Letter from Brigadier General Matthew Arbuckle to Chief John Ross, May 8, 1839
Description
Letter from Brigadier General Arbuckle to Chief John Ross. Asking parties to the Camp Illinois incident to appear at Fort Gibson. Letter also asks about 2 negro slaves. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 548
Dates
- Creation: May 8, 1839
Creator
- Arbuckle, Matthew (Artist, Person)
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Access Restrictions
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Full Extent
From the Collection: 11 Linear Feet
Medium
ink on paper
Signed
Signed, "M. Arbuckle"
Dimensions
Overall: 9 7/8 × 15 1/2 in. (25.1 × 39.4 cm) Folded: 9 7/8 × 7 3/4 in. (25.1 × 19.7 cm)
Source
- Hargett, J. L. (Donor, Person)
Cultural context
Genre / Form
- Letter
- manuscripts
- archives -- archive
- letters (correspondence) -- Letter
- slaves -- slave -- enslaved people
Geographic
Style / Period
- African American -- Afro-American -- black -- Negro
- 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