Official copy of resolution signed by Acting Chief Lewis Downing and Secretary G. W. Ross, July 14, 1865
Description
Official copy of a resolution signed by Lewis Downing, Acting Chief of the Cherokee Nation, and Secretary G. W. Ross offering amnesty to Cherokee citizens who participated in the Civil War on the side of the Confederacy. The document includes the oath to be taken by the participants pledging allegiance to the Cherokee Nation and details the conditions for participants to be allowed amnesty. Folder 39
Dates
- July 14, 1865
Language of Materials
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
- Cherokee
- Cherokee
- Cherokee Nation -- tsalagi ayeli -- tsalagiyi
- Cherokee Papers Manuscript Collection
- G. W. Ross
- Indians
- Lewis Downing -- tsuwano'asgi -- Luwi Sawanasgi -- luge tsuwano'asgi
- Manuscripts
- Native American
- Native Americans
- Resolution
- archives (groupings)
- chief (tribal leader)
- citizens
- civil war
- oath
- post-Removal
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository
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