Letter from Thomas L. McKenney to Chief John Ross, September 12, 1838
Item — Folder: 423
Identifier: 4026.646
Description
Letter from Thomas L. McKenney, "friend and brother" to Chief John Ross. Regarding $500,000 to be paid Cherokees. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto. Folder 423
Dates
- September 12, 1838
Creator
- Thomas L. McKenney (Artist, Person)
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
Materials in English
Access Restrictions
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Extent
From the Collection: 11 Linear Feet
Medium
ink on paper
Signed
Signed, "Tho L McKenney"
Dimensions
Overall: 10 × 16 in. (25.4 × 40.6 cm) Folded: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
- Cherokee
- Cherokee (culture or style) -- Keetoowah
- John Ross -- Chief John Ross -- Cooweescoowee -- Kuwees Koowee -- guwisguwi
- John Ross Papers
- Letter
- Manuscripts
- Native American
- Native American (culture or style) -- American Indian -- Indigenous American
- Thomas L. McKenney
- archives -- archive
- brothers -- brother
- chief (tribal leader)
- friends -- friend
- letters (correspondence) -- letter
Repository Details
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