma Historical Society. The original records, identified here by document numbers, are housed in the archives and available to researchers on microfilm. _________________________________________________________________ 11 Dec 1875 Opinion of Supreme Court that Act passed in October 1875 prohibiting citizens or persons residing in Creek Nation under permit from hiring U.S. citizens to perform any kind of labor is unconstitutional. [Doc #31285] 20 Jan 1876 G. W. Grayson, Eufaula. To Creek Chief. In re status of Ed Sanger, white, who has resided in Nation many years. [Doc #31287] 27 Feb 1876 Robt. Cherry, et al. To Creek Chief. Requesting they each be granted permit. [Doc #31288] 08 Mar 1876 G. W. Stidham, Eufaula. To Creek Chief. Requesting J. E. Ernest, U.S. citizen, in his employ, be granted permit. [Doc #31289] 27 Jan 1877 Anthony Murell, Member House of Kings. To Creek Chief. In re State raised colored men married to Creek colored women. [Doc #31291] 18 Jan 1877 Creek Treasurer. To Wm. Harvison, Okmulgee. Enclosing permits requested; requesting Treasurer report be forwarded to him. [Doc #31292] -- Mar 1877 Bond of Wm. Robison in sum of $250., in re employment of E. B. Adams for 6 months. [Doc #31295] 04 Apr 1877 Wm. Marshall, et al. To Creek Chief. Requesting permit be granted to Grandville Austin, U.S. citizen, to remain in Nation. [Doc #31296] 04 Apr 1877 Snow Sells, et al. To Creek Chief. Requesting permit be granted to Richard R. Clark. [Doc #31297] 09 Apr 1877 Geo. Bell, Okmulgee. To Creek Chief. That many citizens of his district employ U.S. citizens without permits. [Doc #31298] 24 May 1877 I. G. Vore, Union Agency, Muskogee. To Creek Chief. Requesting David Blossom be granted permit to remain in Nation and sell ice. [Doc # 1300] 19 Jul 1877 Robinson Barnwell, Grave Creek, Creek Nation. To U.S. Indian Agent. In re strange conduct Julius Renshaw, white man, who he employed in April 1877. [Doc #31305] 01 Sep 1877 Wm. Robison, et al. To Creek Chief. Requesting permit be graned I. M. Hastings to live in Creek Nation. [Doc #31307] 10 Jan 1878 Ben Barnett, et al. To Creek Chief. Requesting permit be grante d Sandy Troy to remain in Creek Nation. [Doc #31310] 14 Jan 1878 Prosecuting Attorney, Eufaula District. To Creek Chief. Recommending no permit be granted to Wm. Bertram, a German. [Doc #31312] 16 Apr 1879 Mason F. Williams, M.D., Muscogee. To Creek Chief. In re house he bought from Mr. Thomas with permission U.S. Agent, being sold; that he holds permit. [Doc #31320] 23 Apr 1879 Prosecuting Attorney, Coweta District. To Private Secretary. In re H. R. Hetlage, whose permit has expired; in re Aug. Meacham without permit. [Docs #31321, #31322] -- Jul 1879 David Pigeon, et al. Certificate Wesley G. Norman is industriou s and law abiding. [Doc #31324] 09 Nov 1879 R. L. Jefferson, Navarro County, Texas. To Creek Chief. Making application for employment on Chief's place. [Doc #31325] 16 Feb 1880 Monday Durant, et al. Muskogee. To Creek Chief. Requesting permit be granted Jas. Simmons to remain in Nation. [Doc #31326] 04 Mar 1880 Judge, Coweta District. That Chancy Owens, U.S. citizen and Creek citizen by marriage, has Antonio Gillis and family, U.S. citizens, in his employ. [Doc #31327] 25 May 1880 W. P. Moore. To U.S. Indian Agent, Muskogee. In re notice for him to remove from Creek Nation; that he holds permit.