Copy of Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Kannady to Chief John Ross, May 15, 1861
Description
Copy of letter from Lt. Col. Kannady to Chief John Ross asking if he intends to adhere to United States or Southern Confederacy; Kansas allegedly raising troops to operate west of Missouri and Arkansas. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on one page. Folder 1101
Inscribed in ink on recto, "A Copy"
Dates
- May 15, 1861
Creator
- J. R. Kannady (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Access Restrictions
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Extent
From the Collection: 11 Linear Feet
Medium
ink on paper
Signed
Signed, "J. R. Kannady"
Dimensions
Overall: 12 1/4 × 15 1/2 in. (31.1 × 39.4 cm) Folded: 12 1/4 × 7 3/4 in. (31.1 × 19.7 cm)
- American
- American Civil War
- Arkansas (state)
- Cherokee (culture or style) -- Keetoowah
- Confederate States
- J. R. Kannady
- John Ross -- Chief John Ross -- Cooweescoowee -- Kuwees Koowee -- guwisguwi
- John Ross Papers
- Kansas
- Letter
- Manuscripts
- Missouri
- Native American (culture or style) -- American Indian -- Indigenous American
- United States
- archives -- archive
- chief (tribal leader)
- copies (documents) -- copy (document)
- letters (correspondence) -- letter
- north
- south -- southern
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository
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