Letter from Chief John Ross to Senator Sam L. Southard, April 28, 1840
Item — Folder: 715
Identifier: 4026.1160-.1
Description
Draft copy of letter from Chief John Ross to Senator Sam L. Southard. Regarding draft drawn in favor of widow of William Wirt. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 715
Dates
- April 28, 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: 11 1/4 × 16 1/2 in. (28.6 × 41.9 cm) Folded: 11 1/4 × 8 1/4 in. (28.6 × 21 cm)
- Cherokee
- Cherokee (culture or style) -- Keetoowah
- John Ross -- Chief John Ross -- Cooweescoowee -- Kuwees Koowee -- guwisguwi
- John Ross Papers
- Letter
- Manuscripts
- Native American
- Native American (culture or style) -- American Indian -- Indigenous American
- William Wirt
- archives -- archive
- chief (tribal leader)
- drafts (documents) -- draft (document)
- letters (correspondence) -- letter
Repository Details
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