Letter from Attorney General of the U.S. William Wirt to John C. Calhoun, Secretary of State, April 2, 1824
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Identifier: 5126.475
Description
A Letter of Opinion from Attorney General of the United States William Wirt to John C. Calhoun, Secretary of State. He explains why the Cherokee Nation cannot tax traders licensed by the United States government as they have the "sole and exclusive right of regulating" trade. Folder 14
Dates
- April 2, 1824
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
Materials in English and Cherokee.
Access Restrictions
Available by appointment only at the Helmerich Center for American Research (HCAR) with the exception of materials with donor restrictions. Contact Library staff in advance to inquire if materials exist pertaining to your research interests.
Extent
From the Collection: 93 item(s)
Medium
Ink on paper, binding thread included.
- Attorney General
- Cherokee
- Cherokee (culture or style) -- Keetoowah
- Cherokee Nation -- tsalagi ayeli -- tsalagiyi
- Cherokee Papers Manuscript Collection
- John C. Calhoun
- Letter
- Manuscripts
- Native American
- Native American (culture or style) -- American Indian -- Indigenous American
- Secretary of State
- William Wirt
- archives -- archive
- merchants -- merchant -- traders
- pre-Removal
- taxes -- tax
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository
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