Congress was almost totally ignorant of Alaska, many suspected that the purchase was a bad bargain, and the only interest revolved around fur sealing. Therefore, many Congressmen were reluctant to pass Alaska...
Contents: A [skookum] paper for Shaikes [Shakes], the Stickeen Chief, with comment on his character. Letter by Ed C. Hughes, purser, SS California, 1879 Dec. 28. Letter from I.S. Oakford, deputy collector of customs, Wrangell, Oct....
Letters regarding the Tanana Chiefs Council of 1915.
Contents: Letter from Commissioner Elmer E. Brown, November 1, 1910. Letter from George E. Boulter, January 31st, 1911. Letter from L.A. Kalbach, March 15, 1911. ...
Papers focus on several Tlingits from Angoon, Admiralty Island, 1878-1911 when the Navy was in charge of the territory. Two letters and the "lost" note relate to the bombardment of Angoon by the Navy vessel U.S.S. Adams in 1882; also mentions the...
One letter, undated but assumed to be from November 1918, tells about the flu epidemic, the sinking of the Princess Sophia, and the celebration of the Armistice which ended World War II.
Physical description: 1v. (13 leaves), handwritten on yellow legal-sized sheets.
Summary: Joseph relates the story of the Aukquon, Auk tribe of Tlingit Indians, beginning at the Stikine River in the 15th century. He mentions settlements...