[Book #3: Index to Ration Book #1, April-December 1837]

Item

Title
[Book #3: Index to Ration Book #1, April-December 1837]
Date Created
April 1837 – 1 December 1837
Description
This volume is an alphabetical name index to the entries recorded in Ration Book #1. It appears to be a re-written, cleaner copy of Book #2, containing mostly duplicate entries but some additional entries extending into September-December 1837.

Ration book created and/or maintained by federal issuing agent Albert S. Lenoir during the forced removal of the Cherokee, 1836-1838. Ration books record the volume and types of food and clothing supplies issued to the heads of Cherokee and some Muscogee (Creek) families at removal camps in the vicinity of present-day Chattanooga, Tennessee and New Echota, Georgia. Supplies included bacon, corn, and cornmeal, and sometimes beef, salt, and flour.

This item was digitized in partnership with the National Trail of Tears Association.
Geographic Coverage
[New Echota, Georgia]
Extent
1 volume
Collection
Z. Cartter Patten and Albert S. Lenoir papers (Acc. 34). Folder/item 6.2
Provenance
Gift of Mrs. Zeboim Cartter Patten and Mrs. Z. Cartter Patten, circa 1939 and 1946.
Rights
No Copyright
Citation
Z. Cartter Patten and Albert S. Lenoir papers (Acc. 34). Chattanooga Public Library,
Identifier
ACC-034_03_F6B2
Type
Text
Language
English

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