[Docs #31329-#31331] 01 Mar 1881 Mrs. M. B. Shannon, Gibson Station. To Creek Chief. Requesting she be given permit to employ two men for 2 months. [Docs #31338, #31340] 11 Mar 1881 Creek Chief. To Rev. Monday Durant, Muskogee. Advising Durant's children are not entitled to citizenship; suggesting he secure permits for them. [Doc #31339] 25 Apr 1881 E. H. Lerblance. To Creek Chief. That Charley Cain, U.S. citize n, Grave Creek, has employed a non-citizen without first obtaining permit; requesting Cain's permit be revoked. [Doc #31343] 06 May 1881 S. W. Neal, Muskogee. To Creek Chief. Requesting U. S. Agent be asked to stay proceedings until his son Charley Neal can get his certificate and permit. [Doc #31344] 14 May 1881 L. C. Perryman, et al., Tulsa. To Creek Chief. Recommending Mr. Owens as being entitled to a permit. [Doc #31345] 16 Jun 1881 Affidavit Wm. Howard in re Jane Howard employing U.S. citizen. [Doc #3131349] 02 Aug 1881 Joshua Ross, Muskogee. To Creek Chief. In re permit to work issued to J. L. Thomas. [Doc #31353, #31354] 03 Sep 1881 D. N. McIntosh, et al., Eufaula. To Creek Chief. Requesting permits be not issued to E. and N. Weldon, U.S. citizens. [Doc #31358] 15 Oct 1881 Jackson Barnett, et al., Okmulgee. Certificate John Jack, U.S citizen is a law abiding man. [Doc #31361] 28 Nov 1881 H. C. Reed, et al., Muskogee District. To Creek Chief. Requesti ng permit be granted Walter Colleman, U.S. citizen, to remain in Nation. [Doc #31367] 08 Dec 1881 W. A. Marsh, Muskogee. To Creek Chief. Requesting permit to live in Muscogee; that he is Cherokee citizen. [Doc #31368] 04 Feb 1882 Captain, Light Horse. To Creek Chief. That James Mitchell is under the railroads and could not pay him; that he does not know what to collect from fur and hide dealers. [Doc #31372] 26 Apr 1882 Taylor Chissoe, et al. Complaining against Mr. Gilmore, adopted Cherokee citizen and day laborer under Joshua Ross; requesting his permit be revoked. [Docs #31378, #31379] 22 Jun 1882 Dick Greenwood, et al., Eufaula District. To Creek Chief. That practice of permitting non-citizens to reside in Nation either with or without permits after their removal had been encouraged, be discontinued. [Docs #31380, #31381] 10 Oct 1882 _____. To Creek Chief. Requesting Chancy Owens' permit be revoked as he is behaving badly. [Doc #31386] 14 Dec 1882 B. E. Porter, et al. To Judge, Okmulgee District. Requesting A. A. Engart, U.S. citizen, be granted permit to remain in nation.[Doc # 31387] 19 Apr 1883 U.S. Indian Agent. To Creek Chief. That Mr. Barr running a mill in Creek Nation produced a permit signed by Chief Coachman. [Doc #31388] 31 Jul 1883 Bond of F. M. Sanger in sum of $250 each for 4 citizens of U. S. for whom he made application for permits. [Doc #31389] 26 Aug 1883 C. H. Taylor, Muskogee. To Creek Chief. Requesting a permit to remain in Creek Nation. [Doc #31390] 03 Dec 1884 J. I. Yargee, et al., Redfork, I.T. To Deputy Permit Collector, Okmulgee District. Objecting to issuing permits to John Rawls, Robt. Turner, Perry Robison, Geo. Baker C9 [Doc #31392] 27 Apr 1886 Prosecuting Attorney, Muskogee District. To Judge, Muskogee District. Indictment of Abner Yeatis for employing Maxey, U.S. citizen, without permit. [Doc #31393] 01 May 1886 Thos. Anderson, et al., Roscoe, Mo. Recommending B. F. Henderson as being good man. [Doc #31394] 05 Oct 1886 Wattyla, Okmulgee. To Judge, Muskogee District. Recommending permit be issued to Thos. Goodpeere, U.S. citizen. [Doc #31395] 28 Oct 1886 Wiley M. McIntosh, et al., To Judge. Muskogee District. Recommending J. W. Bailey, U.S. citizen be granted permit. [Doc #31396] 12 Nov 1886 Joshua Ross, et al. To Judge, Muskogee District. Recommending Lem Christian be granted permit to work for J. Reed. [Doc #31397] 02 Dec 1886 Simon Brown. To Judge, Muskogee District. Requesting permit be granted Silas Coleman to remain in Nation. [Doc #31398] 30 Dec 1886 Manuel Worner, et al. To Judge, Muskogee District. Requesting certificate be issued to Jesse Lewellyn that Jane Howard may secure a permit fo r him. [Docs #31399, #31402] 02 Jan 1887 Ralfe Whaley. To Inspector, Eufaula District. Recommending B. Y. Capps, U.S. citizen to reside in Nation under permit. [Doc #31400] 03 Jan 1887 Sam Grayson, Eufaula. to