[M574, roll 61, special file 207]

Special File 207, claims arising out of the Creek Indian Emigration, 1827-38.

(Last updated May 14, 2004)

This is an index to the contents of "Special File 207" found on National Archives microfilm M574, roll 61.   Special File 207 contains claims arising from the Creek emigration, 1827-38. There are claims for sevices rendered, provisions supplied, and losses during emigration. Names and items are listed according to the frame number on the microfilm.

See also BIA inventory, Entry 98, regarding "Special Files".   For a summary of many of the claims in "Special File 207" see this schedule.

Index

• Frame 8. List of various claims of the Creek Indians
  
• Frame 9. Abstract "A" of Creek Claims against the US
  
• Frame 10. Claim of Isaac Perryman
  
• Frame 12. Claim William Perryman
  
• Frames 15-17. Schedule of Stock and other property left by the Emigrants of the Tallissee and Chehaw towns.
  
• Frames 18. Schedule of Stock and other property left by the Emigrants of the ________ town?.
  
• Frames 19-21. Schedule of Stock and other property left by the Emigrants of the Efaulla town.

• Frames 22-568. Claims for the "improvements left in the Old Creek Nation, not returned to Government, or appraised by any person appointed.". Most of these claims were written in September and October 1831.
  
  

  Frame Name 22 George Stinson 23 Owilage, Patty, B. Derrasaw 26 Patty 28 Owe til a go 30 Benjamin Derrasaw   Claims of Hitcheta Town: 34 Jackey 36 Sat a law kee 38 Co wock ke chee 43 Co we Emarthlar 44 Archy Gray 46 Lizey (negro) 49 Arfin Nokey 50 Killedge Hola (f) 53 Etu che (f) 55 Hanagy (f) 57 Betsey Hardage 59 Ar won Eyea 61 Nisey (f) 63 Low way 65 Charles (Black boy)   Claims of Talladega Town: 69 Is Pal ly 71 Hartry 73 Chow watty 75 See Hi hogy 77 Ho yan a gy 79 Chor tubbee 81 Olt hoea 83 Estick har fony Harjo 85 Ar not Tager 87 Cours sarty Fixico 89 Echo Ecar Hajo 91 See co pee chee 93 Sittin knocky 95 Susy Lashly 97 Cocher Hargo 99 Spawny Hargo 101 Arfup oper Harjo 104 Kinnart Harko 106 Efar yar holar 108 Con tally Emartler 110 Liser 122 Co sap pe 123 Tommy Harjo 127 Lucy 129 Hallett 131 Talmus Hargo 132 Wattey 135 Fush Hargo 137 Charley 139 Sow we 141 Sammy 143 Toat ker horsey 145 Luck har Thlochar   Claims of Hatcha Chubba Town: 149 Ho ni they 151 Char fick Lumker 153 Il ker ho yea 155 Is Smolley 157 Cocher Harjo 160 Tucky Bachy Harjo   Claims of Big Spring Town: 164 Mut taw 166 Washington Perryman 171 Moses Perryman 173 Nelley 176 Willmot Hambley 178 Sam Char co 181 Betsey (a girl) 184 Betsey Bullin 186 Polly 189 Anny Perryman 192 I you ca 195 Si e buskey 197 Hester (Black woman) 199 Sandy 202 We chittee 204 Sim mocker lut/but Iga 207 Bob White Head 210 En ne he Emarthlar 213 John 215 Molly (Black woman)

