For ceremonies, he selected 40 acres closer to downtown tulsa. The house that is standing out here was built in 1910 because the original has was hit by lightning and burned down. In order to afford to rebuild that house, the family had to sell 40 acres. The family was very involved in tribal politics. They provided the nation with judges, several chiefs, longtime representation in the national council, people who would actually negotiate treaties with the united states. Benjamin perryman was one of the men who negotiated the 1833 treaty. They were very involved in Tribal Affairs for a long time. As the railroad hit town, they became involved in local trade. Perryman and reads was a very early store in what is now downtown tulsa. Like his perryman was elected principal chief of the muscogee nation. He had been a judge in the District Court for the nation and later returned to practice law as also started growing as tulsa started growing. My greatgrandfather George Perryman was one of t