Inspector, Eufaula District. Recommend ing permits be granted John, Cal., and Green Walton, Edmund Bradberry, Marion Hern / Horn and Jas. Sudderth to remain in Nation. [Doc #31401] 12 Jan 1887 J. H. Harris, Muskogee. To Prosecuting Attorney, Muskogee Distr ict. That Mr. Howard made application for permit and complied with law. [Doc #31403] 02 Feb 1887 Prosecuting Attorney, Muskogee District. Indictment of Mrs. Jane Howard for renting to Jesse Lewellyn, U.S. citizen, without permit; indictment of John Bonwells for renting to J. E. Pitman & son, noncitizens, without a permit. [Doc #31404] 08 Feb 1887 W. F. McIntosh, Elk Creek. To Judge, Muskogee District. Recommending permit be issued to John and Cyrus Moore, U.S. citizens to remain in nation in employ of Mrs. K. D. Rogers. [Doc #31405] 14 Feb 1887 Wm. Apereka. To Judge, Muskogee District. Recommending permit be issue to Henry Schoonover, U.S. citizen, to remain in Nation in employ of W. E. Gentry. [Doc #31406] 14 Feb 1887 S. C. McIntosh, Elk Creek. To Judge, Muskogee District. Recommending permit be issued to Thos. Franklin, U.S. citizen, to remain in Nation in employ of Thos. F. McIntosh. [Doc #31407] 14 Feb 1887 J. H. Harris. To Judge, Muskogee District. Requesting permit be granted Saml. Melford to remain in Nation in his employ. [Doc #31408] 15 Feb 1887 Judge, Eufaula District. To Judge, Muskogee District. That he refused to issue certificates to Wm. Bond and Bill Deatherly. [Doc #31410] 18 Mar 1887 T. W. Manuel, et al., Muskogee District. Recommending W. L. M cClure, U.S. citizen, as worthy of permit to remain in nation in employ of Jack McGilbert. [Doc #31411] 19 Mar 1887 Louis N. B. Jobe, Muskogee. To Judge, Muskogee District. Certifying Rice McDonald is man of good morals. [Doc #31412] 25 Mar 1887 J. S. Beames, Sugar Creek. To Judge, Muskogee District. Requesting certificate to obtain permit to remain in Nation be issued to E. W. Kissleburge, U.S. citizen. [Doc #31413] 05 May 1887 Wm. Worden, Muskogee. Requesting permit to remain in Nation to put up a house and have 2 or 3 acres of land. [Doc #31414] 20 Jul 1887 Prosecuting Attorney, Muskogee District. Indictment of Martin Smith charged with hiring non-citizens, J. H. and Harve Pitman, after they were ordered out by District Attorney. [Doc #31416] 28 Jul 1887 H. C. Reed, Sage Creek. To Judge, Muskogee District. Recommending permit be given to Charley Walker, U.S. citizen. [Doc #31417] 30 Jul 1887 Peter Simon, et al. To Judge, Muskogee District. Recommending Sam Haynes, U.S. citizen, be issued permit to remain in Nation. [Doc #31418] 18 Aug 1887 Wm. N. Moore, Cussetah. To Judge, Muskogee District. Recommending Wm. Riley O'Day, U.S. citizen, be granted permit. [Doc #31419] 13 Sep 1887 Wiley McIntosh, et al. To Judge, Muskogee District. Recommending W. J. Smith, U.S. citizen, be granted permit. [Doc #31420] 18 Oct 1887 Deputy Court Clerk, Sebastian County, Ark. Certificate W. W. Barke is an upright man. [Doc #31421] 27 Oct 1887 W. R. Robison. To Judge, Muskogee District. Recommending permit be granted Sam Lewellen to remain in Nation. [Doc #31422] 19 Nov 1887 Louis N. B. Jobe, et al. To Judge, Muskogee District. Recommending permit be granted Henry Goodloe, U.S. to remain in Nation. [Doc #31423] 29 Nov 1887 David McCombs, et al. Certificate John Moore, U.S. citizen, is worthy of holding a permit as common laborer. [Doc #31424] 14 Dec 1887 H. C. Fisher, et al. To Inspector, Eufaula District. Recommending Saml. Sewel, col., U.S. citizen, be granted permit to remain in Nation in employ of Wm. Fisher. [Doc #31425] 17 Dec 1887 Geo. Stidham, et al. To Inspector, Eufaula District. Recommending Jake Edwards, col., be granted permit to reside in Nation. [Docs #31426, #31427] 17 Dec 1887 Bond of D. N. McIntosh, in sum $500. That if permit is granted to him to