Letter from Chief John Ross to William Shorey Coodey, October 14, 1843
Item — Folder: 900
Identifier: 4026.1064
Description
Letter from Chief John Ross, Park Hill, to William Shorey Coodey, Head Captain of the Police Companies. Stating he is to maintain supremacy of the laws over the disorder of the factionist murderer and robber. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 900
Dates
- October 14, 1843
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: 9 3/4 × 7 3/4 in. (24.8 × 19.7 cm)
- Cherokee
- Cherokee
- Cherokee Nation -- tsalagi ayeli -- tsalagiyi
- John Ross
- John Ross Papers
- Letter
- Manuscripts
- Native American
- Native American
- Park Hill -- Chief John Ross' community -- guwisguwi sgadugi
- Tahlequah -- Daliqua
- William Shorey Coodey
- archives (groupings)
- chief (tribal leader)
- copy
- laws
- letters (correspondence)
- murders
- police
- robbery
Repository Details
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