Letter from Motey Kennard to Chief John Ross, October 1, 1861
Description
Letter from Motey Kanard at Camp Pleasant to Chief John Ross stating that Creeks headed by Opothleyahola dissatisfied with Creek Treaty with South; Kennard wants Cherokee old men to give them a true statement of their condition. (Moulton). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 1126
Dates
- October 1, 1861
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Access Restrictions
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Extent
From the Collection: 11 Linear Feet
Bibliography
Medium
ink on paper
Signed
Signed, "Motey Kanard"
Dimensions
Overall: 9 3/4 × 16 in. (24.8 × 40.6 cm) Folded: 9 3/4 × 8 in. (24.8 × 20.3 cm)
- American Civil War
- Cherokee (culture or style) -- Keetoowah
- Confederate States
- John Ross -- Chief John Ross -- Cooweescoowee -- Kuwees Koowee -- guwisguwi
- John Ross Papers
- Letter
- Manuscripts
- Muscogee (Creek)
- Muscogee -- Mvsoke -- Creek (culture or style) -- Muskogee
- Native American
- Native American (culture or style) -- American Indian -- Indigenous American
- Opothleyahola
- archives -- archive
- chief (tribal leader)
- letters (correspondence) -- letter
- south -- southern
- treaties -- treaty
Source
- Hargett, J. L. (Donor, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository
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