Letter from William Wirt to Chief John Ross, August 9, 1830
Item — Folder: 41
Identifier: 4026.78-.1
Description
Letter from William Wirt to Chief John Ross regarding the Cherokee Case. (Resembles Moulton Vol. I, p. 196). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 41
Dates
- Creation: August 9, 1830
Creator
- Wirt, William (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
Materials in English
Access Restrictions
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Full Extent
From the Collection: 11 Linear Feet
Bibliography
Moulton, Gary E., ed. The Papers of Chief John Ross. 2 vols. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1985. (E99 C5 R82 1985 vol. 1). Page(s): 196
Mark(s)
Wax seal
Medium
ink on paper, wax
Dimensions
Overall: 10 × 16 in. (25.4 × 40.6 cm) Folded: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Source
- Hargett, J. L. (Donor, Person)
Cultural context
Genre / Form
- Letter
- manuscripts
- archives -- archive
- courts (judicial bodies) -- court -- tribunals
- judges -- judge
- laws (documents) -- Law
- lawyers -- lawyer -- attorneys
- letters (correspondence) -- Letter
- presidents -- president
- Treaties -- Treaty
Geographic
- Alabama
- Baltimore
- Cherokee Nation -- tsalagi ayeli -- tsalagiyi
- Chickasaw Nation
- Coosa
- Creek Nation
- Georgia
- Mississippi
- Mississippi River
- New Jersey
Style / Period
- Cherokee (culture or style) -- Keetoowah
- Chickasaw (culture or style) -- Chicacha
- Muscogee -- Mvsoke -- Creek (culture or style) -- Muskogee
- Native American (culture or style) -- American Indian -- Indigenous American
- pre-Removal
Topical
Repository Details
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