  Frame Name 218 Cho cote Yarholar 221 Fucty Lusty 224 Thli ca 227 Clory Perryman 229 Richard Robinson   Claims of Ufalla Town 233 James Hardridge, jr. 235 Ocater Yar holar 237 Dickey 239 Beaver 241 Yar har Emartler 243 My hee chee 245 Betsey 247 James Perryman 249 John Hains 251 Arbicker/Abicker Harjo 253 Loom hi gee 257 Ar ha gee 259 Bob (a Black boy) 261 Dick (a Black boy) 263 Sam (a Black boy) 265 Sandy (a Black boy) 267 Jacob (negro boy) 269 Dean (Black boy) 271 Toney (Black boy) 274 Simon (Black boy) 276 Patty (a Black woman) 278 Dinah (a Black girl)   Claims of Coweta Town 281 Oak fus kee Tustan nug gee 283 Jock a yi ho gee (woman) 285 Andrew Derrasaw 287 Con nis ser 289 Oak ti at chee 291 Archy Kenard 293 Billy White Head 295 Hillis Fixico 297 Tallub Harjo 299 Not cho Michee 301 Holis ter 303 In char key 305 Andrew Lovett 307 In tinnis Harjo 309 Omar har 311 Cup Isa 313 Lucy Larney 315 Archoley Harjo 317 Sally Derrasaw 320 Siley 322 Otee Hyea Kennard (woman) 324 Lewis McIntosh 326 Homsper Emartler 328 Collis Miller 330 Sun er Fichy (woman) 332 Losy Harrell 334 Betsey Miller 337 Sam (Black man, a free boy) 339 Long Billy (a Black boy) 341 Renty (a Black boy) 343 Arfee (a negro girl) 345 Sam, jr. (Black boy) 347 Cudjo (Black boy) 349 Aggy (a Black girl) 351 Lucy (a Black girl) 353 Clony (a negro girl) 356 Sarah (a Black girl) 359 Abram (a Black man) 361 Big Jack (a negro) 363 Ketto (a Black boy)  365 George (Black boy) 368 Joseph (Black boy) 370 March (Black boy) 372 Amy (a Black girl) 374 Caty (a Black woman) 376 Molly (a Black girl) 378 Molly (a Black girl) 381 Marian (a Black girl) 383 Miley (a Black girl) 385 Betty (a Black girl) 387 Judy (a Black woman) 389 George Colbert 391 Sock ti hi gee 393 Alexander Berryhill 395 Cocher

  Frame Name 397 Daniel Kennard 399 Mee gee ho e 401 Thlote li hogee?? 403 George Reed 405 Otee Yoca 407 Liza McIntosh 409 Ochee Hargo 411 We fus wa 413 Thlaw thlo Hargo 415 Nehah Thlock o 417 Thomas Derrasaw 419 Sow watchee 421 Catherine McIntosh 423 John Wynn   Claims of Cha wakely Town: 427 Tee Lee Hogee 430 Lee fiss stuggee (woman) 432 Haspotoke/Hosper tark Harjo 434 Tu far chee 436 He chee bee 438 Sar qua I gee (a woman) 441 Fus hatcha Yarholar   Claims for Broken Arrow Town: 444 Suckey Miller 447 Polly Lovett 449 Mis tay lor 451 Vina (f) 453 Jonny 455 Hal co ber 457 Pas cofer   Claims of Cow i ga Town: 461 Ton nay way (a woman) 463 Hi at tigee (a woman) 465 Little John 467 Mic Kooly 469 Mill Lobe/Loly 471 Tim o coy ea (a woman) 473 Wig a ter Harkee 475 Me ho see (a woman) 477 Tal ho martee 479 Linter 482 Arpitt Hoea 484 Sam Mill I ca 489 Him Moochy 491 Fixico 493 Joseph Stidham 495 Tuck e sa Hargo 497 Powes Micco 499 Taylor 501 Thle hits I ga 503 Ar Jack e 505 Ho co li chee 507 E ne hah Hargo   Claims of New York Town: 511 Nocos E car 513 War lockeo/lacka Harjo 515 Miss hoo ca/ea 517 Moses 520 Ninnee Homar too chee 522 Oak hy atkey 524 Woxey Harjo   Claims of Wock o kay Town: 527 Shi hoo ney 530 Sa be ho e 532 Joe 534 Vica Reed 536 Jane Moore 538 Darcus (a negro woman) 540 Jane Moore 542 Affee (a Black woman) 544 William (a Black woman) 546 Coppitche Yoholo 548 Lewis Bruner 550 James Bruner 552 Biner 554 Little Tom 556 Pare 558 Jackson 560 Lee ger 562 Emanuel 564 Aleck Redmouth 566 Chee yah Hargo 568 Is whee kee

  
  
• Frames 604-645. Accounts for services, provisions, use and losses of wagons and horses used during emigration. Most of the claims are for service or losses during October to November 1827.
  
