Date Original
1851
Description
This collection contains a bounty land claim for Crawford County.
Biographical/Historical Note
Black Fox, a Cherokee Indian who fought as a private in the Creek War of 1813-1814, was a resident of Skin Bayou district. Since 1851, Skin Bayou district became known as Sequoyah County. Sequoyah County was part of a purchase made in 1816 by Major William Lewis Lovely an Indian agent for Arkansas in 1813. This purchase was from the Osage Natives for Cherokees Natives who had come west before the Indian Removal of 1830.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Crawford County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.002.007
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Black Fox bounty land claim, SMC.002.007
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Black Fox bounty land claim, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
