Letter from Lewis Ross at Fort Gibson, Cherokee Nation to Henry C. Ross at Nazareth Hall, Pennsylvania concerning Lewis' trip from Philadelphia to Leavenworth, Kansas., July 22, 1864
Item — Folder: 20
Identifier: 4026.271
Description
Lewis Ross mentions finding relatives well and raising corn to help the hungry, hoping the Rebel Bushwhackers do not destroy it. Fort Gibson is much stronger now. Folder 20
Dates
- July 22, 1864
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
Materials in English and Cherokee
Access Restrictions
Available by appointment only at the Helmerich Center for American Research (HCAR) with the exception of materials with donor restrictions. Contact Library staff in advance to inquire if materials exist pertaining to your research interests.
Extent
From the Collection: 82 item(s)
Medium
ink on paper
- Arkansas River -- Kansas River
- Cherokee
- Cherokee (culture or style) -- Keetoowah
- Cherokee Nation -- tsalagi ayeli -- tsalagiyi
- Confederate soldiers
- Fort Gibson -- Uweti Disoyv
- Henry C. Ross -- Uhalugi
- Indian Territory
- Leavenworth (county)
- Letter
- Lewis Ross
- Manuscripts
- Mary Jane Ross Manuscript Collection
- Moravian (Protestantism)
- Native American
- Native American (culture or style) -- American Indian -- Indigenous American
- Nazareth
- Northampton (county) PA
- Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia
- boarding schools -- boarding school -- residential schools
- civil wars -- civil war
- corn (seed)
- corncribs -- corncrib -- corn cribs -- corn houses
- education -- educational
- father and son
- hunger
- letters (correspondence) -- letter
- mothers -- mother
- photographs -- photograph -- photos
- post-Removal
- schools -- school
- scouts -- scout
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository
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