  

  Frame Name 604 W. Hardridge 609 Siah Hardridge 611 K. Lewis 613 John E. Lewis 615 James Randall 617 Patty Seals 619 John Self (March-April 1827) 621 Pleasant Berryhill 623 Backster Self 625 Benjamin McGahee 627 Thomas Berryhill

  Frame Name 629 Nancy Posey 631 John McIntosh 633 Delilah McIntosh 635 Andrew Berryhill 637 Penny Berryhill 639 Cho co te Tus ton nock ky 641 Thomas B. Posey 643 John Berryhill "40 days on board a Flat Boat" 645 John Derrysaw "40 days on board a Flat Boat"

• Frame 647: Chilly McIntosh, Accounts as per abstract 21-23:
  
  

  Frame	Name
  648	Abstract No. 21 (property left in Alabama)
  650	Abstract No. 22 (wagons)
  652	Abstract No. 23 (provisions)

  
  
  
• Frame 653. "Service & expenses of Chilly McIntosh in conducting a party of emigrants ... for removing & subsisting 1000 Creeks per act. 2nd March 1833"
  
  
• Frame 654. "We the subscribers do hereby certify that we were present and assisted in driving the wagons from Ft. Mitchell in the Old Creek Nation to St. Francis in Arkansas Territory and that the above account is just and true. Western Creek Agency, 21 Dec. 1829. Edward Coulter, James Porter.
  
  
• Frames 663-666. Letter from H. Stambaugh about wagon & supplies used by Gen'l McIntosh, 28 Feb. 1834.
  
  
• Frames 667-735. Accounts of provisions, services, and losses during Creek emigration. Most accounts are for services and losses during 1829.
  
  

  Frame Name 667 Susannah & Jane Carr 671 Theophilus Perryman (1830) 674 Polly Carr (Sept. 1827) 675 Hopoy Harjo Uchee 679 Thomas Bruner 684 Rebecca Bruner 687 Ispanna Yoholo 689 Hotulgee Emarlee 691 Arbucker Fixico 693 Samuel Bruner 695 Sharper 697 Vica Reed (Wock o koy Town) 699 Betsy Vann (Wock o koy Town) 702 William (Wock o koy Town)

  Frame Name 705 Jane Moore (Wock o koy Town) 707 Talma Harjo (Wock o koy Town) 709 Thomas Bruner 711 Hotulgee Emathler 713 Jonah (Wock o koy Town) 715 Nit to hom e chee (Wock o koy Town) 717 William (Wock o koy Town) 719 Samuel Bruner 721 Mariah Reed 724 Cha kil ler (Wock o koy Town) 727 Manuel (Black man) (Wock o koy Town) 729 Charley Harjo 733 William Hardridge 735 Talasee Harjo (for horse lost in Seminole expedition, 1817)

  
  
  
• Frames 740-852. Claims of Wocho hoy (Wock o koy) Town; for property lost and for stock & provisions furnished for the use of the emigrating Creek; under Col. Brealy & Capt. Walker.   For summary of claims on frames 740-861 see schedule of property lost, no's 37-86.
  
