[Ration Book #9, Camp Clanewaugh, 1-18 June 1838] Rations issued to Cherokees Book No. 1

Title: [Ration Book #9, Camp Clanewaugh, 1-18 June 1838] Rations issued to Cherokees Book No. 1
Date Created: 1 June 1838 – 17 June 1838
Creator: Lenoir, Albert S., 1803-1861
Description: 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.

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Geographic Coverage: Camp Clanewaugh, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Extent: 1 volume
Collection: Z. Cartter Patten and Albert S. Lenoir papers (Acc. 34). Folder/item 3.1
Provenance: Gift of Mrs. Zeboim Cartter Patten and Mrs. Z. Cartter Patten, circa 1939 and 1946.
Subject: Cherokee Indians; Creek Indians; Indians of North America -- Government relations
Rights: No Copyright
Citation: Z. Cartter Patten and Albert S. Lenoir papers (Acc. 34). Chattanooga Public Library.
More Information: Collection Finding Aid; National Trail of Tears Association
Identifier: ACC-034_09_F3B1
Type: Text
Language: English

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