Choctaw Chiefs
David Folsom (1791–1847) had served under Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812 and between 1826 and 1830 ruled over the Choctaws’ northeastern district as one of the Nation’s so-called “Medal Chiefs”
- David Folsom to William Ward, ca September 15, 1829
- David Folsom to William Ward, September 17, 1829
- David Folsom to William Ward, November 7, 1829
- David Folsom to William Ward, November 22, 1829
- David Folsom to David W. Haley, December 14, 1829
- David Folsom to Richard Mentor Johnson, February 7, 1830
- David Folsom to Thomas Loraine McKenney, March 4, 1830
- David Folsom and Greenwood Leflore to Andrew Jackson, March 18, 1830
George Washington Harkins (1810–1861), a graduate of Centre College in Danville, Ky., succeeded his uncle Greenwood Leflore as principal Choctaw chief, serving from 1831 to 1834
Pierre Juzan (c. 1805–1841), a grandnephew of Chief Pushmataha (d. 1824), was a graduate of the Choctaw Academy in Kentucky
Greenwood Leflore (1800–1865), a grandson of Chief Pushmataha, served as “Medal Chief” of the Choctaws’ northwestern district from 1822 to 1830 and then from 1830 to 1831 as the Nation’s principal chief
- Greenwood Leflore and David Folsom to Andrew Jackson, March 18, 1830
- Greenwood Leflore to Mushulatubbe, April 7, 1830
Mushulatubbe (d. 1838) had fought on the side of the U.S. in the Creek War (1813-14) and the War of 1812 and ruled the Nation’s northeastern district as a “Medal Chief” before being replaced by David Folsom in 1826
- Mushulatubbe to Andrew Jackson, May 16, 1829
- Mushulatubbe to John Henry Eaton, September 28, 1829
- Mushulatubbee et al. to Richard Mentor Johnson, November 11, 1829
- Mushulatubbe et al. to John Henry Eaton, March 25, 1830
- Mushulatubbee et al. to William Ward, April 17, 1830
- Mushulatubbee et al. to John Henry Eaton, [July] 2, 1830
- Mushulatubbee and Nitakechi to John Henry Eaton, August 10, 1830
- Mushulatubbee et al. to Andrew Jackson, August 16, 1830
Nitakechi (1772-1845), a nephew of Chief Pushmataha, ruled the Nation’s Pushmataha District in the Choctaws’ western domain from 1834 to 1838
- Nitakechi et al. to John Henry Eaton, November 20, 1829
- Mushulatubbe and Nitakechi to John Henry Eaton, August 10, 1830
Officers of the United States government
Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) of Tennessee was the seventh president of the United States, serving from 1829 to 1837
- Andrew Jackson to David W. Haley, October 15, 1829 (Draft)
- Andrew Jackson to David W. Haley, October 15, 1829 (Sent)
- Andrew Jackson to John Pitchlynn, April 6, 1830
- Andrew Jackson to Martin Van Buren, April 15, 1830
- Andrew Jackson to the United States Senate, May 6, 1830 (Draft)
- Andrew Jackson to the United States Senate, May 6, 1830 (Sent)
- Choctaw Removal Treaty Proposed by Andrew Jackson
- Andrew Jackson to John Coffee, June 14, 1830
- Andrew Jackson to Francis Preston, June 16, 1830
- Andrew Jackson to John Coffee, July 9, 1830
- Andrew Jackson to John Henry Eaton, ca July 22, 1830
- Andrew Jackson to John Pitchlynn, August 5, 1830
- Andrew Jackson to William Berkeley Lewis, August 10, 1830
- Andrew Jackson to Martin Van Buren, August 1 2, 1830
- Andrew Jackson to John Henry Eaton and John Coffee, August 15, 1830
- Andrew Jackson to William Berkeley Lewis, August 25, 1830
- Andrew Jackson to the Choctaw Indians, August 26, 1830 (Draft)
- Andrew Jackson to the Choctaw Indians, August 26, 1830 (Sent)
- Andrew Jackson to John Coffee and John Henry Eaton, August 27, 1830
- Andrew Jackson to William Berkeley Lewis, August 31, 1830
- Andrew Jackson to Gerard Chittocque Brandon, August 31, 1830
John Henry Eaton (1790-1856) of Tennessee, a former U.S. senator, served as Jackson’s Secretary of War from 1829 to 1831
- John Henry Eaton to David Folsom, July 30, 1829
- John Henry Eaton to William Ward, July 31, 1829
- John Henry Eaton to Andrew Jackson, April 27, 1830
- John Henry Eaton to the Chiefs and Head Men of the Choctaw Nation, June 1, 1830
- John Henry Eaton to Mushulatubbee et al., July 24, 1830
- John Henry Eaton to John Donly, August 4, 1830
- John Henry Eaton to John Pitchlynn, August 5, 1830
- John Henry Eaton to Andrew Jackson, August 15, 1830
- John Henry Eaton to Andrew Jackson, August 18, 1830
William Ward (1769-1836), a native of Maryland, had served as the U.S. Indian agent to the Choctaw Nation since 1821
- William Ward to John Henry Eaton, July 14, 1829
- William Ward to John Henry Eaton, September 1, 1829
- William Ward to John Henry Eaton, October 15, 1829
- William Ward to John Henry Eaton, November 4, 1829
- William Ward to John Henry Eaton, November 20, 1829
- William Ward to John Henry Eaton, December 29, 1829
- William Ward to John Henry Eaton, April 19, 1830
- William Ward to Richard Mentor Johnson, August 7, 1830
- William Ward to John Henry Eaton, August 19, 1830
David McClellan (1873-1858) of Tennessee served as the U.S. Indian subagent to the Western Choctaw Nation
Thomas Loraine McKenney (1785-1859) served in the War Department as superintendent of Indian Affairs from 1824 to 1830 and later authored a three-volume History of the Indian Tribes of North America (1836-1844)
- Thomas Loraine McKenney to John Henry Eaton, April 17, 1830
- Thomas Loraine McKenney to William Ward, August 26, 1829
- Thomas Loraine McKenney to William Ward, December 8, 1829
- Thomas Loraine McKenney to William Ward, December 25, 1829
- Thomas Loraine McKenney to William Ward, March 5, 1830
- Thomas Loraine McKenney to David Folsom, March 22, 1830
Others
John Donly was an Alabama mail contractor with Choctaw relations
David W. Haley (1793–1857) was a Mississippi mail contractor employed by Jackson as a personal emissary to the Choctaws
- David W. Haley to Andrew Jackson, October 8, 1829
- David W. Haley to Andrew Jackson, July 13, 1830
- David W. Haley to Andrew Jackson, July 24, 1830
- David W. Haley to Andrew Jackson, August 12, 1830
Middleton Mackey, a native of South Carolina, served as interpreter for the Choctaw Nation
John Pitchlynn (d. 1835), a white man who married a Choctaw woman, Sophia Folsom, had served as interpreter for the Choctaw Nation since 1786
Daniel W. Wright (1795-1844) was a lawyer and former Mississippi state legislator
- Daniel W. Wright to Andrew Jackson, March 4, 1829
- Daniel W. Wright to Powhatan Ellis, April 11, 1830
- Daniel W. Wright et al. to Andrew Jackson, July 26, 1830