Letter from Commissioner of Indian Affairs William P. Dole to Chief John Ross, November 3, 1863
Description
Letter and envelopes from Commissioner of Indian Affairs William P. Dole to Chief John Ross in Philadelphia seeking meeting to discuss Cherokee relief and homes for Delaware and other Kansas Indians. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages, one envelope with handwriting on recto and verso. Folder 1194
Dates
- November 3, 1863
Creator
- Dole, William P. (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, "W. P. Dole"
Dimensions
Overall: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm) Folded: 8 × 5 in. (20.3 × 12.7 cm) Overall (Envelope): 5 1/2 × 3 in. (14 × 7.6 cm)
- American
- American Civil War
- Cherokee
- Cherokee (culture or style) -- Keetoowah
- Commissioner of Indian Affairs
- Delaware (culture or style) -- Lenape
- John Ross -- Chief John Ross -- Cooweescoowee -- Kuwees Koowee -- guwisguwi
- John Ross Papers
- Kansas
- Letter
- Manuscripts
- Native American
- Native American (culture or style) -- American Indian -- Indigenous American
- William P. Dole
- archives -- archive
- chief (tribal leader)
- envelopes -- envelope
- letters (correspondence) -- letter
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository
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