Letter from William Wirt to Chief John Ross, May 28, 1831
Item — Folder: 58
Identifier: 4026.90-.1
Description
Letter from William Wirt to Chief John Ross about the "Decision of the Supreme Court" and his fees. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 58
Dates
- May 28, 1831
Creator
- William Wirt (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
Materials in English
Access Restrictions
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Extent
From the Collection: 11 Linear Feet
Medium
ink on paper, wax
Dimensions
Overall: 10 × 16 in. (25.4 × 40.6 cm) Folded: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
- Baltimore
- Cherokee
- Cherokee (culture or style) -- Keetoowah
- Cherokee Council
- Cherokee Nation -- tsalagi ayeli -- tsalagiyi
- Coosa
- Georgia
- John Ross -- Chief John Ross -- Cooweescoowee -- Kuwees Koowee -- guwisguwi
- John Ross Papers
- Letter
- Manuscripts
- Native American
- Native American (culture or style) -- American Indian -- Indigenous American
- Principal Chief
- Supreme Court
- Washington City
- William Wirt
- archives -- archive
- chief (tribal leader)
- congress
- courts (judicial bodies) -- court -- tribunals
- fees (compensation) -- fee -- charges (compensation)
- judges -- judge
- laws (documents) -- law
- lawyers -- lawyer -- attorneys
- letters (correspondence) -- letter
- payment -- payments
- pre-Removal
- undocumented immigrants -- undocumented immigrant -- undocumented persons -- undocumented worker -- illegal aliens -- undocumented aliens -- illegal immigrant
Repository Details
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