Document written in Cherokee syllabary, December 19, 1861
Item — Folder: 1148
Identifier: 4026.1343
Description
Unidentified document written in Cherokee syllabary. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto. Folder 1148
Dates
- Creation: December 19, 1861
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
Materials in English
Access Restrictions
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Full Extent
From the Collection: 11 Linear Feet
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 12 3/4 × 8 in. (32.4 × 20.3 cm)
Cultural context
Genre / Form
- Cherokee Roster
- Cherokee Syllabary
- manuscripts
- Rosters
- Syllabary Names
- archives -- archive
- documents -- document -- documentation
Geographic
Style / Period
- Cherokee (culture or style) -- Keetoowah
- Native American (culture or style) -- American Indian -- Indigenous American
Topical
- American Civil War
- Cherokee Civil War
- French -- galvtsi
- Hummingbird -- walelu
- John Ross -- Chief John Ross -- Cooweescoowee -- Kuwees Koowee -- guwisguwi
- John Ross Papers
- Stand Watie -- degatoga
- Twister -- tsunolile
- Unsanctioned Cherokee Election of 1863
- Witch -- atsigili
- wolf -- waya
- adawi
- aguwa
- alisdisgi
- aniyawisgi
- atsinosgidv
- dagvya
- datsvsi
- deganvga
- dewisi
- disunigi
- dusdu
- eligi
- esigi
- ganitsusquali
- hali
- haliwidv
- lesi
- quaqua
- sami -- Solomon
- sudalidihi
- syllabaries -- syllabary
- tsali
- tsani
- tsula
- tsuli'owa
- udalugi
- usawi
- usvdoni
- utsanasdisgi
- uwedasadi
- wilisini -- Wilson
Repository Details
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