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A Sketch of the Life of Okah Tubbee (Called) William Chubbee, Son of the Head Chief, Mosholeh Tubbee, of the Choctaw Nation of Indians / by Laah Ceil Manatoi Elaah Tubbee, his wife.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tubbee, Okah, 1810 or 1811- author.
- Tubbee, Laah Ceil Manatoi Elaah, 1817- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of North America--Southern States--History.
- Indians of North America.
- Indians of North America--Southern States--Biography.
- Slavery--Mississippi--History.
- Slavery.
- Indians of North America--Southern States--Social life and customs.
- Indians of North America--Southwest, Old--Social life and customs.
- Enslaved persons--Mississippi--Biography.
- Enslaved persons.
- Choctaw Indians--History.
- Choctaw Indians.
- Choctaw Indians--Biography.
- Tubbee, Okah, 1810 or 1811-.
- Genre:
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF (128 pages))
- Edition:
- DocSouth Books edition.
- Manufacture:
- Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2018
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2018
- Summary:
- A Sketch of the Life of Okah Tubbee, published in 1852, begins with testimonials regarding Okah Tubbee's flute-playing abilities and with a lightly edited version of Lewis Allen's "Essay Upon the Indian Character" from the earlier edition of Tubbee's narrative, as well as the so-called Indian Covenant "between the Six Nations and the Choctaws." Tubbee's narrative begins with brief recollections of his father and Tubbee's childhood with his "unnatural mother." Tubbee's visit to Choctaw Indians in Alexandria is described before his apprenticeship to the cruel blacksmith Mr. Russell, and his subsequent apprenticeship to Dr. A.P. Merrill, leading to his desire to become an "Indian Doctor." Tubbee's details his travels and voyages by steamboat, first as a musician with the Louisiana Volunteers and later on his own. Towards the end of his narrative, Tubbee expresses a desire to let his wife, Laah Ceil, speak for herself. In this final, additional section, Laah Ceil describes her birth, her education, her Christian convictions, and the manner in which she met and married Tubbee. She also recounts their travels together and their advocacy "in behalf of the Indians" and against forced relocation. The Sketch concludes with an original poem by Laah Ceil and a collection of letters, documents, and vouchers attesting to Okah Tubbee's identity and his medical skill.
- Notes:
- Originally published: Toronto : printed for Okah Tubbee by Henry Stephens, 1852.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 979-88-908572-1-7
- 979-88-908572-2-4
- 1-4696-4179-8
- 1-4696-4180-1
- OCLC:
- 1053904803
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