Letter from Chief John Ross to Commissioner William Armstrong, August 10, 1840
Description
Draft copy of letter from Chief John Ross and delegation to Commissioner William Armstrong, Western Superintendent of Indian Affairs. Suggesting that Commissioners to be named to adjudicate Cherokees claims against U. S. be ordered to perform their duties in the Cherokee Country. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 740
Dates
- August 10, 1840
Creator
- Ross, John, Chief, 1790 - 1866 (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Access Restrictions
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Extent
From the Collection: 11 Linear Feet
Medium
ink on paper
Signed
Signed, "John Ross, R. Taylor, David Vann, J. Walker, R. Fields, John Drew, W. S. Coodry, illegible"
Dimensions
Overall: 11 1/2 × 8 in. (29.2 × 20.3 cm)
- C.V. McNair
- Cherokee
- Cherokee
- Cherokee Delegation
- Cherokee Indians
- Cherokee Nation -- tsalagi ayeli -- tsalagiyi
- Claims
- Commissioner of Indian Affairs
- David Vann
- John Drew
- John Ross
- John Ross Papers
- John Walker
- Letter
- Manuscripts
- Native American
- Native American
- R. Fields
- Rich Taylor
- W.S. Coody
- William Armstrong
- archives (groupings)
- chief (tribal leader)
- commissioners
- copies (derivitive objects)
- draft (document)
- letters (correspondence)
- post-Removal
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository
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