Letter from Chief John Ross to Thomas N. Clark, January 22, 1839
Item — Folder: 511
Identifier: 4026.716-.1
Description
Draft copy of letter from Ross, Smith's Ferry on the Mississippi. Authorizing Thomas N. Clark, Jr. to take over Chuwalookee detachment. (Moulton). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 511
Dates
- January 22, 1839
Creator
- Ross, John, Chief, 1790 - 1866 (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
Materials in English
Access Restrictions
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Extent
From the Collection: 11 Linear Feet
Bibliography
Moulton, Gary E., ed. The Papers of Chief John Ross. 2 vols. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1985. (E99 C5 R82 1985 vol. 1). Page(s): 697-698
Medium
ink on paper
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
- Indian Removal
- John Ross -- Chief John Ross -- Cooweescoowee -- Kuwees Koowee -- guwisguwi
- John Ross Papers
- Letter
- Manuscripts
- Mississippi River
- Native American
- Native American (culture or style) -- American Indian -- Indigenous American
- Thomas N. Clark
- archives -- archive
- copies (documents) -- copy (document)
- detachments
- drafts (documents) -- draft (document)
- letters (correspondence) -- letter
Repository Details
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