Letter from Chief John Ross to John Alexander, February 19, 1840
Item — Folder: 705
Identifier: 4026.896-.1
Description
Draft copy of letter from Chief John Ross to John Alexander. Regarding education of Indian boys, the division in the Cherokee Nation, and the steamboat Victoria. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 705
Dates
- February 19, 1840
Creator
- Ross, John, Chief, 1790 - 1866 (Author, 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, "John Ross"
Dimensions
Overall: 10 × 14 in. (25.4 × 35.6 cm) Folded: 10 × 7 in. (25.4 × 17.8 cm)
- Cherokee
- Cherokee
- Cherokee Education
- Cherokee Nation -- tsalagi ayeli -- tsalagiyi
- Indian
- John Ross
- John Ross Papers
- Letter
- Manuscripts
- Native American
- Native American
- archives (groupings)
- boys
- chief (tribal leader)
- copies (derivitive objects)
- drafts (documents)
- education
- letters (correspondence)
- steamboat
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository
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