Draft letter from Chief John Ross to Colonel S. Rockwell and William Y. Hansell, September 26, 1835
Item — Folder: 156
Identifier: 4026.224-.1
Description
Draft copy of letter from Chief John Ross to Colonel S. Rockwell and William Y. Hansell. Asking that they attend trial of John Benge at Walker Court. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 156.
Dates
- September 26, 1835
Creator
- Ross, John, Chief, 1790 - 1866 (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
Signed
Signed, "John Ross"
Dimensions
Overall: 10 × 17 1/2 in. (25.4 × 44.5 cm) Folded: 10 × 8 3/4 in. (25.4 × 22.2 cm)
- Cherokee
- Cherokee (culture or style) -- Keetoowah
- Draft
- John Benge
- John Ross -- Chief John Ross -- Cooweescoowee -- Kuwees Koowee -- guwisguwi
- Manuscripts
- Native American
- Native American (culture or style) -- American Indian -- Indigenous American
- Red Clay
- S. Rockwell
- William Y. Hansell
- archives -- archive
- chief (tribal leader)
- copies (documents) -- copy (document)
- courts (judicial bodies) -- court -- tribunals
- drafts (documents) -- draft (document)
- letters (correspondence) -- letter
- trials
Repository Details
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