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Our Brother in Red. (Muskogee, Indian Terr.), Vol. 6, No. 10, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 5, 1887

Description: Weekly newspaper from Muskogee, Indian Territory that was the "Official Organ Of The Indian Mission Conference of the M. E. Church South." (Vol. VI, Number 4) Included are social and religious news items, editorials, and literature along with advertising.
Date: November 5, 1887
Creator: Brewer, Theodore F.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Choctaw Execution of Silan Lewis

Description: Photograph of the execution of Choctaw Silan Lewis in Wilburton, I.T. Wilburton was at the time in Gaines County in the Choctaw Nation (now Latimer County). The execution took place on November 5, 1894. Sheriff Lyman Pusley executed Lewis with his rifle. Lewis was convicted of killing Joe Hoklotubbe.
Date: November 5, 1894
Creator: Frank Raymond
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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