  

  Frame Name 740 Poets Harjo 742 Beaver 745 Sin he chee 747 Cuseater Hargo 749 Tars keek Harjo 752 Cochata Tustenugga 756 So heit ker 758  Tommy 760 William Perryman 762 Isaac Perryman 764 Polly Gray 767 Benjamin Perryman 769 James Hardridge 771 Colly (a Black boy) 773 Hilliby Tustenugga

  Frame Name 775 Crazy Beaver 777 Hee chy 780 Offer Perryman 784 Nelley Perryman 786 War Hay 789 Billy (a Black boy) 793 Peggy Perryman 796 Pollett Iga 800 No Chee 804 Mariann Perryman 806 Homer to tee 810 Anny Perryman 813 Vicey Hardridge 816 Meesee 818 Joseph Stidham

  Frame Name 820 Masy 822 Archy Gray 826 Tuckabatchee Hargo 828 Thomas Stidham 830 Betsey Stidham 832 Sally Stidham 835 William Hardridge 838 Cho cota Tustenugga 840 Co lat ter Micco 843 Ho tul gee E nee hah 845 Tal mas Tustanugga 848 Le hi e 850 Big Spring Town 851 Och ka ta ah na Town 852 Nocos Harjo Chee

  
  
  
• Frame 855: "Claims of the _ ka ta _ na Town __ property lost and furnished for the use of the emigrating Creeks under Col. Breary and Capt. Walker"
  
  

  Frame	Name
  856	Fus Hargo
  858	Tommy Hargo
  861	David McKellop

  
  
  
• Frame 866: Coosawda Town
  
  
• Frame 867: Creek Claims for property lost. Ufally Town.
  
  
• Frame 868: "Wock o koy Town ... Absent and dead - no further proof could be procurred"
  
  

  Frame	Name
  869	Joseph Smith
  873	Affee (a Black woman)
  875	Dinah (a Black woman)
  877	Jane Moore
  879	Betsey Vann
  882	Tee hel at tee
  884	Sulivan's Bob
  886	Co we E Marthler
  889	Rozy (a Negro girl)
  891	Aleck Redmouth (Wock o koy Town)

  
  
  
• Frame 893: "Dead or absent. Big Spring Town"
  
  

  Frame	Name
  894	Puter
  896	Sally
  899	Seser
  902	Quash (Big Spring town)

  
  
  
• Frame 905: "Proposal for Indian Goods, class No. 4"
  
  
• Frames 907-916: Claims for losses in the sinking of the steamboat Monmouth, October 31st, 1837.
  
  
• Frames 917-920: "Stock & other property alleged to have been left by the Creek emigrants of the Ufalla Town in the year of 1837 by being driven from their homes and forced to remove the? county by the citizens of Alabama & Georgia contrary to the promises of Major Jesup during the time the warriors of the within Town was in the service of the United States in Florida."
  [Duplicate on frames 19-21]
  
  
• Frame 921: "Property left at Wetumpka, Alabama and injured by remaining on the way 12 month before received"
  
  
• Frames 923-957 - Creek Indians who left a great quantity of their property at Wetumpka, Alabama in 1837.
  
  Towns:   Tuckabatchee  •   We wo gof kee  •   We woak ker  •   Clewalla  •   Hickory Ground  •   Ufalla  •   Toak pof ker  •   Pock en Talla Hassee  •   Tallasee  •   Oak joy o chee  •   We gof ker  •   Fish Pond  •   Kie li jah  •   Hatchee Chubba  •   Thlob thlocko  •   Alabama
  
  Index to names
  
  
• Frames 978-1015.  Schedules of claims regarding losses of fields of corn, horses, and stock left behind during  emigration.  The schedules record "fields of corn abandoned" and it's value, horses lost and their value, and "stock alleged to have been lost" and it's value.  There are hundreds of names listed.
  
  
  • Frames 1004 - Uchee Town
  • Frames 1005-1007 - Pocken Tallahassee Town
  • Frames 1016-1021 - Thlob thlocko? Town

Other emigration related claims not in Special File 207

A letter from William Armstrong and James R. Stephenson regarding claims of property lost during emigration, Oct. 24, 1836.