Letter from James Ross to Chief John Ross, December 25, 1839
Description
Letter from son, James Ross at Park Hill to Ross in Washington City. Recounting events since his departure (murders, etc.). An election has been set for Jan. 15, 1840 to see whether majority of Cherokees support Ross or John Rogers. (Moulton) Photostat. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 680
Dates
- December 25, 1839
Creator
- Ross, James (Artist, 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
Dimensions
Overall: 9 3/4 × 15 3/4 in. (24.8 × 40 cm) Folded: 9 3/4 × 7 7/8 in. (24.8 × 20 cm)
Duplicate
4026.870.b-b.1 (Photostat of original, removed and refiled.)
- Cherokee
- Cherokee (culture or style) -- Keetoowah
- District of Columbia -- DC -- Washington, D.C.
- James Ross
- John Rogers
- John Ross Papers
- Letter
- Manuscripts
- Native American
- Native American (culture or style) -- American Indian -- Indigenous American
- Park Hill -- Chief John Ross' community -- guwisguwi sgadugi
- archives -- archive
- elections -- election
- letters (correspondence) -- letter
- sons -- son
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository
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