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Letter from Chief John Ross to Joel Roberts Poinsett, December 31, 1839

 Item — Folder: 683
Identifier: 4026.873-.1

Description

Letter signed by Chief John Ross, Joseph M. Lynch, Looney Price, Elijah Hicks, Edw. Gunter, George Hicks, Arch. Campbell and John Looney, to Joel R. Poinsett, Secretary of War. Reporting their presence as Cherokee delegation. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 683

Dates

  • December 31, 1839

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Materials in English

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Extent

From the Collection: 11 Linear Feet

Medium

ink on paper

Signed

Signed, "John Ross, Joseph M. Lynch, Looney Price, Elijah Hicks, Edw. Gunter, George Hicks, Arch. Campbell, John Looney"

Dimensions

Overall: 10 × 16 in. (25.4 × 40.6 cm) Folded: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)

Creator

Source

Repository Details

Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository

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