Draft Copy of Letter from Chief John Ross to Colonel Thomas L. McKinney, September 6, 1844
Item — Folder: 942
Identifier: 4026.1103-.1
Description
Draft copy of letter from Chief John Ross, New York, to Colonel Thomas L. McKinney. Ross, Mary, and Sarah will return to Philadelphia and go west as soon as practicable. (Moulton). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 942
Dates
- September 6, 1844
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
Bibliography
Moulton, Gary E., ed. The Papers of Chief John Ross. 2 vols. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1985. (E99 C5 R82 1985 vol. 2). Page(s): 243-244
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 9 3/4 × 15 1/2 in. (24.8 × 39.4 cm) Folded: 9 3/4 × 7 3/4 in. (24.8 × 19.7 cm)
- Cherokee
- Cherokee (culture or style) -- Keetoowah
- Draft
- John Ross -- Chief John Ross -- Cooweescoowee -- Kuwees Koowee -- guwisguwi
- John Ross Papers
- Manuscripts
- Mary Stapler
- Native American
- Native American (culture or style) -- American Indian -- Indigenous American
- New York
- Philadelphia
- S. F. Stapler -- Sarah F. Stapler -- Sarah Fisher Stapler
- Thomas L. McKenney
- archives -- archive
- chief (tribal leader)
- drafts (documents) -- draft (document)
- letters (correspondence) -- letter
- west
Repository Details
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