Letter from John Brown to Chief John Ross, December 9, 1842
Description
Letter from Captain John Brown, Fort Gibson, to Chief John Ross, Park Hill. Reporting seizure of a barrel of whiskey from William Lacy, a Cherokee, and requesting that he be tried under Cherokee law - this in accordance with War Department instructions of August 11. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 885
Dates
- December 9, 1842
Creator
- John Brown (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, "J. Brown"
Dimensions
Overall: 10 × 15 1/2 in. (25.4 × 39.4 cm) Folded: 10 × 7 3/4 in. (25.4 × 19.7 cm)
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository
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