Resolution of Cherokee General Council to Chief John Ross, July 18, 1830
Item — Folder: 37
Identifier: 4026.75a-a.1
Description
Resolution of Cherokee General Council instructing Chief John Ross to institute legal proceedings against Georgia, and authorizing him to engage and pay counsel. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 37
Dates
- Creation: July 18, 1830
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
Materials in English
Access Restrictions
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Full Extent
From the Collection: 11 Linear Feet
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 10 1/4 × 16 in. (26 × 40.6 cm) Folded: 10 1/4 × 8 in. (26 × 20.3 cm)
Source
- Hargett, J. L. (Donor, Person)
Cultural context
Genre / Form
- manuscripts
- money
- Official Document
- Resolution
- actions (judicial events) -- action -- cases -- suits
- archives -- archive
- constitutions -- Constitution
- courts (judicial bodies) -- court -- tribunals
- judges -- judge
- laws (documents) -- Law
- Payment -- payments
- sheriffs -- sheriff
- treasurers -- treasurer
Geographic
Style / Period
- Cherokee (culture or style) -- Keetoowah
- Native American (culture or style) -- American Indian -- Indigenous American
- pre-Removal
Topical
- Cherokee General Council
- Cherokee National Committee
- Cherokee National Council
- Going Snake
- John Ridge
- John Ross -- Chief John Ross -- Cooweescoowee -- Kuwees Koowee -- guwisguwi
- John Ross Papers
- Lewis Ross
- Principal Chief
- William Shorey Coodey
- chief (tribal leader)
- citizens -- citizen
- jurisdiction
- sovereignty -- sovereignity
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository
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