Pushmataha born 1764, Noxubee County, Mississippi; died 1824, Washington, D.C. Buried in Congressional Cemetery. For contemporary obituary see clipping from the National Journal, January 4, 1825, mounted in Volume II of Indian Miscellany, Rare Book Room, Bureau of American Ethnology Library. See also biographical sketch in Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 30.
Same subject in Volume I, 1838 Edition. Mc Kenney & Hall (Bureau of American Ethnology Library Cat. Number 574) has caption, Push-Ma-Ta-Ha / Chactan Warrior, and, written around the base of the bust is: On stone by J. W. Gearfrom a Painting by C. B. King. Printed by C. Hallmandel.
Local Numbers:
OPPS NEG.1092 A 1
Local Note:
Black and white copy negative
Topic:
Indians of North America -- Southern states Search this
