Act Authorizing Principal Chief to Select Persons to Translate Constitution and Laws of Nation into Cherokee, October 5, 1839
Item — Folder: 664
Identifier: 4026.853
Description
Act authorizing Principal Chief to select persons to translate constitution and laws of Nation into Cherokee (Same signers as in September 19, 1839, 4026.824) One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 664
Dates
- October 5, 1839
Creator
- William Shorey Coodey (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, "David Carter, W. Shorey Coodey, Young Wolf, John Ross"
Dimensions
Overall: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
- Cherokee
- Cherokee (culture or style) -- Keetoowah
- Cherokee Nation -- tsalagi ayeli -- tsalagiyi
- Cherokee National Committee
- Cherokee National Council
- David Carter
- English (language)
- John Ross -- Chief John Ross -- Cooweescoowee -- Kuwees Koowee -- guwisguwi
- John Ross Papers
- Legislative Act
- Manuscripts
- Native American
- Native American (culture or style) -- American Indian -- Indigenous American
- Principal Chief
- Tahlequah -- Daliqua
- William Shorey Coodey
- Young Wolf
- archives -- archive
- chief (tribal leader)
- constitutions -- constitution
- laws (documents) -- law
- legislative acts -- legislative act -- acts
- post-Removal
- prints -- print
- syllabaries -- syllabary
- translations -- translation
Repository Details
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