employ H. F. Duke and J. E. Gunter, they will obey laws. [Doc #31428] 18 Dec 1887 Sam. Doyle, et al. Recommending F. M. Campbell as non-citizen worthy of permit; bond of Saml. Doyle. [Docs #31429, #31430] 19 Dec 1887 Three bonds of A. P. Stidham in sum of $250 each in re his application to employ Jas. Edwards, Sr., Frank Edwards and Willie Edwards, as common laborers, under permit. [Docs #31431-#31433, #31436] 19 Dec 1887 P. H. Raiford. To Albert Stidham, District Inspector. Recommending Bill Moore as worthy of permit; bond of P. H. Raiford. [Docs #31434, #31440] 19 Dec 1887 P. H. Raiford. To District Inspector. Recommending Thom Lewis, U.S. citizen, as being worthy of permit; bond of P. H. Raiford. [Docs #31435, #31441] 19 Dec 1887 L. G. McIntosh. To District Inspector. Recommending Thom Luker, U.S. citizen, as being worthy of permit; bond of L. G. McIntosh. [Docs #31437, #31439] 20 Dec 1887 Bond of J. M. Perryman, $250, in re his application for permit for J. Ketcham, U.S. citizen. [Doc #31438] 02 Jan 1888 L. G. Stidham, et al. To Inspector, Eufaula District. Recommending A. B. Brassfield as worthy of permit to remain in Nation. [Doc #31443] 04 Jan 1888 Bond of Louisa P. Boyle in sum of $250 in re her application for permit for G. G. Dart, U.S. citizen. [Doc #31444] 04 Jan 1888 H. C. Fisher, et al. To Inspector, Eufaula District. Recommending Arthur Blunt, et al. U.S. citizens, as worthy of permits to remain in employ of Wm. Fisher. [Doc #31445] 04 Jan 1888 W. T. Scott, et al. Recommending Wm. and Saml. J. Brashear and Jno. DePriest, as worthy of permits to remain in Nation in employ of H. C. Fisher. [Doc #31446] -- Jan 1888 H. C. Fisher, et al. To Inspector, Eufaula District. Recommending J. B. and G. F. Sampson, U.S. citizens, as law abiding men. [Doc #31447] 09 Jan 1888 H. C. Fisher, et al. To Inspector, Eufaula District. Recommending Geo. Garrett, Saml. Holt, Warren Jackson, Robt. Jackson, U.S. citizens, worth of permits; bonds of G. W. Scott. [Docs #31448- #31451] 18 Jan 1888 Bond of Willie L. Brown in sum $250 in re his application for permit for Joe Jackson, U.S. citizen. [Doc #31452] 02 May 1888 F. M. Sanger. To Capt. C. C. Belcher, Okmulgee. Requesting permits for Charley Stone, Jas. Pugh and Ed Drew, U.S. citizens. [Doc #31453] 02 Sep 1890 F. M. Sanger. To Capt. C. C. Belcher, Okmulgee. Requesting permits for John T. Walker, Charley McClanahan and Thos. Webster. [Doc #31454] 01 Jan 1895 Jennie Johnson, Okmulgee. Advising she hired M. D. Mayfield, J. T. Hurt, Levi Ensley and John McClanahan and they are to pay for their permits. [Doc #31458] 22 Mar 1895 District Inspector, Muskogee. To Judge, Muskogee District. That Chas. Higgins has violated Permit Law for failure to have permit for Mr. Cole renewed. [Doc #31461, #31462] 20 Apr 1895 Judge, Deep Fork District. To Judge, Wewoka District. In re Frazier of Wewoka District, employing and locating in Deep Fork District, P. W., C. C. and W. D. Brewer and Austin Lowrimore without obtaining permits for them. [Doc #31463] 17 Sep 1895 Permit Inspector, Muskogee District. To Judge, Muskogee District. Request to order L. H. to collect $12 from Jack Howard for violation of permit law. [Doc #31466] _________________________________________________________________ Note: The original records vary in length from one to several pages. They often contain more information than given in the abstracts. The original records have been filmed as a part of the Creek National Papers microfilm collection. The inventory has been filmed on one roll of microfilm (IAD 01). All of the microfilm is available for purchase from the Archives and Manuscripts Division, Oklahoma Historical Society, 2100 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4997. The cost per roll of microfilm is $33.00, including postage and handling.