Physical location
Betty June Starr Whelan Cherokee Collection, MS-188
MS188-03-03: Indians III:
Page 1.17
Betty June Starr Whelan Cherokee Collection, MS-188
MS188-03-03: Indians III:
Page 1.17
- Material type
- Article
- Date
- May-June 1972
- Description
- Tom Starr was shot in the foot and almost died. Most rumors about him were false, but he enjoyed exaggerating the stories. The Cherokee Nation wanted to form a treaty with Tom; amnesty for all his crimes if he stopped his killings, to which he agreed. He later died in 1890.
- Author or creator
- Helen Starr Thrasher. Photograph by Courtney Author
- Subjects and names
- Tom Starr, death, family, humor, treaties, homeland.
For collection-level context and related materials, view the complete MS-188 finding aid in ArchivesSpace.
