Cate, Roscoe Simmons Manuscript Collection
Coverage:
1819–1970
Source:
Papers, 5.33 feet
Description
Indian attorney. Diaries (1939–1949) kept by Cate; manuscripts (1876–1924) in the Creek language; copies of correspondence (1838–1937) in English, signed by officials connected with Indian affairs, including Maj. Gen. Thomas S. Jessup, Opothleyaholo, and Albert Pike; and a compilation of names and locations of Creek towns in Alabama and Oklahoma, along with briefs, trusts, and correspondence, all relating to the court case (1937–1938) concerning the estate of Jackson Barnett, one of Oklahoma’s wealthiest Indians.