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1 An act by Choctaw Council of October 24, 1873, warning that
no one is to cut railway ties or other timber to ship outside the Choctaw
Nation without authorization from Choctaw National Agency, March 27, 1875.
2 Letter of Tuskahoma to editors of The Vindicator
regarding the need for schools, June 12, 1875.
3 Letter of Coleman Cole regarding Court of Claims, Choctaw
Nation, July 3, 1875.
4 Letter of Coleman Cole to editor of The Vindicator,
indicating that he would like the fence removed from around the executive
mansion, September 4, 1875.
5 Proclamation of Coleman Cole to white persons claiming
Choctaw citizenship, September 25, 1875.
6 Synopsis of Governor Coleman Cole's annual message to the
Choctaw Council, October 13, 1875.
7 Special message of Coleman Cole to Choctaw Council
regarding protest to the Caddo-Boudinot resolutions, November 10, 1875.
8 An act, authorizing the principal chief to appoint a
national agent to sell timber, stone and stone coal to railways, November 17,
1875.
9 Marriage act, requiring whites desiring to marry Choctaw
women to procure a license, November 17, 1875.
10 Letter of Coleman Cole to Choctaw
Council regarding withdrawal of funds from the treasury; November 17, 1875; and
resolution to pay officers and members of the General Council, national
officers and light-horsemen, November 17, 1875.
11 Letter of Coleman Cole to editor of The
Vindicator regarding use of executive veto, March 29, 1876.
12 Letter of Coleman Cole regarding use of
executive veto, March 29, 1876.
13 Answer to Coleman Cole's letter
regarding the use of executive veto (a protest), March 29, 1876.
14 Letter of Simpson McGilbery to Coleman
Cole regarding use of executive veto, regarding movement of capital to Atoka,
April 19, 1876.
15 Letter of Levi Willis to Coleman Cole's
use of executive veto, April 26, 1876.
16 Letter of Coleman Cole to editors of The
Vindicator, an answer to Levi Willis, May 10, 1876.
17 Notice of Coleman Cole to non-citizens,
that they must make application to the Executive Office if they intend to
remain, May 10, 1876.
18 Memorial of Coleman Cole to the
Secretary of the Interior, regarding payment for Choctaw land sold to the state
of Mississippi, October 11, 1876.
19 Biographical sketch of Coleman Cole,
October 18, 1876; and annual message of Coleman Cole to Choctaw General
Council, October 18, 1876.
20 Report of the Indian Commissioner on
Indian law, Indian Territory, Government for Indian Territory, January 13,
1877.
21 Editorial on Coleman Cole, a visit to
McAlester, February 10, 1877.
22 Notice of Coleman Cole, regarding
infringement upon Choctaw rights by Indian Agent S.W. Marston of Muskogee,
April 26, 1877.
23 Memorial of Coleman Cole to the U.S.
House of Representatives, regarding lands belonging to Choctaw sold to the
state of Mississippi, April 26, 1877.
24 Proclamation of Coleman Cole to officers
to attend the meeting of the Executive Council, May 24, 1877.
25 Letter of Coleman Cole to editor of The
Indian Journal opposing a mass meeting to oppose infringement by
speculators, May 31, 1877.
26 Address by Coleman Cole to the Executive
Council of the Choctaw Nation, June 21, 1877.
27 Editorial on Coleman Cole, questioning
the discharge of a sheriff; and editorial on Coleman Cole, denouncing his
naming his child “Ulysses Grant,” June 23, 1877.
28 Editorial on Coleman Cole, on arrested
men escaping the officers of the Light Horse; editorial on Coleman Cole regarding
rumor that he was going to tear up the switch on track entering coal mines,
July 28, 1877.
29 Editorial on Coleman Cole, his arbitrary
arrests, August 18, 1877.
30 Editorial on Coleman Cole, attempts to
refute rumors that he intended to tear up switch on tracks to coal mines;
letter of Coleman Cole, August 25, 1877.
31 Editorial on Coleman Cole, he was to
meet with parties he had arrested, September 1, 1877.
32 Editorial on Coleman Cole, questions his
intentions regarding arrests, September 15, 1877.
33 An order of arrest by Coleman Cole; an
editorial on Coleman Cole regarding an article entitled "Governor Cole's
defense," September 22, 1877.
34 Message of Coleman Cole to Choctaw
Council; editorial on Coleman's message to Choctaw Council, regarding his views
on confiscation of the property of whites, his appraisal of his own
administration, etc, October 17, 1877.
35 Choctaw Bills # 3, 4, and 5; editorial
on Coleman Cole's special message regarding the courts; editorial on the
impeachment of Coleman Cole; letter to "Dear Mac" concerning
impeachment of Coleman Cole; news item on Coleman Cole, J.B. Moore acting
Principal Chief since Cole's impeachment, October 20, 1877.
36 Item on impeachment of Governor Cole,
October 26, 1877.
37 Bills No. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and
13, concerning the impeachment of Coleman Cole, the establishment of precincts,
money appropriations, granting citizenship, etc. October 27, 1877.
38 Bills No. 14, 15, and 16, regarding appropriations,
granting citizenship, etc; An Act by Coleman Cole, in recognition of deceased
member of General Council; letter of Coleman Cole, on Indian efforts to prevent
passage of any territorial bill in Washington; editorial on Coleman Cole,
appointing delegates to go to Washington, November 6, 1877.
39 Bill # 23, on road improvement; Bill #
25, on Council adjournment; Bill # 27, on selling the old Capitol bell; Bill #
31, paying jurors; Bill # 32, on selling improvements made by non-residents;
Bill # 35, to increase the pay of County Judges; Bill # 44, to increase pay of
sheriffs, November 6, 1877.
40 Financial report of B.J. Pickens to
General Council, November 6, 1877.
41 Appropriation bill approved by Coleman
Cole; Bill # 24 governing whites in Choctaw territory; Bill # 33 preventing
leasing lands to non-citizens; Bill # 28, authorizing the National Secretary to
dispose of surplus volumes of Choctaw code; Bill # 26, preventing blacks from
selling timber, November 10, 1877.
42 Letter of Thomas D. Ainsworth on
impeachment of Governor Cole, December 22, 1877.
43 Message of Coleman Cole to General
Council, containing information on population, school attendance, economics,
etc, Term. 1878.
44 Protest of Coleman Cole to federal
Indian policy, January 30, 1878.
45 Memorial of Coleman Cole protesting the
territorialization of Indian Territory without Indian consent, March 27, 1878.
46 Editorial on letter of Coleman Cole, a
protest to his methods, April 27, 1878.
47 Last Choctaw marriage law signed by
Coleman Cole; and editorial on Coleman Cole, charging him with legal violation,
June 15, 1878.
48 Petition of Coleman Cole, on U. S.
treaty obligations.
49 Letter of Coleman Cole, lamenting the
passing of Indian freedom, and denouncing federal Indian policy, April 24,
1879.
50 Biographical sketch on Coleman Cole,
September 1926.
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