Letter from Lewis Ross to Chief John Ross, January 16, 1837
Item — Folder: 208
Identifier: 4026.434-.1
Description
Letter from Lewis Ross to Chief John Ross in Red Clay advising him to flee to Athens Tennessee to avoid arrest. (Moulton) Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 208
Dates
- January 16, 1837
Creator
- Lewis Ross (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
Materials in English
Access Restrictions
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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): 467
Medium
ink on paper
Signed
Signed, "Lewis Ross"
Dimensions
Overall: 13 × 16 in. (33 × 40.6 cm) Folded: 13 × 8 in. (33 × 20.3 cm)
- Athens
- Cherokee
- Cherokee (culture or style) -- Keetoowah
- John Ross -- Chief John Ross -- Cooweescoowee -- Kuwees Koowee -- guwisguwi
- John Ross Papers
- Letter
- Lewis Ross
- Manuscripts
- Native American
- Native American (culture or style) -- American Indian -- Indigenous American
- Red Clay
- Tennessee
- archives -- archive
- chief (tribal leader)
- letters (correspondence) -- letter
Repository Details
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