Meigs family papers, 1772-1862.

Contributor(s): Material type: Mixed materialsMixed materialsDescription: 75 items; 1 container; 1 microfilm reel; 0.4 linear feetSubject(s): Available additional physical forms:
  • Microfilm edition available, no. 17,052.
Summary: Chiefly correspondence of Return Jonathan Meigs (1740-1823) relating principally to his activities as Indian agent to the Cherokees (1801-1823), with a few letters (1772-1774) concerning his Revolutionary War service. Includes a letter (1804 Dec. 10) from Meigs to Andrew Pickens relating to Cherokee lands. Papers of Meigs's son, Return Jonathan Meigs (1764-1825), relate to his tenure as governor of Ohio (1810-1814) and include a letterbook (1820-1821) while he served as U.S. Postmaster General. Papers of Return Jonathan Meigs (1801-1891), lawyer and attorney general of Tennessee, concern the removal of Indians from Alabama and the Mississippi Territory from 1831 to 1834.
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Chiefly correspondence of Return Jonathan Meigs (1740-1823) relating principally to his activities as Indian agent to the Cherokees (1801-1823), with a few letters (1772-1774) concerning his Revolutionary War service. Includes a letter (1804 Dec. 10) from Meigs to Andrew Pickens relating to Cherokee lands. Papers of Meigs's son, Return Jonathan Meigs (1764-1825), relate to his tenure as governor of Ohio (1810-1814) and include a letterbook (1820-1821) while he served as U.S. Postmaster General. Papers of Return Jonathan Meigs (1801-1891), lawyer and attorney general of Tennessee, concern the removal of Indians from Alabama and the Mississippi Territory from 1831 to 1834.

Microfilm edition available, no. 17,052.

Microfilm edition excludes the letter from Return Jonathan Meigs (1740-1823) to Andrew Pickens.

Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1977.

Collection material in English.

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