Appointment by Iroquois Chiefs to meet Chief John Ross in Washington, March 18, 1864
Item — Folder: 1211
Identifier: 4026.1425
Description
Appointment by Caughnawaga (Iroquois) General Council of two chiefs to meet Chief John Ross in Washington. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 1211
Dates
- March 18, 1864
Creator
- Unidentified (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
Dimensions
Overall: 9 3/4 × 15 1/2 in. (24.8 × 39.4 cm) Folded: 9 3/4 × 7 3/4 in. (24.8 × 19.7 cm)
- Cherokee (culture or style) -- Keetoowah
- Iroquois
- Iroquois (culture or style) -- Iroquoian -- Five Nations -- Six Nations -- Haudenosaunee
- John Ross -- Chief John Ross -- Cooweescoowee -- Kuwees Koowee -- guwisguwi
- John Ross Papers
- Manuscripts
- Native American
- Native American (culture or style) -- American Indian -- Indigenous American
- Washington City
- archives -- archive
- chief (tribal leader)
- councils (general) -- council
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository
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