Copy of Letter from Arkansas Governor Henry M. Rector to Chief John Ross, January 29, 1861
Item — Folder: 1089
Identifier: 4026.1257-.1
Description
Copy of letter from Arkansas Governor Henry M. Rector to Chief John Ross seeking Cherokee to join seceding slave-holding states. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 1089
Inscription(s)
Inscribed in ink on recto, "A Copy"
Dates
- January 29, 1861
Creator
- Henry M. Rector (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, "Henry M. Rector"
Dimensions
Overall: 10 × 16 in. (25.4 × 40.6 cm) Folded: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
- American
- American Civil War
- Cherokee (culture or style) -- Keetoowah
- Henry M. Rector
- John Ross -- Chief John Ross -- Cooweescoowee -- Kuwees Koowee -- guwisguwi
- John Ross Papers
- Letter
- Manuscripts
- Native American (culture or style) -- American Indian -- Indigenous American
- archives -- archive
- chief (tribal leader)
- copies (documents) -- copy (document)
- governors -- governor
- letters (correspondence) -- letter
- slave
- slavery
- slaves
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository
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