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Letter from Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. A. Harris to Chief John Ross, March 27, 1838

 Item — Folder: 328
Identifier: 4026.551

Description

Letter from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. A. Harris to Chief John Ross reporting that the Senate has tabled Cherokee Memorial thereby supporting Executive Branch in carrying Treaty of 1835 into effect. On the reverse of this letter is a letter dated April 12, 1838 from Lewis Ross asking him to place affairs of Cherokee in better light before May 23. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 328

Dates

  • March 27, 1838

Creator

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, "C. A. Harris"

Dimensions

Overall: 9 3/4 × 16 in. (24.8 × 40.6 cm) Folded: 9 3/4 × 8 in. (24.8 × 20.3 cm)

Creator

Source

Repository Details

Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository

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