The Cherokee Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections includes a large selection of periodicals from publications like the Cherokee Observer, The Cherokee Phoenix, The Cherokee Advocate, and The Journal of Cherokee Studies. It includes an extensive collection of books on Cherokee and Native American history and many binders of historical and genealogical materials as well as a selection of artifacts.
Dates
circa 1850-2023
Extent
From the Collection:
10 Linear Feet (5 small boxes of books. 3 large boxes of periodicals and newspapers. 19 large binders of misc. materials, 2 large folders of genealogical material, and artifacts and artwork. Note: approximates. )
Adair's History of the American Indians Samuel Cole williams Promontory Press 1930 Williams, S. (1930). Adair’s history of the American Indians. Promontory Press . Edited under the auspices of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America, in Tennessee
Contact:
Valdosta State University Archives, Odum Library 1500 N. Patterson St.
ValdostaGA30601United States
7063728116
229-259-5055 (Fax)
archives@valdosta.edu
Collection organization
Citation
Cite Item
A HISTORY OF THE NORTH AMERICANS, THEIR CUSTOMS, ETC.
OBSERVATIONS ON THEIR COLOUR, SHAPE, TEMPER AND DRESS i
OBSERVATIONS ON THE ORIGIN AND DESCENT OF THE INDIANS I I
OBSERVATIONS, AND ARGUMENTS, IN PROOF OF THE AMERI-
CAN INDIANS’ BEING DESCENDED FROM THE JEWS . Argument I. Their Division into Tribes 16
16
II. Their Worship of Jehovah 20
It III. Their Notions of Theocracy 34
ll IV. The Belief in the Ministration of Angels . 38
ll V. Their Language and Dialects .... 40
Cl VI. Their Manner of Counting Time 77
It VII. Their Prophets and High Priests 83
11 VIII. Their Festivals, Fasts, and Religious Rites 99
n IX. Their Daily Sacrifice 121
It X. Their Ablutions and Anointings 126
ll XI. Their Laws of Uncleanness 129
cc XII. Their Abstinence from Unclean Things . 136
Cl XIII. Their Marriage, Divorce, and Punishment
for Adultery i45
(i XIV. Their Several Punishments i53
Cl XV. Their Cities of Refuge 165
a XVI. Their Purification, and Ceremonies Pre¬
paratory for War 167
« XVII. Their Ornaments 178
Cl XVIII. Their Manner of Curing the Sick 180
it XIX. Their Burial of the Dead 186
Cl XX. Their Mourning for the Dead .... i9S
Cl XXI. Their Raising Seed to a Deceased Brother 198
xxxvii
“ XXII. Their Choice of Names Adapted to their Circumstances and the Times . . . iM
“ XXIII. Their Own Traditions, the Accounts of English Writers, and the Testimony Which the Spanish and Other Authors Have Given, Concerning the Primitive in-habitants of Peru and Mexico . .202
AN ACCOUNT OF THE KATAHBA, CHEERAKE, MUSKOOHE OR CREEKS, CHOKTAH, AND CHIKKASAH NATIONS : WITH OC-CASIONAL REMARKS ON THEIR LAWS, AND THE CONDUCT OF OUR GOVERNORS, SUPERINTENDENTS, MISSIONARIES, ETC.
Account of the Katahba Nations, etc ’J*
Account of the Cheerakee Nation, etc J37
Account of the Muskoge Nation, etc J74
Account of the Choktah Nation, etc 302
Account of the Chikkasah Nation, etc 377
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS.
Displaying their Love to their Country—Their Mar¬tial Spirit—Their Caution in War—Method of Fight¬ing—Barbarity to their Captives—Instances of their Fortitude and Magnanimity in the View of Death— Their Reward of Public Services—The Manner of Crowning their Warriors After Victory—Their Games —Method of Fishing, and of Building—Their Uten¬sils and Manufactures—Conduct of Domestic Life— Their Laws, Form of Government, etc., etc.
