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1. Correspondence from Judge Parker to
General Stephen Wheeler, April 7, 1887.
2. Correspondence to Gen. Porter from J. Rogers, with reply by
Porter. re: a court witness, October 9,
1897.
3. Correspondence to Judge Parker requesting that Andrew J.
Reynolds be appointed Indian Commissioner, April 18, 1878. (Parker's notes
written on back)
4. Correspondence from U.S. Indian Commissioner to Stephen
Wheeler, Clerk of the U.S. District Court, inquiring as to whether he is
authorized to perform a marriage ceremony, December 26, 1879.
Correspondence from U.S. Indian Agent at Pawnee to
Stephen Wheeler. re: an Indian, Lone
Chief, who was accused of stealing horses, October 18, 1881.
Correspondence from Asst. Secretary of the Treasury
Department, Washington, to Stephen Wheeler.
re: a financial account, August
23, 1881.
Correspondence from Asst. Postmaster General to Stephen
Wheeler regarding the appointment of a postmaster at Vinita, April 14, 1882.
Correspondence to Wheeler from John Bruner, Jr. re: appearance in court, June 13, 1882.
Correspondence to Wheeler. re: disputed ownership of cattle, July 13,
1882.
Correspondence from Indian Agent at Quapaw to
Wheeler. re: a witness to a murder trial, October 16, 1882.
Correspondence to Wheeler asking him to certify a
document of "power of attorney" and a deed, March 28, 1884.
Correspondence to Wheeler from
Cyclone Lodge, July 26, 1884.
Correspondence to Wheeler. re: forfeiture of bail, October 25, 1884.
Correspondence to Wheeler regarding a case which
"will explain itself", December 14, 1885.
Correspondence to Stephen Wheeler regarding Marriage
certificate, October 29, 1886.
Correspondence to Wheeler regarding ownership of hogs,
May 30, 1887.
Correspondence to Wheeler regarding
official appointment, September 1, 1890.
Correspondence to Wheeler from attorneys of the St. Louis
Iron Mountain and Southern Railway regarding case transcripts, July 13, 1891.
5. Correspondence from Chairman of Commission to Five Civilized
Tribes to Clerk of U.S. Court at Ft. Smith requesting an accounting of capital
offenses inducted, tried, and death sentences issued by the court, October 31,
1895.
Reply from Clerk of U.S. Court, Ft. Smith, Arkansas, with
account of the number sentenced to death from 1875-1895, totaling 153. November 4, 1895.
Correspondence to Clerk of U.S. District Court, Ft.
Smith, regarding railway right-of-way, January 4, 1892.
Three letters to Clerk of U.S. District Court, concerning
cases, dating: March 25, 1885; May 15, 1899; and November 28, 1904.
Correspondence to Clerk of U.S. District Court regarding
army witnesses at trial, February 15, 1886.
Correspondence to Clerk of U.S. District Court requesting
certificate of subpoena for witnesses, August 10, 1886.
Correspondence to Clerk of U.S.
District Court, 1874.
Correspondence to Clerk of U.S.
District Court, January 26, 1886.
Correspondence to Clerk of U.S. District Court from
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad requesting receipt for purchase of
right-of-way through Indian Territory, May 29, 1889.
Correspondence to Clerk of U.S. District Court regarding
John H. Beck, fraudulent attorney, March 8, 1892.
Correspondence to Clerk of U.S. District Court requesting
information regarding a hunting permit, October 19, 1900.
Correspondence to Clerk of U.S. District Court regarding
murder in Indian Territory, September 13, 1902.
Correspondence to Clerk of U.S. District Court regarding
a murder in Indian Territory, September 17, 1902.
Correspondence to Clerk of U.S. District Court concerning
a case involving ferry landings on the Arkansas River, December 17, 1909.
6. Correspondence to James Churchill requesting information
about the seizure of goods in Cherokee County from a trader for trading without
a license, February 27, 1872.
Correspondence to James Churchill regarding the sale of a
government bridge, November 13,1872.
Correspondence to James Churchill regarding indictment
and bail, February 17, 1873.
Correspondence to James Churchill regarding a thief,
September 11, 1873.
