Copy of Letter from Chickasaw Governor Cyrus Harris to Chief John Ross, January 5, 1861
Item — Folder: 1088
Identifier: 4026.1256
Description
Copy of letter from Chickasaw Governor Cyrus Harris to Chief John Ross transmitting Act dated January 5, 1861. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 1088
Inscription(s)
Inscribed in ink on recto, "A Copy"
Dates
- January 5, 1861
Creator
- Cyrus Harris (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, "Cyrus Harris"
Dimensions
Overall: 12 1/2 × 8 in. (31.8 × 20.3 cm)
- Cherokee (culture or style) -- Keetoowah
- Chickasaw
- Chickasaw (culture or style) -- Chicacha
- Cyrus Harris
- John Ross -- Chief John Ross -- Cooweescoowee -- Kuwees Koowee -- guwisguwi
- John Ross Papers
- Letter
- Manuscripts
- Native American
- Native American (culture or style) -- American Indian -- Indigenous American
- archives -- archive
- chief (tribal leader)
- copies (documents) -- copy (document)
- letters (correspondence) -- letter
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository
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