Letter from Elijah Hicks to Chief John Ross, September 23, 1838
Description
Letter from Elijah Hicks to Chief John Ross. Requesting $40 to pay expenses of his detachment. (Moulton) Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 441
Dates
- Creation: September 23, 1838
Creator
- Hicks, Elijah (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Access Restrictions
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Full Extent
From the Collection: 11 Linear Feet
Mark(s)
Wax seal
Medium
ink on paper, wax
Signed
Signed, "Elijah Hicks, EH"
Dimensions
Overall: 10 × 15 1/2 in. (25.4 × 39.4 cm) Folded: 10 × 7 3/4 in. (25.4 × 19.7 cm)
Duplicate
4026.653b (Photostat of original, removed and refiled.)
Source
- Hargett, J. L. (Donor, Person)
Cultural context
Genre / Form
Style / Period
- Cherokee (culture or style) -- Keetoowah
- Native American (culture or style) -- American Indian -- Indigenous American
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository