Power of Attorney from Jesse Lovett to Chief John Ross, November 15, 1839
Description
Power of Attorney from Jesse Lovett to Chief John Ross. To obtain warrant, title or remuneration for a reservation to Caty Stephens under Treaty of 1817 and 1819. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on one page. Folder 678
Dates
- Creation: November 15, 1839
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, "Jesse Lovett"
Dimensions
Overall: 10 × 15 3/4 in. (25.4 × 40 cm) Folded: 10 × 7 7/8 in. (25.4 × 20 cm)
Source
- Hargett, J. L. (Donor, Person)
Cultural context
Genre / Form
- Legal document
- manuscripts
- money
- Treaty of Cherokee Agency (1817)
- Treaty of Washington
- Treaty of Washington (1819)
- chieftains -- chieftain -- chiefs (tribal leader)
- legislative acts -- legislative act -- acts
- powers of attorney -- Power Of Attorney -- letters of attorney
- Treaties -- Treaty
- warrants -- warrant
Geographic
- Cherokee Nation -- tsalagi ayeli -- tsalagiyi
- Mississippi River
- Park Hill -- Chief John Ross' community -- guwisguwi sgadugi
- Tahlequah -- Daliqua
- Tennessee River
Style / Period
- Cherokee (culture or style) -- Keetoowah
- Native American (culture or style) -- American Indian -- Indigenous American
- Removal Period
- post-Removal
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository