Letter from Chief John Ross to Agent Montfort Stokes, October 13, 1839
Description
Letter from Council signed by Ross, Coodey, Joseph Vann, and Young Wolf to Agent Montfort Stokes. Naming Ross, W. Horry Coodey, Edward Gunter, Richard Taylor, Joseph M. Lynch, Looney Price, John Looney, Elijah Hicks, and Jesse Bushyhead as delegation to Washington; (Moulton). One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 670
Dates
- October 13, 1839
Creator
- Ross, John, Chief, 1790 - 1866 (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Access Restrictions
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Extent
From the Collection: 11 Linear Feet
Bibliography
Medium
ink on paper
Signed
Signed, "W. Shorey Coodey, Young Wolf, John Ross, Joseph Vann"
Dimensions
Overall: 12 1/4 × 7 1/4 in. (31.1 × 18.4 cm)
- Cherokee
- Cherokee
- Cherokee Delegation
- Cherokee National Council
- Edward Gunter
- Elijah Hicks
- Jesse Bushyhead
- John Ross
- John Ross Papers
- Joseph Vann
- Letter
- Manuscripts
- Montfort Stokes
- Native American
- Native American
- Richard Taylor -- R. Taylor
- Washington City
- William Shorey Coodey
- archives (groupings)
- letters (correspondence)
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository
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