The Removal of the Cherokee, circa 1927
Description
Typescript of an essay titled "The Removal of the Cherokee" by John Madden. Describes how the comissioner J.F. Schermerhorn arranged the Treaty of 1835 in absence of Cherokee officers. By this treaty, the Cherokee Nation ceded to the U.S. all territory east of the Mississippi River. Includes history of the removal from June 1838 to March 1839. Folder 65
Dates
- circa 1927
Language of Materials
Materials in English and Cherokee.
Access Restrictions
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Extent
From the Collection: 93 item(s)
Medium
Ink on paper
- Alabama
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- Cape Girardeau
- Cherokee
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- Cherokee Delegation
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Repository Details
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