Power of Attorney from Susannah and Samuel Riley to Chief John Ross, March 27, 1845
Item — Folder: 964
Identifier: 4026.1124-.1
Description
Power of Attorney from Susannah and Samuel Riley to Ross. To pursue John Riley claim. (March 8 and March 24, 1845). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 964
Dates
- March 27, 1845
Creator
- Unidentified (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
Materials in English
Access Restrictions
Available by appointment only at the Helmerich Center for American Research (HCAR) with the exception of materials with donor restrictions. Contact Library staff in advance to inquire if materials exist pertaining to your research interests.
Extent
From the Collection: 11 Linear Feet
Medium
ink on paper
Signed
Signed, "X (Susannah Riley's mark), Samuel Riley"
Dimensions
Overall: 12 1/2 × 16 in. (31.8 × 40.6 cm) Folded: 12 1/2 × 8 in. (31.8 × 20.3 cm)
- Cherokee
- Cherokee
- Cherokee Nation -- tsalagi ayeli -- tsalagiyi
- Cherokee National Council
- Chiefs
- Claims
- Engevine Coody
- Hiwassee River
- Ingivine Coody
- John Riley
- John Ross Papers
- Legal Document
- Luney Riley
- Manuscripts
- Native American
- Native American
- Park Hill -- Chief John Ross' community -- guwisguwi sgadugi
- Principal Chief
- S. F. Stapler
- Samuel Riley
- Susannah Riley
- Tennessee River
- Treaties
- archives (groupings)
- headmen
- post-Removal
- powers of attorney
- property
Repository Details
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