First issue - Vol. 1, No. 1 was published Sept. 26, 1844. Oklahoma Historical Society has 4 rolls of microfilm made from the copies of the newspapers in their possession. These were used as a starting point, as they contain the bulk of the published issues. Some pages and some entire issues are missing.
Notation is made.
Additional books will be made of extracts of these missing issues. The extracts are separated into books, per roll of film, enabling you to research the article and secure copies of the actual newspaper article for your family history, or purchase the roll of film. Each of the following books has a complete name index. This was done for genealogical research. The book contains many maps, seven chapters, then eight appendix listing of intruders and doubtful citizens.