APPENDIX
CONTAINING A DESCRIPTION OF THE FLORIDAS, THE MISSIS¬SIPPI LANDS, WITH THEIR PRODUCTIONS—THE BENEFITS OF COLONIZING GEORGIANA, AND CIVILIZING THE INDIANS —AND THE WAY TO MAKE ALL THE COLONIES MORE VALUABLE TO THE MOTHER COUNTRY
Cite Item Description
A HISTORY OF THE NORTH AMERICANS, THEIR CUSTOMS, ETC.
OBSERVATIONS ON THEIR COLOUR, SHAPE, TEMPER AND DRESS i
OBSERVATIONS ON THE ORIGIN AND DESCENT OF THE INDIANS I I
OBSERVATIONS, AND ARGUMENTS, IN PROOF OF THE AMERI-
CAN INDIANS’ BEING DESCENDED FROM THE JEWS . Argument I. Their Division into Tribes 16
16
II. Their Worship of Jehovah 20
It III. Their Notions of Theocracy 34
ll IV. The Belief in the Ministration of Angels . 38
ll V. Their Language and Dialects .... 40
Cl VI. Their Manner of Counting Time 77
It VII. Their Prophets and High Priests 83
11 VIII. Their Festivals, Fasts, and Religious Rites 99
n IX. Their Daily Sacrifice 121
It X. Their Ablutions and Anointings 126
ll XI. Their Laws of Uncleanness 129
cc XII. Their Abstinence from Unclean Things . 136
Cl XIII. Their Marriage, Divorce, and Punishment
for Adultery i45
(i XIV. Their Several Punishments i53
Cl XV. Their Cities of Refuge 165
a XVI. Their Purification, and Ceremonies Pre¬
paratory for War 167
« XVII. Their Ornaments 178
Cl XVIII. Their Manner of Curing the Sick 180
it XIX. Their Burial of the Dead 186
Cl XX. Their Mourning for the Dead .... i9S
Cl XXI. Their Raising Seed to a Deceased Brother 198
xxxvii
“ XXII. Their Choice of Names Adapted to their Circumstances and the Times . . . iM
“ XXIII. Their Own Traditions, the Accounts of English Writers, and the Testimony Which the Spanish and Other Authors Have Given, Concerning the Primitive in-habitants of Peru and Mexico . .202
AN ACCOUNT OF THE KATAHBA, CHEERAKE, MUSKOOHE OR CREEKS, CHOKTAH, AND CHIKKASAH NATIONS : WITH OC-CASIONAL REMARKS ON THEIR LAWS, AND THE CONDUCT OF OUR GOVERNORS, SUPERINTENDENTS, MISSIONARIES, ETC.
Account of the Katahba Nations, etc ’J*
Account of the Cheerakee Nation, etc J37
Account of the Muskoge Nation, etc J74
Account of the Choktah Nation, etc 302
Account of the Chikkasah Nation, etc 377
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS.
Displaying their Love to their Country—Their Mar¬tial Spirit—Their Caution in War—Method of Fight¬ing—Barbarity to their Captives—Instances of their Fortitude and Magnanimity in the View of Death— Their Reward of Public Services—The Manner of Crowning their Warriors After Victory—Their Games —Method of Fishing, and of Building—Their Uten¬sils and Manufactures—Conduct of Domestic Life— Their Laws, Form of Government, etc., etc.
APPENDIX
CONTAINING A DESCRIPTION OF THE FLORIDAS, THE MISSIS¬SIPPI LANDS, WITH THEIR PRODUCTIONS—THE BENEFITS OF COLONIZING GEORGIANA, AND CIVILIZING THE INDIANS —AND THE WAY TO MAKE ALL THE COLONIES MORE VALUABLE TO THE MOTHER COUNTRY https://archivesspace.valdosta.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/56390 Accessed May 20, 2024.
