Draft Copy of Letter from Cherokee Delegation to Secretary or War, May 25, 1864
Description
Draft copy of letter from Cherokee Delegation (John Ross, Lewis Downing, Lewis Ross, James McDaniel) to Secretary of War regretting breaking up of Indian Brigade and General Blunt's 'General Order Number 7.'(Moulton). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 1222
Inscribed in ink on verso, "Copy of a Communication to the Hon. Secretary of War, requesting the reorganization of the 2ed + 3rd Indian Regiments- May 25th, 1864"
Dates
- May 25, 1864
Creator
- Unidentified (Author, Person)
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, "John Ross, James McDaniel, Lewis Ross, Lewis Downing"
Dimensions
Overall: 12 1/2 × 15 1/2 in. (31.8 × 39.4 cm) Folded: 12 1/2 × 7 3/4 in. (31.8 × 19.7 cm)
- American Civil War
- Cherokee
- Cherokee
- Cherokee Delegation
- Cherokee Mounted Rifles
- Draft
- James G. Blunt
- James McDaniel -- Captain McDaniel -- Tsumi Unanugotsv
- John Ross
- John Ross Papers
- Lewis Downing -- tsuwano'asgi -- Luwi Sawanasgi -- luge tsuwano'asgi
- Lewis Ross
- Manuscripts
- Native American
- Native American
- archives (groupings)
- copies (derivitive objects)
- drafts (documents)
- letters (correspondence)
- secretaries (public officers)
- war
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository
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