Letter from Chief John Ross and Nine Delegate in Washington City to Secretary of War Benjamin F. Butler, February 28, 1837
Description
Letter from Chief John Ross and nine delegates in Washington City to Secretary of War Benjamin F. Bulter protesting the President's failure to recognize the delegation. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 215
Dates
- February 28, 1837
Creator
- Unidentified (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Access Restrictions
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Extent
From the Collection: 11 Linear Feet
Bibliography
Medium
ink on paper
Signed
Signed, "John Ross, X (John Looney's mark), R. Taylor, James Brown, Nvsami [Syllabary] (Samuel Gunter's mark), X (John Benge's mark), X (George Sander's mark), X (Aaron Price's mark), X (Wm. Dutch's mark), X (Wm. S. Coodey's mark)"
Dimensions
Overall: 10 × 16 in. (25.4 × 40.6 cm) Folded: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
- Aaron Price
- Benjamin F. Butler
- Cherokee
- Cherokee
- Cherokee Delegation
- George Sanders
- James Brown
- John Benge
- John Looney
- John Ross
- John Ross Papers
- Letter
- Manuscripts
- Native American
- Native American
- Richard Taylor -- R. Taylor
- Samuel Gunter
- Secretary of War
- Washington City
- William Dutch -- Datsi -- Tatsi -- Tahchee
- William Shorey Coodey
- archives (groupings)
- chief (tribal leader)
- letters (correspondence)
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository
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