National Council Resolution, October 22, 1853
Description
Two copies of National Council Resolution instructing Chief John Ross to notify agent regarding cattle illegally driven across Cherokee Nation en route to California. Also white men and free negroes wrongfully residing in Nation (including Fort Gibson). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 1022
Dates
- Creation: October 22, 1853
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Access Restrictions
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Full Extent
From the Collection: 11 Linear Feet
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)
Source
- Hargett, J. L. (Donor, Person)
Cultural context
Genre / Form
- manuscripts
- Resolution
- archives -- archive
- armed forces -- armed services -- military
- disease -- diseases
- immigrants -- immigrant
- resolutions -- Resolution
Geographic
- California -- golden state
- Cherokee Nation -- tsalagi ayeli -- tsalagiyi
- Fort Gibson -- Uweti Disoyv
Style / Period
- Cherokee (culture or style) -- Keetoowah
- Native American (culture or style) -- American Indian -- Indigenous American
- post-Removal
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository