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Cherokee National Committee

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
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Found in 113 Collections and/or Records:

Promissory Note of N.D. Scales to Chief John Ross, November 29, 1832

 Item — Folder 76: [Barcode: 187.76]
Identifier: 4026.112
Description

Promissory note of N.D. Scales payable to Chief John Ross for $125. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 76

Dates: November 29, 1832

Recommendation of Chief John Ross to National Committee and Nation Council, November 20, 1851

 Item — Folder 1001: [Barcode: 187.1001]
Identifier: 4026.1151-.1
Description

Recommendation of Chief John Ross to National Committee and Nation Council. To pass bill for retrocession of "Neutral Land"; also, pay 5% of amounts available for per capita distribution to late emigrants into National Treasury and used in part to pay Gen. Waddy Thompson and Mr. Arnold Harris for legal services. (Moulton). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 1001

Dates: November 20, 1851

Report by I. L. Thompson to National Committee, November 7, 1857

 Item — Folder 1040: [Barcode: 187.1040]
Identifier: 4026.1214
Description

Report by I. L. Thompson to National Committee. Regarding Petition of Joseph Wilson about orphan boarded by him. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto. Folder 1040

Dates: November 7, 1857

Resolution Calling for Council at Illinois Camp Ground on July 1, 1839, June 20, 1839

 Item — Folder 562: [Barcode: 187.562]
Identifier: 4026.754-.1
Description

Resolution calling for Council at Illinois Camp Ground on July 1, 1839, signed by George Guess, "Presiding on behalf of Western Cherokees", and Capt. Bushyhead, "presiding on behalf of Eastern Cherokees" - concurred in by committee and Council of Eastern Cherokees. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 562

Dates: June 20, 1839

Resolution for Plan of Union, June 13, 1839

 Item — Folder 558: [Barcode: 187.558]
Identifier: 4026.751.a-a.1
Description

Resolution for Plan of Union signed by 14 members of committee and 19 members of council adopted at Ta-Ka-To-Ka. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 558

Dates: June 13, 1839

Resolution Naming Chief John Ross, Richard Taylor, Samuel Gunter, J. Brown, Sitiwakee, and White Path to Receive Monies Due to Cherokee Nation and Dispensing with October Committee and Council Meeting, September 1836

 Item — Folder 203: [Barcode: 187.203]
Identifier: 4026.253
Description

Resolution naming delegation of Chief john Ross, Richard Taylor, J. Brown, Samuel Gunter, Sitiwakee, and White Path to receive all monies due the Cherokee Nation and dispensing with October Committees and Council meeting. Two additional representatives Sitiwakee and White Path are appointed. Folder 203.

Dates: September 1836

Resolution of Cherokee General Council to Chief John Ross, July 18, 1830

 Item — Folder 37: [Barcode: 187.37]
Identifier: 4026.75a-a.1
Description

Resolution of Cherokee General Council instructing Chief John Ross to institute legal proceedings against Georgia, and authorizing him to engage and pay counsel. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 37

Dates: July 18, 1830

Resolution of Council, September 16, 1831

 Item — Folder 61: [Barcode: 187.61]
Identifier: 4026.101
Description

Resolution of Council concerning the punishment for the crime of rape. (OS). One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 61

Dates: September 16, 1831

Resolution of Council, September 19, 1831

 Item — Folder 62: [Barcode: 187.62]
Identifier: 4026.97
Description

Resolution of Council regarding the sale of "Ardent Spirits" within 5 miles of General Council in session. (OS). One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 62

Dates: September 19, 1831

Resolution of Council, September 24, 1831

 Item — Folder 63: [Barcode: 187.63]
Identifier: 4026.98
Description

Resolution of Council regarding cases in which District Judges are unable to form a decision. (OS) Document is dated September 10, 1831, but the Clerk's signature is dated September 24, 1831. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 63

Dates: September 24, 1831