Letter from John Ridge to Chief John Ross, January 12, 1832
Item — Folder: 68
Identifier: 4026.104
Description
Letter from John Ridge, who is on tour with Elias Boudinot, to Chief John Ross commenting on the political situation and condition of the Arkansas Cherokees, etc. Two folded sheets of paper with handwritten text in ink on eight pages. Folder 68
Dates
- Creation: January 12, 1832
Creator
- Ridge, John (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): Page 235. Remarks: Summary of 4026.104, but not a full transcript of the document.
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
Folded: 9 3/4 × 8 in. (24.8 × 20.3 cm) Overall: 9 3/4 × 16 in. (24.8 × 40.6 cm)
Source
- Hargett, J. L. (Donor, Person)
Cultural context
Genre / Form
- Cherokee Phoenix
- Letter
- manuscripts
- archives -- archive
- chieftains -- chieftain -- chiefs (tribal leader)
- courts (judicial bodies) -- court -- tribunals
- emigrants -- emigrant
- laws (documents) -- Law
- letters (correspondence) -- Letter
- newspapers -- newspaper
- presidents -- president
- Treaties -- Treaty
Geographic
- Arkansas (state)
- California -- golden state
- Cherokee Nation -- tsalagi ayeli -- tsalagiyi
- Choctaw Nation
- Coosa
- District of Columbia -- DC -- Washington, D.C.
- Georgia
- New York
- Pacific Coast
- Philadelphia
- Rocky Mountains
Style / Period
- Cherokee (culture or style) -- Keetoowah
- Choctaw (culture or style)
- Native American (culture or style) -- American Indian -- Indigenous American
- pre-Removal
Topical
- Andrew Jackson
- Andrew M. Vann
- Cherokee Delegation
- Cherokee National Committee
- Cherokee National Council
- Eastern Cherokee
- Elias Boudinot
- George Guess
- Hemphile Herne
- J. Vann
- James Rogers
- John Drew
- John Ridge
- John Rogers
- John Ross -- Chief John Ross -- Cooweescoowee -- Kuwees Koowee -- guwisguwi
- John Ross Papers
- Major Ridge
- Mathew Cary
- Old Settlers
- Principal Chief
- Sequoyah
- Supreme Court
- Western Cherokee
- chief (tribal leader)
- citizens -- citizen
- Congress
- illness -- sickness
- invaders
- politics -- political
- salinity -- saline
- science -- sciences -- scientific
- senates -- senate
- syllabaries -- syllabary
Repository Details
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