Correspondence to James Churchill, Clerk of U.S. District
Court at Ft. Smith, from Henry Caldwell, about to assume temporary duty as
judge of the court. The letter
indicates that Marshals in Indian Territory have been out "working up
business" in order to collect fees, and suggests means of checking this
practice, July 9, 1874.
Correspondence to Churchill
regarding a bankruptcy case, July 10, 1874.
Correspondence to Churchill from U.S. Commissioner
Babcock, complaining that his fees do not provide the necessities of life,
October 15, 1874.
Correspondence to James Churchill regarding the
resignation of U.S. Commissioner Babcock, ordering that he file his official
papers with the District Court at Ft. Smith, October 26, 1874.
Correspondence to Churchill from Commissioner Babcock,
submitting his accounts and reaffirming his resignation, October 30, 1874.
Correspondence from Judge Caldwell to Churchill giving
specific instructions regarding the filing of writs by Commissioners, with an
eye to cutting down the number of cases and fees for petty crimes in Indian
Territory, October 31, 1874.
Correspondence to Churchill from the Missouri, Kansas
& Tennessee Railway, requesting the arrest of suspicious characters who
were known to plot some mischief to the railroad, February 11, 1875.
7. Correspondence to Marshal Boles regarding the possession of
cattle, May 19, 1882.
Correspondence to Thomas Boles, Clerk of Court, enclosing
fee for service, August 10, 1901.
Correspondence to Thomas H. Boles from J.M. Dodge of the
U.S. Court in Indian Territory requesting "Death Warrant" forms, May
22, 1903.
8. Correspondence to U.S. Indian Agent John D. Miles regarding
a liquor salesman and the possession of a horse, July 13, 1872.
Correspondence to Judge Caldwell from Babcock, submitting
his resignation (see items in folder 6), October 18, 1874.
Correspondence to U.S. Attorney Clayton from U.S.
Commissioner's office in Western Arkansas requesting that Judge Parker appoint
a Territorial Commissioner, January 22, 1877.
Correspondence to U.S. Indian Agent Hunt of Indian
Territory requiring that he be certified by a Court of Record (from Interior
Department), March 31, 1879.
Correspondence regarding a murder in
Indian Territory, April 18, 1879.
Correspondence to the U.S. Commissioner for Western
District of Arkansas containing details of a shooting that was being
investigated, July 27, 1881.
Correspondence to Gen. Wheeler regarding the theft of
numerous clothing articles in Indian Territory, October 14, 1882.
Correspondence to W.H.H. Clayton,
March 30, 1884.
Correspondence to U.S. Commissioner at Ft. Smith from a
woman claiming to be a Cherokee, inquiring about a claim, May 31, 1884.
Correspondence to A.W. Robb from one C.C. Belcher asking
that the former appeal to Judge Parker in behalf of the later, to get him
excused as a witness before the court, December 12, 1885.
Correspondence from the District Commissioner authorizing
sale of timber from Cherokee Territory, May 1887.
Correspondence from John Wagoner regarding collection for
the sale of logs, written at Vinita, May 24, 1887.
Reply to above letter regarding
payment for logs, May 30, 1887.
A reply from U.S. Court at Ft. Smith, offering to supply
a transcript of a trial (U.S. vs. Sam Hickory), October 14, 1892.
Correspondence regarding fees paid in a case before the
Supreme Court involving Henry McKee, Ellen Cochrane and others, April 15, 1899.
Correspondence to U.S. Clerk of Court from Sarah Tinneh
making inquiry as to her martial status, November 13, 1899.
Correspondence of inquiry regarding a black citizen
sentenced by Judge Charles Smith in mid-1890's, October 22, 1902.
Correspondence of inquiry sent to the Federal authorities
at Ft. Smith, regarding the destruction of a boomer camp by the army in 1884 at
Rock Falls, Indian Territory, October 13, 1903.
9. Ruling of the U.S. Court for the Western District of
Arkansas regarding whites who became members of Indian nations through
marriage, their right to possess Indian property, August 10, 1893.
10. Opinion by Parker, Ex-Parte James E. Reynolds.
11. The
Last Ride of the Bandit Queen, October 1900.
The Bandit Queen, October 1900.
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