Copy of Letter from Chief John Ross and 9 members of the Cherokee Nation East and West to Joel R. Poinsett, Secretary of War, March 16, 1837
Description
Copy of letter from Chief John Ross and 9 members of the Cherokee Nation East and West to Secretary of War Joel R. Poinsett submitting credentials and communication [not included] for consideration of President. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 216
Dates
- March 16, 1837
Creator
- Unidentified (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Access Restrictions
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Extent
From the Collection: 11 Linear Feet
Medium
ink on paper
Signed
Signed, "John Ross, R. Taylor, James Brown, Nvsami [syllabary] (Samuel Gunter's mark), X (John Benge's mark), X (George Sander's mark), X (John Looney's mark), X (Aaron Price's mark), X (Wm. Dutch's mark), W. S. Coodey"
Dimensions
Overall: 10 1/4 × 8 in. (26 × 20.3 cm)
- Aaron Price
- Cherokee
- Cherokee Nation -- tsalagi ayeli -- tsalagiyi
- George Sanders
- James Brown
- Joel Roberts Pointsett
- John Benge
- John Looney
- John Ross
- John Ross Papers
- Letter
- Manuscripts
- Native American
- Richard Taylor -- R. Taylor
- Samuel Gunter
- Secretary of War
- William Dutch -- Datsi -- Tatsi -- Tahchee
- William Shorey Coodey
- archives (groupings)
- chief (tribal leader)
- copies (derivitive objects)
- letters (correspondence)
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository
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