Letter from William H. Underwood, Esquire to Chief John Ross, May 22, 1831
Description
Letter from William H. Underwood, Esquire to Chief John Ross seeking information on Cherokee reaction to "Refusal of the injunction" and also Wirt's "plans, etc." Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 57
Dates
- Creation: May 22, 1831
Creator
- Underwood, William H. (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Access Restrictions
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Full Extent
From the Collection: 11 Linear Feet
Mark(s)
Wax seal
Medium
ink on paper, wax
Dimensions
Overall: 10 × 15 1/2 in. (25.4 × 39.4 cm) Folded: 10 × 7 3/4 in. (25.4 × 19.7 cm)
Source
- Hargett, J. L. (Donor, Person)
Cultural context
Genre / Form
- Letter
- manuscripts
- abatement (judicial functions) -- abated -- abating
- archives -- archive
- courts (judicial bodies) -- court -- tribunals
- gold mines -- gold mine -- gold-mines
- judges -- judge
- laws (documents) -- Law
- lawyers -- lawyer -- attorneys
- letters (correspondence) -- Letter
- newspapers -- newspaper
- presidents -- president
Geographic
Style / Period
- Cherokee (culture or style) -- Keetoowah
- Native American (culture or style) -- American Indian -- Indigenous American
- pre-Removal
Topical
- Andrew Jackson
- Cherokee Council
- Cherokee Delegation
- John Ross -- Chief John Ross -- Cooweescoowee -- Kuwees Koowee -- guwisguwi
- John Ross Papers
- Principal Chief
- Supreme Court
- William H. Underwood -- Judge William H. Underwood
- William Wirt
- arrests (legal events) -- arrest
- chief (tribal leader)
- Congress
- property (legal concept)
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository