Letter from Chief John Ross to Committee, August 7, 1837
Description
Letter from Chief John Ross to Committee nominating Richard Taylor, Samuel Gunter, James Brown, Edward Gunter, Sittewakee, White Path, and Elijah Hicks as delegates to represent Cherokee Nation before the United States committee. Advise and consent (?) by Richard Taylor, President, and Stephen Foreman, Clerk. (Moulton) Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto. Folder 234
Dates
- August 7, 1837
Creator
- Ross, John, Chief, 1790 - 1866 (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"
Dimensions
Overall: 9 13/16 × 37 1/2 in. (24.9 × 95.3 cm) Folded: 9 13/16 × 8 3/4 in. (24.9 × 22.2 cm)
- Cherokee
- Cherokee
- Cherokee Delegation
- Cherokee National Committee
- Edward Gunter
- Elijah Hicks
- James Brown
- John Ross
- John Ross Papers
- Letter
- Manuscripts
- Native American
- Native American
- Richard Taylor -- R. Taylor
- Samuel Gunter
- Sitewakee
- Stephen Foreman
- White Path
- archives (groupings)
- chief (tribal leader)
- letters (correspondence)
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository
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