From Bard to Speculator: Alexander Lawrence Posey and the Muscogee Nation, 1902-08

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Article explores Muscogee Indian Alexander Posey's role as a speculator and member of one of the Dawes Commission enrollment parties.

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Widener, Jeffrey M. Spring 2012.

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  • Main Title: From Bard to Speculator: Alexander Lawrence Posey and the Muscogee Nation, 1902-08
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Article explores Muscogee Indian Alexander Posey's role as a speculator and member of one of the Dawes Commission enrollment parties.

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24 p. : ill.

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Abstract: Muscogee Indian Alexander Posey is well known for his literary career, but he also spent time as a speculator and member of one of the Dawes Commission enrollment parties. Jeffrey M. Widener explores these less recognized and somewhat unflattering aspects of Posey's character.

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  • Chronicles of Oklahoma, 90(1), Oklahoma Historical Society, 2012, pp. 4-27

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  • Publication Title: Chronicles of Oklahoma
  • Volume: 90
  • Issue: 1
  • Page Start: 4
  • Page End: 27

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Corrections section from Volume 90, Number 2, Summer 2012. It includes two corrections for Jeffrey Widener's article, "From Bard to Speculator: Alexander Lawrence Posey and the Muscogee Nation, 1902-08." from Volume 90, Number 1, Spring 2012.

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Widener, Jeffrey M. From Bard to Speculator: Alexander Lawrence Posey and the Muscogee Nation, 1902-08, article, Spring 2012; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2017323/: accessed June 21, 2025), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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