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Jesse Chisholm This only known photograph ofJesse Chisholm was taken in 1867 at Leavenworth, Kansas,a lter an illness and a long wagon trip. Courtesy of the Oklahoma Historical Society. Stan Hoig Jesse Chisholm Ambassador of the Plains University of Oklahoma Press Norman Library of Congress Cataloging-in-PublicationD ata Hoig, Stan. Jesse Chisholm, ambassador of the Plains/ Stan Hoig. p. cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8061-3688-X (paper) 1. Chisholm,J esse. 2. Frontier and pioneer life-Great Plains. 3. Great Plains-Biography I. Title. F593.C523H65 1991 979'.02'092-d~20 CBI 90-27722 CIP The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources, Inc. Originally published as Jesse Chisholm: Ambassador of the Plains, copyright O 1991 by the University Press of Colorado. Copyright transferred to the University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Publishing Division of the University, copyright O 2005. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the U.S.A. To My Brother MELVIN E. HOIG, JR. This page intentionally left blank Contents Preface Prologue 1. The Chisholms and the Cherokees 2. Frontier Fever 3. Beyond the Cross Timbers 4. The Canadian River Advance 5. Serving Sam Houston 6. In Search of Sequoyah 7. Council at Comanche Peak 8. A Visit to Washington 9. Comanche Captives 10. On the Gold Rush Trail 11. Diminishing Frontier 12. War on the Comancheria 13. Between Loyalties 14. In the Cause of Peace 15. Trail to Immortality Notes Bibliography Index This page intentionally left blank Preface Jesse Chisholm lived most of his life on the far frontier and, often, beyond. Though he left behind no diary, letters, or other personal record, it is possible to follow the trail of Jesse Chisholm in his long and interestingjourney through the early West and to document the role he played in its history. Indian and military documents, mem- oirs and recollections of those who knew him, early-day newspapers, and other research instruments that bear his imprint allow us to learn much about Chisholm through his participation in the events of his day and through what his contemporaries said about him. However, in the interest of honest history, I restrain myself from speculative interpretation of his character. A special problem embedded in a study of Chisholm's life is that a good deal of faulty information and romantic speculation has surrounded him during the century and more since his death. Much of this has been repeated so often, and by legitimate historians, that it has become accepted as fact. My search for the truth about Chisholm has been extensive and deep; it has uncovered a great deal of long-buried and forgotten information regarding this important frontiersman. Where I challenge accepted information, I stand upon my sources, which have been traced to their most primary point whenever possible. A researcher can only be dismayed at losses of irreplaceable material. Historian Grant Foreman relates: "I located a daughter of Jesse Chisholm, named Mrs. Thomas, living a mile or two south of Prague, Oklahoma. I asked her if Jesse Chisholm left any old papers when he died. She said, Yes there was a trunk full that we kept in the house for many years until the house burned and they were destroyed.' " As always, successful research depends greatly upon the profes- sional and generous assistance of those who store and maintain historical records. Particularly I wish to thank the persons who have been helpful at the following institutions: the Oklahoma Collection,

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The Chisholm Trail, traveled by Texas longhorn cattle moving northward across present-day Oklahoma to Kansas, was named for mixed-blood Cherokee Jesse Chisholm (1805–1868). Though Chisholm’s prominence in western lore rests largely on this connection, he was active on the frontier long before th
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