Copy of Letter from Cherokee Delegation to Secretary or War E. M. Stanton, July 25, 1864
Description
Copy of letter from Cherokee Delegation (Chief John Ross and Evan Jones) to Secretary of War E. M. Stanton presenting petition [not found] objecting to General Blunt's General Order Number 7, and commending Colonel William D. Phillips. (Moulton). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 1241
Inscribed in ink on recto, "Copy"
Dates
- July 25, 1864
Creator
- Ross, John, Chief, 1790 - 1866 (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, Evan Jones"
Dimensions
Overall: 12 1/2 × 16 in. (31.8 × 40.6 cm) Folded: 12 1/2 × 8 in. (31.8 × 20.3 cm)
- Cherokee
- Cherokee
- Cherokee Delegation
- Evan Jones -- E. Jones
- James G. Blunt
- John Ross
- John Ross Papers
- Letter
- Manuscripts
- Native American
- Native American
- William A. Phillips
- archives (groupings)
- chief (tribal leader)
- copies (derivitive objects)
- letters (correspondence)
- petitions
- secretaries (public officers)
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository
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