Letter from John H. Sherburne, Special Agent, to Chief John Ross, September 4, 1837
Item — Folder: 243
Identifier: 4026.466-.1
Description
Letter from John H. Sherburne to Chief John Ross concerning proposed trip to Florida to negotiate peace with the Seminole. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 243
Dates
- September 4, 1837
Creator
- Sherburne, John H. (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
Materials in English
Access Restrictions
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Extent
From the Collection: 11 Linear Feet
Mark(s)
Wax seal
Medium
ink on paper, wax
Signed
Signed, "John H. Sherburne"
Dimensions
Overall: 20 1/2 × 8 in. (52.1 × 20.3 cm) Folded: 10 1/4 × 8 in. (26 × 20.3 cm)
- American
- Cherokee (culture or style) -- Keetoowah
- Florida
- John H. Sherburne
- John Ross -- Chief John Ross -- Cooweescoowee -- Kuwees Koowee -- guwisguwi
- John Ross Papers
- Letter
- Manuscripts
- Native American (culture or style) -- American Indian -- Indigenous American
- Second Seminole War
- Seminole (culture or style)
- archives -- archive
- chief (tribal leader)
- letters (correspondence) -- letter
- negotiating
Repository Details
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