"Sutton's History of Creek Freedman," CRN 4A

J.E. Patterson v. J.P. Davidson, doc. #28935, Supreme Court, CRN 32

Dunn Roll of Freedmen 1869, Five Civilized Tribes:
1079 Davis Joe Bus .
1083 Gibson Julia
1084 Gibson Jennetta

James A. Patterson and A.G. Myers, two leading licensed white traders who opened stores in the Creek country before the Civil War and who were active in the development of the Creek country in the postwar years, both had children with African Creek women. James A. Patterson fathered James E. Patterson (Joseph P. Davidson's half brother) with Julia Gibson, and A.G. Myers, fathered John A. Myers, who was one of Isparhecher's lieutenants during the Green Peach War.

Patterson Mercantile Company
To Postmaster General, Washington, DC. 1904. Letter of recommendation of Alice Robertson as postmaster. [1201]

THE PATTERSON MERCANTILE CO. INCORPORATED MUSKOGEE, IND. TER. November 10 1904.

Hon. Postmaster-General., Washington, D.C.

Sir:
We are informed by Miss Alice Robertson that she is a candidate to succeed our present Postmaster here when his term expires in December.

Miss Robertson has been doing business with us for more than twenty years and knowing her ability and integrity as we do, we take pleasure in giving her our hearty endorsement. We feel that her appointment would be a very popular one among the patrons of this office.

Respectfully, The Patterson Mercantile Co., Per. W N Patterson

Harrison Thomas LaTour
LaTour Genealogical Collection