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[Indians - Cherokee Nation] "Dwight Mission Cherokee Nation / 8th May 1839", dateline on folded letter that entered mails with manuscript "Kidron Ark., May 9" postmark and matching "25" rating, addressed to Coleman Younger in Liberty Mo., who was the uncle and namesake of outlaw Cole Younger, the letter from G.W. Yocum is about horse racing at the Mission and the buying and selling of race horses there, Very Fine, ex-Blueler. Estimate $300 - 400.
Dwight Mission, located on Sallisaw Creek in Vian, Oklahoma, was built in Arkansas Territory for the Old Settler Cherokees in 1820. When the Old Settlers moved to Indian Territory in 1828, it was rebuilt within their new tribal boundaries. The Mission opened in May 1829 and the Mission school started taking students in May 1830. Named in honor of the Reverend Timothy Dwight of Yale University, Dwight Mission was the first school in the State of Oklahoma.
Realized: $425