Draft Copy of Letter from Chief John Ross to Commissioner of Indian Affairs William P. Dole, July 29, 1864
Description
Draft copy of letter from Chief John Ross in Washington City to Commissioner of Indian Affairs W. P. Dole listing Cherokee refugees under his care and receiving subsistence. (5 families; 31 persons) (Moulton shows 36). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 1244
Inscribed in ink, "Copy of a communication"
Dates
- July 29, 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"
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)
- American Civil War
- Cherokee
- Cherokee
- Commissioner of Indian Affairs
- Draft
- John Ross
- John Ross Papers
- Manuscripts
- Native American
- Native American
- Washington
- William P. Dole
- archives (groupings)
- chief (tribal leader)
- commissioners
- copies (derivitive objects)
- drafts (documents)
- expatriates
- letters (correspondence)
- rations
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository
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